Sled Dogs: More Than Meets the Eye | National Geographic
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- In West Yellowstone, Montana, sled dog mushers of all ages gather to compete in the Rodeo Run, a two-day race. These sled dogs aren't just the typical Siberian husky-some have been crossed with other breeds to go farther and faster.
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"Generally, I like the dogs more than I like most people..."
Amen, sister.
AestheticBiker82 thats she is maiden
Reason number 136 why the modern human is seriously flawed in the brain.
@@Miatacrosser list the first 135
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@@Miatacrosser what?
I like the gal who's dogs started howling while she was talking. You could see the passion and pride in her.
Gal is a good choice, definitely a gal.
@SomethingReallyStrange If you notice, he looked up into the air with a peaceful, knowing smile. The huskies howled right at the moment he validated them. He recognized what many owners of intelligent, adoring dogs do, that they respond in an inexplicable manner to exactly what you are thinking every time. One day science will explain it.
It’s uncanny how they know when you’re talking about them. As a musher that made my eyes water because I experience that daily.
Every history book says women with passion and pride fall nations.
"they have brains, they're not like pets"
*they all howl*
After seeing this it’s even sadder to see huskies in my country with the hot tropical climate that spend all day in people’s terraces.
Yea and u have to think of all those huskies who were adopted then abandoned after the game of throne show was on. People found out they're energetic and have a big personality
I suppose if it’s an Alaskan husky it’s cruel sense there the working line but the show dogs I don’t have a problems with
Agreed
Even the show dogs have an innate drive to run you can’t breed out thousands of years of instinct. Yes there is a mess difference between show and working lines but the genetics are still there. Anyplace that doesn’t get at least 4 solid months of winter is a cruel climate to raise a husky or malamute. I have a malamute and a husky and their season is done two months shorter than my Alaskan huskies. Both have coats suitable for minimal -60°f .
Huskies are a hard breed to own. I’ve owned dogs for 37 years. I’m yet to be prepared for a dog like this. They need room to run.
They have horses in the summer Olympics, I think they should have dog sledding in the winter games.
I agree but, horse back riding is a sport and most people don’t think it is and it’s hard- not saying dogsledding Isn’t a sport or hard
Sad thing is that sledding isn’t technically restricted to the summer months. When there’s no snow you just use wheels. I think a lot of them use carts when there’s no snow so that they can pull tear round.
Eqinelover325 well yes of course dog racing is a sport. And of course it’s hard. It should totally be in the Winter Olympics.
OMG!!!!!!!!!
@@demonicsnowh.280 Yes, but not in the summer months as temperatures do not allow a husky with its double coat to run... Colder temperatures only...
Almost made me cry to hear them howl...so anointed these dog angels!!
Same it is such a awesome video
Jeah almost...
It's not wrong to exercise your dogs, it's wrong to not exercise them.
animallover5626 love your comment!
Yes!
Of course, but when you exercise your dog until the brink of death it is wrong. Not saying any of the individuals in the video or all people who race do that, but there are racers like that.
grey hound racing is inhumane tho
Exactly!👏🏾🙄
When they are put in harness, they start leaping against them because they are so excited to pull. They can’t wait. They love it.
People say dog sledding is abuse but its not these animals are born for this and if you watch them they are happy jumping around wagging their tails and its very good exercise so before you say its abuse watch these animals and how happy they are doing it they are born for it
My grandpa (Dad’s side) has, or did, have a sled dog team, he cared for them, fed them, did everything for them. Only a few are left, back when I was a young one there was A WHOLE PACK!
"generally I like dogs better than people" - we know what you mean :) These dogs seem to love running!
As a 5 year musher this made me legit cry. This sport and these dogs are so beautiful.
"I like the dogs better than I like most people" Preach!
I don't have a sleddog race but sheepdogs and they do love to pull. When I take out the harness the dogs starts to jump, and scream and go nuts because they got so excited. You can never force a dog to love it, you can never force a dog who don't want to pull, to do it. They have to have it in it self. A dog who loves to pull - you can't miss that.
A dog who is born to pull, knows what he's gonna do when the harness comes on. My dogs who's not sleddogs is trained to pull and they love to run. Never forced them to it.
I had an Samoyed last winter and he had never pull a sled before, never pull a bike before. Never been in a harness before.
Only do some tricks, takes walks etc.
When I got him he knew for the first time he got an harness on what he was gonna to do. And to see that was the most powerful thing I ever experienced.
It was so beautiful to see a dog do what its born to do. The happiness in his eyes, the joy when we took of and he could run for hours.
He came from an owner who thought they could have him as an companion dog and be happy with it.
I took him from owner who didn't had a clue what they got into when they bought a sleddog and not give it what he needed.
Walks and tricks wasn't good enough for him.
They wanted a dog that could enjoy sleeping in the couch, take a nice walk in the forest without the leash.
They didn't understand that they bought a dog that was born to run. But he was white, fluffy and cute.
They couldn't keep him inside, he went nuts. Outside he was so stressed about everything. He had so much energy inside his body that wanted to come out. The owner couldn't handle that and I was honest to them when I met them.
Why the hell did you bought a sleddog as a companion pet? google and read, look at videos about them and then you understand your dog and its behavior.
When this dog got what he needed, he became a different dog, he was calm, happy and - obedient.
No problem to leave alone a couple hours in an apartment and no problem to walk with.
He knew what he was born to do but the owner didn't.
When you see a dog do what they are breed to, you'll understand the dog.
krappykro its all about the dogs personality not the breed right??
had a husky like mutt we rescued from the local humane society, didn't have to do anything but put the harness on and she'd pull the kids around in their sled all day long if i'd have let her. In fact we had to put the harness up or she'd keep bringing it out trying to get you to take her out to play in the snow.
@@aureliamasayu1807 unless you've just gotten a pug.
Thank you.
Having a pack of sled dogs is like having a little pack of domesticated wolves who see YOU as the alpha and protect you instead of trying to kill u. Ain't that cool? Dogs are pretty cool creatures. And the fact that there's a verity of dogs to choose from around the world is just amazing.
Why we call cats in wild just felines? Why not a Cat
They no cat
Rename wild ferret and Guinea pig only domestic pets are call those
Maid Butler you’re an idiot. There are many breeds of dogs that ARENT SUPPOSED TO BE PETS. look at the ovcharka.
77kirkwood I’m a musher and no, there isn’t. Wolves are too large and unpredictable to make a good sled dog. Smaller dogs are better because they can get oxygen to their entire bodies faster while running. A wolf hybrid would just be dangerous to run.
I cried while watching this video. Huskies are one of the breds that are too beautiful and raw. ❤
that sudden group howl - what was that. so funny
01:53 "Let's run already, let's run!!"
I've seen dryland dog mushing / carting and sled dogs are born to run and it's amazing how exited they get when time to pull.
Dog sledding is amazing, and these dogs are wonderful. Smart, healthy, hard working (anyone who did it will tell you that they are crazy about pulling the sleds) and super friendly. I just came back from a multi-day sledding trip in Canada, and will do it again.
Ive been working with the dogs for 3 years and I think the industry is gross and full of animal abuse.
@@doggodoggo3000 sled dogs?
Awww how sweet! They were howling in joy and agreeing with you. It’s obvious all these dogs are very happy, well loved, and taken care of 💕
I’m going on a dogsled trip in 4 days!!! Super stoked! Nothing makes my heart feel more full than dogs in nature
These dogs are meant to be outside, trekking the wilderness not being trapped indoors.
michaela blom Dogs have been raised indoors for centuries, that's what they're adapted to. Try telling a pug to be a sled dog.
Dogs can enjoy the outdoors of their own free will without being exploited for human use. Just like I can go swimming in a lake for fun without someone capturing me, controlling me, and making me swim to pull a raft for their own personal gains. Dogs are quite capable of moving their legs without human domination and orders.
Every dog I've cared for has enjoyed running and enjoyed the outdoors and not one of them has been used as a "vehicle" or "tool" for my own purposes.
+VeganVixen. You speak like someone who had never had a dog. Actually, I am sure every dog you would have would be miserable. You are one of those people who try to treat dogs like humans, when they really are not.
Dogs LOVE to have a job. They see themselves as adults, not as cute little critters you have to take care of. If you tell your dog it has a job, and the job, incidentally, is running around in the world with his best friends and family, that dog is ELATED! This high energy sled dogs have to be STOPPED before they fall over! They never stop running on their own. You need to bolt the running wheels in breederies sometimes for their own health.
A dog is not a human. And if you treat him as a dog, as a full member of the pack, he is happy. If you went to dog school you would know. If you had a dog you would know. If you knew anything about dogs you would SEE it in that video. -.-
Why do I waste my time talking to someone without any intention of understanding humans best friend anyway?
Wow...I have cared for dogs my ENTIRE life except for the last few years. I Dogs enjoying to run of their own free will is NOT a human trait -.-
Apparently you are one of "those" people who goes into the forest and thinks all the wild animals are "miserable" because a human isn't dominating and controlling their movements. You must hate seeing dog parks where all those "miserable" dogs are running around in "agony", tails wagging with "terror", "depression-playing" with other dogs, "sadly" chasing balls and sticks that their "painful" free will causes them to "horribly" run after them. Oh yes, dogs are clearly so miserable and depressed when they CHOOSE to run and play. Wow... you have REALLY bizarre views of dogs.
Dogs love to run. Period. It has nothing to do with being told when to run, where to run, when to sleep, when to be chained up, when to move, when to stay still, when to eat, when to be hungry, etc. They just love to exercise. It releases pent-up energy and feels good. When I would take my dogs out, they were happy because of their own enjoyment of going out, playing, running, smelling interesting smells, etc. They weren't "miserable" because I didn't yank them to my leg and give them strict orders to walk exactly beside me and never smell, run or play if I didn't order it.
I don't treat a dog like a human. I treat a dog like a DOG. YOU seem to be treated a dog like a submissive human into BDSM. Get a human partner for that. Yes dogs like praise from humans they care about. It has NOTHING to do with, "Oh please own me, dominate me, control my every movement! I'm miserable without it!"
Go to any person with a dog you see running and playing at a dog park and go try to convince them that their dog is "miserable" because he chose to run a certain direction instead of being ordered to, or that she chose to chase a ball regardless of a "master's order that he must". Dogs actually DO like doing things because THEY enjoy it. Running feels good and releases energy. It is NOT just about pleasure knowing a human was served. They enjoy running ITSELF.
You're turning the fact that dogs like praise from their human guardians and twisting it into "dogs love being strictly dominated and every movement controlled for human use and will be miserable without constant control for human purposes". That is a total distortion!
I feel sorry for your dogs if you think they don't have their own pleasures in life that isn't just total subservience to a human...
Weird... you claim you can read a dogs body language... and yet you seem to miss that they enjoy dog sledding just as much as the humans... now who is the one claiming bullshit?
Have you ever been to a dog school? Because you sound like someone who would take their dog to a Walddorf school. Dogs thrive with rules and duties, just like humans. They want to be useful, in a pack they have a job and if you dont give them one they get one themselves and you better hope you like it. Nobody 'abuses' or 'mistreats' them by giving them boundaries. They like it. They like following orders, because they enjoy the rewards. Getting a dog to do something he doesnt like to do is hard to impossible and not enjoyable.
Sled dogs enjoy running, they love it in packs, they get excited when they see harnishes... or wait, is that just dog speech for 'I want to be payed'?
Next time think before you tell mushers they 'abuse' those bundles of happiness that pull their sled. Because if you actually knew jack shit about those 'dogs' that you only let 'play' because they are not 'humans' and therefore not want to be helpful, you would know that those dogs are probably happier than those miserable plush monsters you just carry around to spoil and leave in confusion and boredom.
Btw, dog trainer here.
My neighbor had a huskeys, and while he would walk him, I would also walk him each day.
At some point I realized that even running with him wasn't enough.
So I got my inlineskates and bought a harness for pulling.
We have really empty streets and I am really good on skates, so it wasn't THAT dangerous.
Still, even with one dog, I was speed.
I bet! Lol.
Siberian Huskies can run 20+ MOH.
Definitely! Dog sledding is one of the best things I've ever done in my life, and in all honesty, once I get the chance, I wanna move out to Minnesota to where I first did it to just experience life out there. It's just such a fantastic experience!
I like dogs more than people too.
Watch: What makes a great sled dog?
Nice
Yes!
Very beautiful
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As the owner of the husky I can say that this dog loves to run and do a lot of exercising I think they just prefer to run than just being kept in the house
That's every large dog
@@tiffanyfett1159 No its not.
I run and race sled dogs (husky/greyhound/gsp crosses), and they are the most beautiful animals. First off, they are mixed breeds so they are very hardy dogs and it is extremely satisfying to watch this because of all of the documentaries out there shaming this sport and advocating that it is abuse. This video was incredibly done and I actually got chills watching this! I applaud the crew who made this depiction of, what I like to think of as, the best sport man and beast could ever be apart of.
"I like dogs better than I like most people". Same here
the lady at 2:30 is such a husky owner she’s just like every husky owner i’ve ever met
who's here after watching Togo?
Me!
Me! Also seen Eight Below movie of Paul Walker. 💕
@@YveGonzales me too lol... hail sled dog 🤣
I have seen the film Togo...I await its release on DVD.. It is in my opinion the best film telling the story of the Serum run.. The best documentary film is The Great Alone... A must see... A story of life, family, health issues and of course the husky...
I cried. this is wonderful. God bless you and your husky team!
I'm a Siberian Husky and an Australian Sheppard cross.
You are gorgeous and very smart. Did your parent get you the tablet or did you get it for yourself?
Special dogs - awesome creatures - wonderful video and sentiments. Thanks for sharing. Only real Husky owners really understand.
Working dog owners understand
I've seen huskies in my part of the world (hot tropical Bali), which is sad cause they're out of their element. worse are the ones that are tied in chain or caged ALL the time :(
Same. I know a girl in Arizona who adopted a husky and it died within a week because she just kept it in her bedroom with no AC.
Omg that gorgeous dog at 0:26😍😍
2:55 I thought she was going to start howling with the dogs. Lol
Beautiful dogs, & landscape! I understand the peace you encounter here.
2:26
-Hello HOOOMAAN
The howling haha
Dogs are the best!!
juandeldiablo696
They realky are!
I like dogs and i love my dogs very much!
I love running my dogs, I love my dogs more then people!!
Isto sim pode ser chamado de harmonia entre humanos e animais. Eles realmente se entendem. Parabéns eles são maravilhosos. Beijos
OMG that is fantastic, i am absolutely in LOVE with Husky
A truely marvelous experience and AMAZING dogs!!! Glad to see the Dog are enjoying and happy :-)
Kisses to all the beautiful doggos!
Animals are so wonderful, like a rare gem. If only people valued them more 💕
I love my Alaskan ... Can't wait to take her skijoring when shes grown up!
This is where huskies are meant to be, running in the snow, not locked in apartments to look pretty
Puts in bucket list
a good sled team reflects off the owner. If the owner is caring, then the sled team will be great.
The best teams are the ones that do what it takes to win. The winningest kennel ive ever seen had a gas chamber for culling puppies that weren't good enough. And they are famous in the community. Everyone knows his name and buy dogs from him. One of the top mushers in the world.
I like that most people (in the comments too) love dog sledding! I haven't done it, but someday I will!
Go do it now! You won't learn any younger. It is addictive!
During the summer months, there are tours throughout Alaska, like Juneau and Skagway that take you up on a glacier and ride a sled in the snow and possibly play with some puppies. It's something I think everyone should try. And the scenery is unbeatable
I'm going to start an all cat sled team!
you won't get anywhere 😄
I live in the country and i want to be a sled dog driver when im older!!
Start at a tour company for sled Dog tours, most of the time they will train you to be one
Ahhh my childhood dream!!!
Dogs are outstanding!
I dig my two eurohounds and they mush everything from longboard,bike,ski, skates etc. :))
0:30 OMG THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL
Agreed! They are intelligent and responsive.
It's my dream to do dog sledding for a living
I liked the drive by howl they did. Pretty funny.
Much dog singing much dog
MUCH ALSKA
NATIONAL GEO ROCKS LETS START DOING MORE DOGS SLED RACES!!! THIS IS SO AMAZING
Anyone who has to wonder whether it is the right thing to hook a dog up to a sled has never owned a working dog breed AND doesn't understand the soul of a dog.
Generally I like the dogs more than most people.
Dog is.. handsome!!!!!!!
because I saw Togo a few days ago and UA-cam recommended this vid to me.
Pretty amazing. What are the main breeds that go into your average sled dog in Alaska?
Edit: Video explains it for those with a similar question - Grey Hound, Seluki, German Short-haired Pointers, Irish Setters, etc. No specific breeds. Siberian Husky is a pure breed while Alaskan husky is more of a category of an all-encompassing term for all Alaskan sled dogs that are part Husky.
I like how you tell a lot about sled dogs
I love this sport. :)
i miss when dogs were used for their purpose and not overbred and living in apartments.
The dogs concur, Charlotte! :D
I love sled dog❤❤❤
Who disliked this video? Why would you dislike this video....?
2:55 magic!
These Musher's Tell the Truth !!!
Thank you!
Dog are so cute
These are strong breeds!
So funny I love sled dogs my favorite kind of dog is a Saluki when they said that i was thinking of Salukis I love going to races and when i saw this team of 2 a saluki and a wolf hybrid so amazing
This is sad because I wish people let husky’s be husky’s more often so many people keep them but don’t run them
This looks amazing;).
sooooooooooo cuteeeeeeeeeee cutttttee
Definitely want to try this wonder if there is room for two! 😭
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I'm very fast.
Awesome
amen
Great :)
Sure, they bread them for that little extra speed. Admit it, you just don't want to deal with the massive amounts of husky shed lol.
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why am I crying in the club rn
Because your sad about all these dogs living on chains? How could something so beautiful have such an ugly underbelly? Its just greyhound racing in a different looking package?
This is much more human than those 1000-mile races.
I would love to sled with dogs someday
Most dog's love 2 pull and run. Instinct.
There are undoubtedly some dog sledders that are, in fact, dog abusers. However, if the dogs are well cared for, I see no problem with the activity in general.
Each dog has a purpose,let them be in their natural environment. If they belong to be in ice,let them be!Why get them in countries with hot climate and make them a couch potato just like the owner. Let the dogs be for what they are bred to be! 😄