In the world of slate species, Marlin Halstrome is one of his best people. Builder under the attachment PraiseAre located SwedenProfessional training, behavior specialist and Musher Elite is one of the best European notes in the Marlin Halstrome medium distance competition. In 2022, the world champion was crowned In the MD6 NB section, a milestone adds its dump Trail.
Your connection Animals Began in the adolescent when he adopted Became a vegetarian lifestyle and became an enthusiast To animal rights. After many years, by deciding to share his life with a dog, he chose a Siberian Hussey, a race known for his strong freedom. “I wanted to make sure my dog was my partner for my own will,” he says. He quickly discovered how much these animals were running, and his dream of forming a slot group was born and gave them the opportunity to do what they carried in the blood.
Since then, his life has come around his pag. At their home in the mountains, he lives with his dogs and trains them to achieve their maximum skills. But in its philosophy, performance does not contradict well -being: “A training program would never be more important than the joy and health of my dogs”Insist. His attitude focuses on selective breeding to protect Hussey’s qualities as a shooting dog.
Marlin Halstrome has been a pioneer in the Siberian Husky community and has worked in special associations to organize meetings and share his knowledge through articles and conferences. By Vision of the parent’s demandSell puppies only to homes that guarantee their active life according to their needs. “Husseys are beautiful dogs, but we grew up not only for aesthetics but also for operation,” he emphasizes.
Throughout this interview 20minutos.esMarilyn Halstrom tells his profession, his values and his vision of the future for slate dogs.
How to use your behavior knowledge by living with work hoses?I am a person who continues to analyze what is going on around him. I became a norm because I was hungry for the knowledge of the behavior of the pallet. This training helped me to improve the well -being of my dogs at the practical and ethical level. Knowing about your true needs, intuition and communication forms is the basis for my daily.
Can you put some examples?I will change the environment of each dog to suit their personal needs. Some people prefer to live in family groups, while others feel more comfortable in small groups. I also consider their preferences: some people enjoy high positions with the best view of the environment, so they have enough structures for it. Others want to hide under the goods, and there are places designed for it.
In Sweden, if a dog is alone for a dog, there is at least 18 square meters and two dogs, but most of my places should be more than 60 square meters because they should play independently. In addition, it is not allowed to chain dogs. Before each exercise, I take dogs and notice them. If someone does not voluntarily go, let it rest. In this way, I know that they work because they are acting, not by duty.
On the other hand, I am constantly learning in the health of the pallet and analyzing both physical and behavioral methods in my dogs. Husseys are very resistant and rarely shows pain, so it is my responsibility to expect injuries. I work regularly with veterinarians and physiotherapy and make sure my dogs are always in the optimal situation.
You argue that the well -being of dogs is above any competition. How to balance training with your quality of life?I hope that the maximum performance in a slad dog is directly related to your well -being. Therefore, he varies a lot of exercises to strengthen both his body and mind. The severity of training is compatible with each dog’s age, physical condition and personal needs. Some people need more work, while others benefit from a very moderate attitude.
To make sure they are good, I look at their rest and their hunger, I extend after exercise and use additional materials to strengthen your immune and digestive system, especially during the periods of intense exercise. According to the station I will also change your care: on cold days, I want to bring them home after training so that they cool and stretch them gently when hydrate. I do all this with a purpose: run them in life, run them, run.
For me, a cup is not worth it if my dogs do not enjoy it
What are the biggest challenges to raise and train Siberian Husics like Slate dogs in Sweden?I would say that the difficulties here are small compared to other places. In Sweden, I have the opportunity to allow dogs to do their birth: tile. This allows me to evaluate their skills as slate dogs and give them the space they need to live well.
Of course, strict animal welfare laws create enough facilities to make slate dogs more expensive, and require a lot of time. But when they are ready, maintenance is easy. I have invested a lot in creating a sufficient environment for my dogs, but it is worth each fifteenth.
How do you deal with the energy and mood of the Hasci in everyday life?The key is simple: they have to run. I will release them for hours in the area where a large fence is set up in their leisure days, lawn and forests. There they can create holes, play and reveal a variety of natural behaviors.
If a dog is not injured or running, we are looking for ways to keep it in the house and stimulate it mentally and socially. However, there is nothing to make them happy than coming back and running back with their teammates.
You have competed and won international titles. How has your competitive mood developed for many years?First, I thought success was luck. At one point, you accidentally earned. Over the years, I realized that taking care of the best teams and learning from their techniques is a success in all aspects of the dog’s life. You can’t leave anything off.
It has two options: surrender or fully compromise. For me, the challenge to improve every little detail was a constant motivation, but there is something I want to emphasize, and you have to learn to balance the ambition with responsibility. For me, if my dogs do not enjoy it, nothing is worth it. This is something that should be used for all animal games.
What advice would you give to people who would like to start in slate races?The first thing is to make sure that running like you, and making a group with dogs that have physical ability to do so without suffering. I recommend searching notes in the process, and in this case, I ask for guidelines to avoid errors that can affect dogs and dogs. Learn about the behavior of the pallet and continue to improve your ability to observe everything.
You have written articles and reflections in your life with dogs. What motivates you to share these stories?I am eager to share my lust. They are true superheroes, the powers of nature, and I want to tell their stories. I also believe in the importance of spreading knowledge. For me, writing is a way of building my thoughts, while, at the same time, receives comments from others that help me develop.
I think knowledge is important to animal welfare, and I enjoy looking at the world instead of black and white. I would like to question me, and I continue to question myself to make sure that I can protect the life I guide and the way I try to my dogs.
Currently, the need for the queen species is being questioned and the professional breeding of the abandonment is accused, what role do you think the work dogs and species play role?This game is based on the relationship of the mutual understanding between the human and the animal, the dogs pull us a slot. In other words, Masing is a form of coexistence, in which we are both equal.
Musa, I put my life in the hands of my dogs many times and I hope his instincts to find out the way back home. With these instincts I have the responsibility to make sure that every dog can live a life if I raise Hussece. I have raised 49 puppies in the last ten years and then nothing has been abandoned: one has stayed with their family or returned to me. I believe that this is my responsibility as a breeder, and that from birth to the end of their life.
