{"id":5139,"date":"2026-09-28T15:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itw.hoerdemann.io\/blog\/building-on-the-farm-free-run-area-kennels-and-a-cabin-for-meike\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:36:24","slug":"building-on-the-farm-free-run-area-kennels-and-a-cabin-for-meike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itw.hoerdemann.io\/en\/blog\/building-on-the-farm-free-run-area-kennels-and-a-cabin-for-meike\/","title":{"rendered":"Building on the farm: free-run area, kennels, and a cabin for Meike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Anyone who follows us on Instagram<\/a> knows: work on our farm rarely stands still. We always have more plans than time and hands available \u2013 but that’s exactly how this place we dream of takes shape, piece by piece. A quick construction site tour. <\/p>\n\n

A new free-run area for the dogs<\/h2>\n\n

The summer’s most important project belongs to the huskies: a free-run area of around 500 square meters on natural ground, where they can romp freely together. We cut the posts ourselves as thin trunks in our own 20-hectare forest and strip the bark ourselves. We don’t do clear-cutting or thinning; we maintain a forest that regenerates on its own. What’s left over becomes firewood. <\/p>\n\n

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The free-run area isn’t quite finished yet: we’re waiting for the fence, and that won’t happen this year.<\/p>\n\n

Dry paws, bright winter evenings<\/h2>\n\n

The dogs’ kennels are also getting an update: a layer of sand and gravel so their paws stay dry even in the muddy season. Around the back we’re running an electrical cable so we can light the enclosures in winter \u2013 up here in the dark season, that makes a real difference. <\/p>\n\n

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A cabin for Meike<\/h2>\n\n

Our team is growing, and that means we need living space too. For Meike, who guides our Arctic Magic Tours<\/a> and knows all about snowshoe hiking and whales, we’re building her own small cabin on the farm. <\/p>\n\n

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That all of this moves forward alongside tours, puppies<\/a>, and daily life is also thanks to helping hands: this summer Andr\u00e1s was with us for three weeks and pitched in hard. Thank you! <\/p>\n\n

How much has actually been accomplished is best seen from above: the drone view shows what has taken shape here over the last two years. And it continues \u2013 promised. <\/p>\n\n

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