点评:We stayed in Hetta for a couple of days in the quiet season (summer!) and couldn't resist the opportunity to do something dog-related since we had to leave our own dog at home. I had read about Hetta Huskies being more ethically run than other commercial husky ventures so that was the clincher. We booked a farm tour and a long hike with a guide and a couple of dogs. Getting hold of them can be a little difficult, but once you see the amount of work that goes in to looking after the dogs it is understandable that the phones and email go unmanned for long periods!
The owner gave us a lift from our hotel in the village, and a lovely guide gave us a tour of the farm. She was very knowledgeable and gave us a very detailed run down of all the procedures involved in the daily running of the farm. We got to see how the dogs in various stages of training live, including the retired dogs and the dogs recovering from illness. They are all very well taken care of. Then we went for 2 hikes - one in the morning with 2 retired sled dogs and another shorter one later on with 2 young dogs. Both were great, the dogs and us had a great time and the guides were brilliant company and happy to answer all of our silly questions! The lovely owner even doused us in industrial-strength mosquito spray first which was greatly appreciated as the stuff we brought with us wasn't doing the job 😬 I can't believe so many people overlook visiting at this time of year, it was such a lovely personal visit and we spent some real quality time with the dogs. The highlight of our trip!
翻译:我们在淡季(夏季!)在赫塔住了几天,因为不得不把自己的狗狗留在家里,所以就想找个机会体验一下和狗狗有关的事情。我之前读到过赫塔哈士奇犬舍比其他商业哈士奇犬舍更注重伦理道德,这最终促使我选择了这里。我们预订了农场参观和一次由向导带领的长途徒步旅行,向导还带了几只狗狗。联系他们可能有点困难,但当你看到照顾狗狗们需要付出多少努力时,就能理解为什么电话和邮件经常无人接听了!
农场主开车送我们从村里的酒店过来,一位可爱的向导带我们参观了农场。她知识渊博,非常详细地讲解了农场日常运营的各个环节。我们看到了处于不同训练阶段的狗狗们的生活,包括退役犬和正在康复的狗狗。它们都得到了很好的照顾。然后我们进行了两次徒步旅行——一次是早上和两只退役的雪橇犬一起,另一次是晚些时候和两只幼犬一起进行的短途徒步。两次都很棒,狗狗们和我们都玩得很开心,向导们也特别好,乐于解答我们所有傻问题!可爱的店主甚至事先给我们喷了超强效的驱蚊喷雾,这真是太贴心了,因为我们自己带的驱蚊剂根本没用😬。真不敢相信这么多人会错过这个季节的旅行,这次旅行真是太棒了,我们和狗狗们度过了非常美好的时光。这绝对是我们这次旅行的亮点!