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- For Andy and Kate, their Alaskan sled dogs are their companions, workforce, transportation, and livelihood.
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Specifically, Huskies are notorious for being runaways and wanderers. It’s literally bred into them to travel long distances. It’s written in their DNA. An unhappy Husky is one who doesn’t have a job or enough exercise. These dogs are living the dream and the HUMAN doubters are only projecting their own point of view onto a species not like themselves. So very human of us to do...
Hello Mary how are you doing today.
Dogs thrive when they're given jobs to do that's what they were bred to do and they enjoy it look at their faces when they run... a poor dog is a husky stuck in an apartment in Ontario
People used to say the same thing about slaves.
Same with horses.
FUreplygirl lol thats a joke right
Aless PB No...I used to train racehorses and you can tell when they get competitive. Point them towards the track and their whole body language changes. I am sure the same with these dogs and what they do.
FUreplygirl This is nothing like slavery. Before a run, the dogs are raring to go. Once they're pulling that sled, they're quiet and enjoying themselves. Working dogs love what they do, and pet dogs love staying active. I feel sorry for show-bred dogs who can't do anything but look the way some people think they're supposed to.
Amazing dogs dedicate their whole life for their humans.
And amazing person dedicate his whole life to Allah
@@kuvvatberdiyev3015 What’s that got to do with dogs?
Only if you dedicate your lives to them. They have an amazing capacity for love.
You mean humans forcing dogs to dedicate themselves their whole life
@@IlkanAli You win stupidest comment award for the day.
A working dog is a happy dog. They dont give a shit if the job is to catch a frisbee or pull a sled. You can just see in their body language they really want to "do the thing". Its not like hes got a whip lol purely verbal encouragement
Sukijopa | so I'm guessing you feel the same way about service dogs to then
He sounds like some PETA type nut to me!
A working prostitute is a happy woman.
Starligt Anderson they probably don’t feel the same about service dogs because they get a break at the end of the day or get multiple breaks if they are guid dogs. Service dogs are taken well care of and their owners care about their well being. Dog sledding is way different though.
@@starligtanderson5486 Sorry I didn't see this earlier. But actually, having worked in law enforcement, I DO feel the same way about service dogs. In fact, I know the same kind of lying, justifying, and twisting the truth until it's mangled beyond recognition also takes place in service dog "training' and use. Here is my testimonial on that:
Before I worked at a police department, I thought K9 units were great. Then I thought it might be only my own department that was brutalizing the dogs. I found out, to my dismay, that the brutalization is standard. Did you know that police K9's are routinely hanged to unconsciousness? But that's not all. When I was doing my research, I came across a testimonial from a blind woman who was very distressed about the cruel mistreatment of her guide dog, by "trainers" at the guide dog "training" center. And I discovered yet more....
Although I knew that our lead K9 "trainer"(at the PD where I worked) also "trained" (and hanged) search and rescue dogs, I was still saying to myself, "THIS has to be an anomaly. Not THAT many people can be abusive and keep it a secret." But when I left the police department and worked at a hotel, wouldn't you know it, search and rescue teams with dogs were coming from all over the country for events (three times during the years that I worked there) and I was at first struck by the fact that NONE of these people acknowledged their dogs' presence except to give orders. There were no kind words, there was no petting. It was, again, like the dogs were pieces of equipment. They were kept in crates when they were not being taken out to be trained, or to do their business. Very unlike how it is presented to us via the media.
But what blew me off the cliff was when a group of about 15 of these handlers were sitting around in the lobby late one night, talking. One of them was regaling the others with the exploits of one of their peers, who conducted an experiment with his dog - beating the dog only when he wore a blue shirt. (I know that dogs are alleged to be color blind, or limited in color perception, but I'm just reporting what I heard). The end of this story was that the dog attacked and bit one of the supervisors, who happened to be wearing a blue shirt. There was hearty laughter all around the group.
I visited a dog sledding place in fairbanks alaska with my mom. These dogs are unreal. It was like -25 degrees that day and the dogs are just outside leashed to their pole in the freezing cold with only a little doggy house they each had. But they seemed perfectly fine and comfortable.
Man's best friend. These are bad-ass dogs.
For the idiotic people here. The dogs are born and WANT to run......thats why they act crazy when they get hooked up to the sled. Also the dogs have thick and warm coats and are bred that way so they don't need to come inside. The dogs are treated well and are fed and treated with great care so they can keep running.
Queen of dad jokes did they tell you that?
@@gingerisevil02 no, it is common knowledge for everyone who owns a Spitz breed
@@gingerisevil02 Let me guess, you voted for Hitler in 2016.
The dogs are kept on short chains most of the time, when not in use or in training, so OF COURSE they are eager to run.
I know it is a foreign concept to animal exploiters to stop the self-serving actions with the dogs, and all the defensive chatter, and just give the dogs options, and see what THEY would like. That doesn't mean sabotaging the 'experiment' by cranking your heater up to 80 degrees. It means really thinking about THEM for a change.
Why dont you just let them run without enduring all the pain? People are not stupid nowadays anyone can type "sled dog cruelty" and "sled dog abuse" to see what cruelty you all been hiding behind all these "everything is okay dogs are happy" acting.
They look so happy when they run!!!! Love seeing them being so excited❤️
Beautiful, strong, reliable dogs! Indeed, man's best friend! Take good care of them.
so glad to see the happy and proud look on these cuties' faces
hope they are treated with much love and care which they totally deserve
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"You look so excited!"
*clearly has why-do-I-have-to-go face*
I think that's the joke.
Do they not have sarcasm where you're from?
A dog's face expresses no feelings. Their bodies do. They are not humans.
@@ax3247 Not really, especially with Huskies, they can emote quite a lot with their faces, too. But you have to learn how to read it, live with dogs and get to know them.
@@olenickel6013 I have always lived with dogs. They communicate using body language and a limited set of sounds.
I have a Siberian Husky and when he is at a full run I can barely hang on to my industrial recumbent bike. His speed is amazing. Greetings from South Florida. Not a dog you can train really he just figures things out on his own.
After watching the TOGO trailer
RUclips: you need this too 😅
Dogs are the most precious and wholesome creatures on earth
awesome the dogs love it
@@wintershock it seems like you havent done your research
The absolute best way to preserve animal's is to make them useful to humans. To me the dogs in this video look healthy and happy.
If anyone has a husky or any type of husky breed try putting that dog in a harness and going on a long board for a ride so how much they would love it compared to their walk around the block
huskies are our favorite dog breed! Very nice looking dogs here
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Siberian huskies are communists ,they hate capitalism 😁
They are so happy to be running. My border collie could never hold up to this.
Border collies are half the weight of these sled-pullers. Of course it couldn't hold up. Collies herd sheep.
As Young Ones ourselves growing up in the North , we we taught to Run & Train our young Siberian Huskies by the time they were 5 months old .. never before that age .. EVEN THOUGH , THEY WANTED TOO !! But it is in their D.N.A. TO RUN !!! There was times , that , some of the other older Huskies would chew them off their traces & take THE PUPS Running !! As the Powers that be , Oh !! this is the Truth !! We would have to jump into a 4/4 & track them down , they were running !!! with the Pups !! Once they heard Us , they would head off into the Bush & Run along side of us !!! Once the Pups became Fatigued , the others stopped & just sat down , licked the Pups .. Brought them down , to us , sat beside the River .. Pawed the Young , not to drink to fast .. The Run WAS OVER Ah , the Nature of these Wonderful CREATURES !! Pure LOVE !! So many Valuable Lessons can be learned from them ~~~
haha I did that with two pups of mine, so much fun to watch them chase the team. That is until they get right INTO the team and get all tangled up. "Heyyy we want to be with our buddies!!!" LOL
Hello Cabin how are you doing today.
I love seeing these dogs working and running and helping out like they were made to do, its so sad to see the companies that use them just to make a profit off of tourist.
Hopefully Jack's welcome into the sled pack isn't as rough as Balto The Wolf Dog's was. 🤣
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OMG I love howling so much.... I loved watching them howl. So great. :D
Yeah, I love listening to their howling. It's so calming.
Hello Ana how are you doing today.
This makes me so jealous where I live right now it is 102 degrees out 🙀
You can still own a husky, I live in Utah and it gets almost as hot as 102 degrees and my neighbors own a Siberian husky.
***** oh i was talking about the snow. I never get snow in California. I already have a husky :)
Omg you're SO lucky x3
It's cruel to keep an animal bred for cold climates in places with hot climates all year round anyway.
Are you jealous of the dogs or of the mushers? Because as a person, you can always choose what you want, but the dogs don't get a choice, and they are always the ones who suffer and die for the selfish choices of people.
they love running, and the cold. just not extreme wind
Siberian Husky is my favorite dog breed!
Definition of "Teamwork"
When you're a good boi but also a cold boi
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Hike!
Gee!
Haw!
Woah!
I know the commands! I cant wait to be a Musher! Siberian Huskies are just amazing!
HuskyHaven ohhh so that's how u spell lol
How incredible to lead dog , will never forget the tracks even hundreds of miles away, they can still run with zero visibility. .
I have a Siberian Husky and an Alaskan Malamute. I live in Minnesota, our winters are cold, but summers get very hot, sometimes 90 degrees in July and August....so you must keep them in AC, or in the shade with a fan blowing on them.
+silverexplosion Same with my Samoyed. Summers are hard on us, because we love being outdoors. But I have to keep her in the shaded woods by cool streams, and even that not too long.
Wow the best sled dogs on the planet
And the dogs LOVE this, wagging tails while on the sled = happy pups :) you know this though
Omg and we see these poor dogs here in India where it's 100 degrees plus. So sad 😞
There coats cool them down to, it gets hot af in alaska
AWESOME!!!
Such beautiful dogs.
I’ve never done this sport
The dogs obviously love to pull and love their owner. My concern is what they are doing 90% of the rest of the time: tethered to a short chain. Yes they love to run, but do they love to spend most of their time tied to one place.
They are very prone to running off due to their high wanderlust
that is enough exercise for a dog, they are exited animals and can easily overwork themselves running off to see something
Good dogs
Buck from the call of the wild made an amazing sled dog
this is why they were bred
I can't wait to move out to Alaska
I am here because of BAlto
yogesh kumar Togo is better
Omg so cute😆😍😍😍
It's amazing 👌♥️ from India 🇮🇳🙏
Could have shown this PERFECT video to my third grade class, except you cuss in it. Dang it!
You can always give them a fuck you and goodbye
Just a tip, but, you could use a program to bleep it out and then keep using it through the years by saving it in a folder
i know right
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They are built for this.
so cute love my husky shepp she looks like a sled dog
Like you know what a Corvette drives like... lol
Granite the dog is a legend.
Snowmobile would make life so much easier.
Awesome dogs 🐶 💕
I hope they have rest. They seem happy together, their beds are small
Its so nice to see people who treat their dogs right, there are so many bad examples. Please dont EVER go on a dog sled tourist tour. those animals do not necessarily have a good life.
yesss! people in these comment don't seem to see the difference between tourist sledding and this.
I wanna live in the Yukon and that’s how I wanna live
Something tells me the snowmobile broke on purpose
i wish i could sled but i live in Texas and Tennessee. When i'm in one state it snows like a blizzard, when i go to the said state, there is no snow at all... i hope i can sled one day, get my own big plot of land where there are horses and just breed dogs and train them.
I’m reading Sled Dog School book with my 6 years old daughter. It was being wonderful watching this video with her when suddenly a BIG bad word came out (3’17”). NetGeo, thanks for providing short videos like that but please take care the swearing 🤬!
Dogs chained all the time? What if bear comes?
3:17 LMAOOOO
Its God's Will - He created so many types of animals and dogs especially I believe have a purpose to help humans in various ways. In fact dogs are not really pets but have a working function either like these sled dogs or to guard farm animals etc. Most important is that they are given enough food and rest and love - and a useful function. Nothing wrong if we dont use them as "pets" . In fact its a waste not to use their useful traits as long as we treat them well.
I know what my dog is up to here, kakaka.
Why is the editing on this so dark themed. As if they are enslaving dogs and murdering them
3:02 - dog houses
Togo brings me here
I have such a strong urge to do dog sledding, but how can one get started without moving to Canada and buying and training eight dogs? I live in Illinois and have owned a Siberian who recently passed after 15 amazing years together, and man did that dog love running. They are the most amazing animals I've ever dealt with and want to work with them where they are truly in their element, any advice short of just uprooting and finding a community up north?
I've always wanted to dog sled. I spent almost 4 years trying to convince my parents to get me a Siberian husky. I ended up getting a yorkie because my dad hates big dogs. To this day I still want to mush more than anything. One day I will enter the Iditarod and I'll have the most unique team that anyone has ever seen. ;)
I would go into more detail but I don't want someone taking my dream away.
Feuerbach1 Once I saw a guy with a pit bull and german shepard pulling him on a skateboard down the street. Urban mushing could definitely work
Well, you can always try dog fighting. That is very urban. It's cruelty isn't as easily disguised and swept under the rug as the sledding industry, but I'm sure your dog will "enjoy" it just as much!
Is riding a horse the same as dog-fighting? What evidence do you have that dog-sledding is cruel to the dogs, or even that they don't enjoy it? I've owned several huskies and they are never happier than when they get to just gallop their asses off. I might concede a level of wear and tear after doing something like an iditarod, but I still wouldn't necessarily even call that anywhere near the level of cruelty that dog-fighting entails. Take your self-righteous bullshit elsewhere.
If you have a bike then you can use that instead of a sled
nice doge
Sled dogs look exactly like siberian husky...
Siberian Huskies were the backbone of the early 20th century Antarctic expeditions such as Roald Armundsen and his team expedition, (first to reach the Geographic South Pole) to the South Pole in 1911/12, started with 52 Huskies came back from the South Pole with 11 Huskies, (41 killed for food over 55 days). The Huskies' strength and skill were one of the main reasons they beat Robert Falcon Scott or Scott of the Antarctic and his team.
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Who here after watching 8 below Rip Paul Walker.
They take only Husky Breed only or any other breed also goes for the Sledge Pulling. ?
New Togo
Because it was NatGeo I expecting something I could show my 4y/o, not clip with a guy with a potty mouth.
It's not the kids edition expect that
I want a husky so bad, they are very smart, just need authority
People are going to ruin this breed by taking them in as pets 🤦🏽♂️
Many cannot handle a husky or Alaskan husky mix. That’s why many are In shelters because people try to make them lazy bed dogs when they’re born to run
Who else is here after watching eight below?
What breed of sled dogs is this? They seem to be bigger than Siberian huskies and some of them look more wolfish than Alaskan Malamute.
Could be an Alaskan husky although their is no breed standard they are often bred based on what is needed from them
The Dog took off with the food.
Omg, Kate is SO pale. Hope she is ok
I feel bad
Oooww
feminazi
For what reason
Hello Christina how are you doing today.
I only got one husky for sled 🤨 lol
try bikejoring! its a lighter way, and you can help your dog a bit
hi 10 0 3 hows the lesson going :0
Hike Togo hike
Balto is that you
I'm thinking of sub sleds
I dont like seeing them chained to those boxes
Why do all the comments here look so similar, they look like they're written by bots
Why did that guy say the s word?🙀🙀🙀
Jack Man :)
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Black dude at bus stop is colluding. He
I wish people that live in tropical countries don't get this kind of dogs. I saw siberians in my country who lives with discomfort coz its very hot here. Poor dogs. 😢
Alaskan malamutes are the best sled dogs
how about my Siberian Husky :-)
Sophia Schommer “Alaskan husky” is actually a generic term for mutts used for racing, not a distinct breed.
I have nothing against working dogs if they are treated well...but you just can not keep these dogs chained multiple hours a day to a shed, doesn't matter how much time they spend running and pulling the shed. Seems like they are only used for that. Dogs need to spend "free time" with the owner, socialize with other dogs (dogs who are not chained up or have a harness on), explore the territory walking and sniffing...
So I'm not a fan of those people who keep like 20 dogs just to win a stupid race, keep them chained all day, or don't care about them when they are too old to pull. Instead, I admire those who have a little pack, treat the dogs as family members, and considered sledding just a way to spend more time with the dogs.
There not pets these are working dogs
And there is nothing wrong with a chain set up a dog is an animal not a human
Bro they’re not gonna “socialize” with other dogs. They will kill each other to be the Alpha in the pack.
Once again, do your education before you speak.
Where are their shoes??
+Mary l They wear them depending on their owners, where they sled, (usually they wear them if they sled in the woods), and whether it's pure snow or not. Dogs usually wear them in case they get frostbite while out on long sledding trips, but he only took his dogs out to fetch his broken down machinery, and run them for a while. They probably do have some though XD Sorry for long response.
Chances are they don't use them and don't need them dogs who are always on there feet on rough terrain build up their pads and have a lot of tolerance to rough cold and sharp things... walk a farm dog through a field and they stop once or twice to pull something from there foot walk a city dog through a field and they limp around like you cut there feet off
I was told that the dogs urinate and defecate on the run,is that true ?
Eugene Onegin Race dogs definitely do. A working team may or may not have been trained for that.
most of the time thell lern to do it in the stops but if theuy need to yes
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Would have loved to show this to elementary students.... Couldn't have edited out the "Son of a B****?"
Don’t be lazy and just skip over it or edit it out yourself