Winterdance is an Ontario dogsledding tours company that operates out of the Haliburton Highlands alongside Algonquin park, and is owned and operated by husband and wife team Hank DeBruin and Tanya McCready-DeBruin, with "help" from their 3 young dogsledding children, Logan 8, Dustyn 6 and Michaela 2. Discover the thrill of dogsledding by learning to drive a dogteam! Explore Haliburton's breathtaking wilderness dog sledding in magical silence for 2 hour, 1/2 day, full day, moonlite or multi-day dog sledding trip packages, click here for a description of all our dogsledding packages.

A winter wonderland, snow sparkling, dogs softly trotting ahead of you, the dogsleds runners gliding under you, the huskies breath in the crisp, clean air. By sharing our passion for sled dogs & the sport, we aim to give people a true feel & love for the sport of dogsledding and our wonderful dogs! Come meet us and let our beautiful & affectionate Siberian Husky sled dogs steal your heart and make outdoor adventure, romantic escape or family vacation memories to last a lifetime! Click here to read emails our guests have sent us after experiencing dogsledding.

We have over 100 registered purebred Siberian Huskies to love and cuddle with in our kennel - the type of dog most people expect to see when they think of Canadian dogsledding. We have black & whites, silvers, whites and reds. Some with blue eyes, others with gold and brown and some with one of each. Needless to say we have a good representation of the Siberian dogsled breed.

Our sled dogs are part of our family, and each a special love! As such we don't sell puppies or dogs, when one comes to us they have a home & family for life! All of our dogs have unique and wonderful personalities. If you are unfamiliar with the breed, let us assure you there is no friendlier (or active) dog than the Siberian, they absolutely LOVE people and attention. The only problem they usually have is which one of them gets the most attention, especially lately as a bunch of our dogs have made special appearances on City TV's Breakfast Television, YTV's 2003 Canada Day special, a TV commercial for Cox Communications & Irving Oil, and in Country Women Magazine & The Toronto Star Travel Section. To meet any or all of our dogs, read their biographies or see any of their media appearances, check out Our Huskies page. Or to read about the latest happenings around here check out Dawson's Playground.

We started to dogsled 12 years ago in Guelph, Ontario, Canada as a hobby and a chance to get out in the winter with our couple of huskies for recreation while working in the Engineering & Millwrighting fields. Soon however, we found ourselves totally addicted to the sport of dog sledding with the size of our husky family growing steadily. We also found that many people had a great interest in dogsledding, but no practical way to try it, so it wasn't long before we were giving friends and relatives trail rides. As our love for the sport grew we decided to make dogsledding a full time business, focusing on dogs with jobs and relocated to the Haliburton Highlands, near Algonquin Park 7 years ago, where snow conditions and dog sledding trails are excellent and more predictable. As our business has grown so has our need for help! We have been extremely fortunate to add some phenomenal individuals to our Winterdance team, who have also quickly become members of our extended family! Click here to meet "Your Guides".

Our dogsled tours are run mainly on a large piece of private property (close to 5000 acres) north of Haliburton Lake on the doorstep of Algonquin Park. This is an unique opportunity to experience the solitude, remoteness and picturesque beauty of a part of the Ontario that few people will ever see (click here to read more about our trail system). If you are looking for a place to stay while you are in Haliburton dogsledding with us, we have a newly renovated cozy 3 bedroom cottage retreat right down the road from our husky's kennel, which is suitable for up to 6 people (pictured to the right). There are also many other wonderful accommodation providers nearby with everything from cottages, resorts, couples inns, B&B's and motels. Check out our local providers page for more info.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have about our tours or dogs. In the meantime we hope you enjoy your time on our website and look forward to meeting you soon!!

Site last updated March 26th, 2008.