Barks, squeals and howls loudly fill the air as more than 20 dogs are carefully lifted out of a red kennel trailer and leashed to the sides of it.

The dogs eagerly await being harnessed, yipping with excitement at a chance to run.

Garrick Schmidt and his team travelled more than 200 kilometres from their home near Moose Mountain Provincial Park in the southeast corner of the province to Regina’s Wascana Park to provide tours.

For Schmidt, the dogs are a way of life, one he shares with others through Eagle Ridge Dog Sled Tours and a land-based learning program for students on White Bear First