I Inherited a Sled Dog Team | INDIE ALASKA
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Elijah Goodfarm's father came to Alaska with the dream of mushing across the state, but would die shortly after arriving. After his father's death, Goodfarm packed up his life and took his father's place taking care of his 36 dog kennel.
With the cost and workload of taking care of the dogs weighing down on him, Goodfarm is attempting to find the dogs new homes.
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Story: John Norris
Video: John Norris & Evan Erickson
Music: Welcome Wizard
I think you did a wonderful thing stepping up after your dad died to care for these precious dogs even though financially it is costing you. it is disgusting how seemingly even there is wanting to put the dogs to sleep instead of finding them wonderful homes or a place with other mushers.
Are you a dentist from miami? if so they made a movie about you, called snow dogs, and you might get some royalties from it to help with the dogs.
Snow dogs was an awful movie adaptation of a terrific book by Gary Paulsen called Winterdance. You should pick it up. It's hilarious, exhilarating, deeply saddening, and incredibly inspirational, sometimes all in the same chapter. The movie was so butchered and altered that few if any readers recognize it. Hollywood destroys good books.
I loved the movie
You are a wonderful human being, what you did for these dogs is absolutely amazing! Brought tears to my eyes!
So much love he does give to these incredibile Creatures
Those are chow chows. Not normally used for sledding ( especially for things like the Iditarod), but they can handle smaller races.
You're a good Son and human.
respect
Character. What an awesome dude
I agree pops got hustled on those dogs for sledders. They are cute tho
ELijah is a genuinely good person who gave up his whole life to save 50 dogs from their imminent death.
Give these dogs some love either on the website "Dogs Journey Home" or on the facebook page "Good-Farms Furry Friends"
Hope he's doing okay now...
Let us know how its going, y'know how many dogs have been place. Looks like this was about 9 months back. Hope its going good.
so is it possible to contact this sir so we can possibly help save the dogs?
good job
Thank you for your concern we are accepting donations at dogsjourneyhome (dot) org all donations go directly to the dogs and there care. Thank you so very much. Please pass the website and video around so we can find some loving homes for these dogs.
Anyway to donate $? Lemme know.
what breed are those they look rather small in the video?
Mapleoutdoors not sled dogs...
Never seen this type of sled dogs.. Chow chows?
The website said chow chow/Akita
He's got chow dogs there. At leadt two will survive 'freedom'
i have 3 dogs in egypt thy need 500 usa $ in month food that's a lot and i want have puppy from them but every time thy no puppy :( i can't sale them coz i love them a lot like my life i don't know what i can do i hope have a kennel big kennel but i want have puppy from them to have money for them my english is ugly i know i hope you understand :)
500$ for dog food? Ya Allah, what do you feed them?
just josera junior 20Kg and Two days of rice and meat and two days of rice and chicken and rice and liver Day and some times milk cheese something like that it's take 500 $ every month :(
Mohamed Samir Egypt is not a dog country it seems. 500$ is a bummer.
i love my dogs i don't need them eat Chicks dead meat is meat unfit or bones I give them to eat healthy kilo of meat in Egypt $ 10 chicken in Egypt $ 4 a kilo of rice $ 1 kilo liver $ 10 $ 70 eating dried
Mohamed Samir I conclude: Egypt is not a place for dog lovers!
Those aren't even sled dogs. Shoulda gotten Alaskan Huskies. You can get them from rescues for free... I pity the fellow, but what idiot moved to Alaska, raised "sled dogs" in Willow, started with a team that big, and expected a good outcome? Really unfortunate situation.
He's trying his best but these dogs are living a terrible life. They are chained to boxes, they are prisoners to this man. He does loves these dogs but they are suffering
Shay Read the description
He has actually gotten all of these dogs off of chains and they are now inside on a heated floor with sleeping pads (of which he has raised money for). All of the dogs are extremely happy and get lots of attention. In Alaska, there is no "typical sled dog". Yes, there are some breeds that are better than others, like a Malamute/Greyhound mix, but his dad gave it a try with these dogs. About 90% of the sled dogs up here in Alaska live outside and are chained to 10 foot chains, in negative degree weather, ALL winter long. If I were to say, I think Elijah did the right thing. He decided to not take the easy road by killing all the dogs. He has put the dogs before him and has continued to seek out and finish his dad's journey, which in my opinion is the most admirable thing anyone could do. I have never met more of a genuine good hearted man in my life. -Much love.
Those dogs have matted fur that is sun bleached. He's not doing a good job of taking care of them as well as racing them isn't going to happen. Those are chows, they're guard dogs, not weight pullers.
This video was taken 4 years ago. Hes done a lot to make sure they are all well taken care of.
Nicole Gilligan lol I'm sure