Meet Iditarod-Winning Sled Dogs
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- čas přidán 5. 05. 2015
- At VICE Sports we've already gone a long way to tell you that dogs are sports, but these dogs are some of the greatest athletes in the world. Dallas Seavey captured his third Iditarod title in 2015 with the help of his canine friends and has cemented his reputation as the best dog sledder in the world. In this VICE Sports exclusive, we headed up to Willow, Alaska to meet with Seavey and his 100+ dogs.
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Those dogs are not just athletes. It goes beyond that. They have the will and desire to pull within their genes. When they are on the trail, they know they are doing what they are meant to do, and they love it.
They're literally the best endurance atheletes of any mammal, it's insane what they're capable of. They have aerobic capacities roughly 3 tines that of tour-de-france champions
fucking low life scumbag ! earn your own trophies and medals ...u greedy coward !
Actually at least half of the dogs don't make it. They don't have a choice in this competition. They are forced to go further when they're totally exhausted. Don't who don't run fast enough get abandoned or killed. The breeding conditions for these dogs are horrible. As you can see they're life is nothing more than being chained up in the cold, or being forced to run. Yes dogs can love this sport, but the extremety of this particular race is 100% cruel and goes beyond what 'dogs love'. Please educate yourself with about this race with information that PETA and other wellfare organizations offer. Don't think dogs love this race, just because humans want them to.
@@seankauder9721 trust me dogs dont want to be there pulling this people for miles and miles
Kicked by a moose and the moose didnt make it :D haha flew the dog out and still has him!! Love IT
Sign of a good dog owner, right!
The dog is chained all day long. In a small chain. What a great retirement.
@@Marijolas some dog owners adopt them out at 8-10 years, shitty people everywhere tho..
Mate i bet him.and the rest of the team ate that moose that night
@@Marijolas I'd have let him retire inside or at least in a big yard. Cruel to leave a dog on the chains like that if they never get to run with the others.
Love all your guy's videos. Puts real raw truth on all sports small and big. Just too awesome how it's all put in such an intriguing way where you simply cannot stop watching. Never stop vice
You can't stop watching animal suffering? Weird.
@Orb_ other working dogs are never kept chained in elements. That's a creation of mushers. . . You know because it makes them more amped up to run. No animal should be chained its whole. NONE
@@danit8677 You have seen animal suffering in that guy's kennel? You have seen a guy who doesn't love his dogs?
... then, we have not watched the same video!
I am glad to see his dogs retire with him.
With that many dogs it just becomes a matter of throwing straw and food at them until you decide to give them a bullet instead. Retiring your "Atheletes" to a chewed up icy barrel. That does't seem like much of a retirement to me.
@the missile skud I live and work in a racing kennel that is IDENTICAL to this one. Just smaller. I have for the past three years.
Ive travelled coast to coast racing dogs and Ive seen some of the winningest race kennels in the us and Canada.
I trained three teams of dogs EARLIER TODAY.
Before that I was I was a zoo keeper and I have volunteered at animal rescues. And I've done some freelance dog training.
I don't have problem with sled dogs. I have a problem with sled dog RACING. Theres lots of holes in this. Im working on a documentary about it.
Just because a musher wins a race doesn't mean much. It shouldn't be about winning.
Buying, breeding, trading around dogs like pokemon. Keeping them chained up all the time to control every variable. JUST TO WIN A RACE. Its so many dogs. THOUSANDS OF DOGS, owned by like 100 people or so. And they breed more every year. These dogs careers aren't all that long. Your delusional if you think every one of those dogs is retiring to a warm loving home.
Google "sled dog rescue" it seems every other freaking kennel identifies as a sled dog rescue? Strange.
Jim Blair from "Eden Ethical Sled Dogs" seems to have a cool set up you can check out his website. There are better ways to do this crap. Dude is good too; he wins races.
Sled dog racing isn't all that sled dogs are used for. They are used in denali state park, by inuits on the sea ice, people in the bush, recreational mushers. Its a great activity to do with a dog or several.
But when your goal is to win a race, It quits being about the dogs at some point.
@@doggodoggo3000 jesus christ... Tldr
@@novu6196 sled dog racing bad.
That better?
This is the issue im facing trying to educate people on a nuanced topic.
Its really a pretty bad stuff. Theres a documentary called "Sled Dogs" from 2017 I haven't seen it though.
@the missile skud No dog was born to live and die on the end of a short chain. I literally just wrote about people like you a few seconds ago - ones who say that that broken look from those retirees would be attributed to the fact that they aren't in the game anymore. No, it's from years of knowing nothing but a 6 foot diameter of space for the remainder of your life. Yes, these dogs are athletes. Yes, they love to run. However, you don't take a prize boxer and lock him in a closet anytime he's not in the ring and call that care.
Thanks for taking care of your older dogs too
With that many dogs it just becomes a matter of throwing straw and food at them until you decide to give them a bullet instead. Retiring your "Atheletes" to a chewed up icy barrel. That does't seem like much of a retirement to me.
@@doggodoggo3000 thanks i was thinking the same thing... the dog has 3 legs, let him have his own shed at least..
shows how indifferent the owner feels about his dogs
@@lostpockets2227 Haha thats funny. I was thinking the three legged dog was dudes biggest positive. Alot of mushers would just shoot the dog. Hes pretty lucky.
I work in sled dog racing :/
@@lostpockets2227 I have a lot of concerns with the sport. Ive been working here for three years and ive traveled around and met alot of the big kennels. Its all pretty alarming. I kind of thing sled dog racing should be made illegal. Not every one is bad, and even the "bad" guys aren't "bad people". Its just kind of a messed up thing, these guys are just doing it the way its always been done.
The competitive side of sled dogs is gross and has many holes. It needs a shift to be more focused on happy dogs and enrichment.
Not distance, speed, and pushing these dogs to their limits over and over and over ad nauseum.
Taking care?? The dogs are alone and chained all day! This is disgusting!!
This young man is an inspiration. What he says about teaching the dogs that they are superman is what a good teacher does in the classroom. And you can tell how much the dogs love him. He takes exceptionally good care of these dogs no wonder he keeps winning the Iditarod. The iditarod is such a tough tough race for dog and human alike. only hard work, love, and determination will get you through and this team has it all.
Just learnt what the Iditarod is on a podcast and it's crazy what those butiful peppers can idure. Great video.
I can only say, this kind of dog keeping is forbidden in my country. (Austria). They will take the dogs away from you, if you put them on a two meter chain und let them live in a barrel. It looks a bit strange for me, because we are not allowed to chain up a dog anyway. I own a pack of dogs, but they have an area, where they can run free and in the
night they are inside, because in between 10 pm to 5 am we have to stay quiet. Night rest. If not, you get a lot of problems. It´s amazing to see all those differents.
It should be illegal. I work at a place alot like this one. Those dogs are chained up like that just so this guy can try to win a race. Some mushers have pen and kennel set ups, but its not really better.
This is the way they have been historically kept. But historically they were used for more than racing and rides.
I see way more bad than good in the sport after having worked in it for 3 years. Im not sure how to fix it or make it better. The entire thing is one big grey area.
All countries should have laws like that! This is horrible... :,(
Tragic is more like it. I think he believes he loves and cares for his dogs, but the fact is that they spend most of their lives on a short chain. Sure, they love to run and get to run every so often...I'm sure some would say the "retirees" are sad looking because they don't race anymore. No, it's because they get even fewer chances to get off those short leashes and live like a free animal.
I would confidently bet money this guys dogs are mountains happier than any of yours, it’s always those making those comments who have first hand experience in animal mistreatment
@@FranciscoGonzalez-ob1hj by the time I purebred border collie was mature, I never could wear her out, she could run forever to the point of death. There's a reason why we have to manage their behavior... And she never stopped working.
Here's another dog loving mushers Levitt. Look at healthy costs, clear eyes, clean dog living area. Look how dogs respond to him.
They respond to ANYTHING that comes near them. They are starved of affection and he feeds them. Of coarse they love him. Clean dog area? do you have eyeballs? Its a bunch of chewed up icy barrels with piss frozen to them.
This dude LITTERALLY beats his dogs to make them run faster, and talks about the "sissification" of the "sport." hes a NUT. An maniac who has shot more dogs than you could even fathom. these mushers live in their own little world.
@@doggodoggo3000 and where the hell do you see him beating the dogs. Talk about false accusations.. 😶🌫️
@@doggodoggo3000 literally, f//ck you. Go run back to Peta with that shit. That’s not even at ALL close to how they.. “make” the dogs run. They’re bred for this, they’re mixed with spitz mushing breeds and other working dogs that can run a high distance like that, such as GSP or Saluki.
The fact that the dogs CHOOSE to run the sled, and if they don’t want too they are obviously not forced. The dogs are encouraged too, and trained too from puphood. If they literally just cannot, then boom. Retired! Not fucking killed or abused 😱! And, they can’t be indoor dogs. They’re never GONNA be indoor pets, did you not hear them say at the beginning? they can’t be treated like house pets? Cause they’re not. Those “PiSs CoVeReD” barrels are what keep the dogs from destroying everything and anything. Without the outdoor enrichment these dogs are provided with like in the video, yeah. Like terriers they would go INSANE. That’s why you never see anybody with a well trained husky. Plus, they literally have double layered fur coats and are again BRED to endure that weather.
And, for your information, those in fact ARE pure, silky and shiny coats from most likely getting a well fed RAW diet.
Stop labeling everything based off of only what your little eyes can see. I do agree that SOME mushers may be abusive, but that’s if NOT DONE PROPERLY.
@@snotchdog I worked in dog sled racing for three years.
And I have loads of animal care and training experience out side of racing.
Who are these "some mushers" you are refering too? Because I hear one that alot. There are only like 50 people in the iditarod. Who are the bad apples then? if you are so freaking expert on the subject you should know.
Ive had people tell me stuff about the seaveys like "Even the locals hate them." and thats the tame stuff.
Dog sled racing sucks and its all the people who win that are the worst ones. This guy right here.
Even that show on netflix "Losers" about Aly Zirkle. One guy said "The dogs are NOT their team mates. They are used like fuel to be burned in pursuit of victory"
There are way better ways to keep these dogs. The care standard is a joke.
Its so bad in racing you simply have no frame of reference for it. I have stories that SOUND unbelievable. Like that thing about about the seaveys teaching you how to beat a sled dog to make it run faster. I have SEEN people do that. You think it seems so freaking far fetched but its really not.
If you whip a dog and add a verbal cue, All you then need to due is use that verbal cue and the dog remembers you whipping it. That will get endorphins flowing. The guy I work for whistled. The seaveys in their book say their cue is "hike up".
Those PETA videos are LEGIT AF. They are so freaking accurate its insane. and one of them is litterally at dallas here's daddys house. No joke.
That doesnt have to be your only source and you don't have to take my word for it.
There are dedicated sled dog advocacy groups like humane mushing and helpsleddogsdotorg.
Theres that documentary from a few years ago called "sled dogs (2016)"
You have ME sitting here telling you as a recent insider in the industry. A REALLY small industry. Its only a few hundred people in all of the us and canada that are involved in dog sled racing. Even fewer that do it seriously and competitively.
It really does work alot like dog fighting. The knowledge is transferable both ways. The economy is the same. The training is almost the same. Chains. Micheal Vick would know all about it and probably be a good sleddog trainer. I mean that 100%.
Frankly, I understand the appeal to dog fighting alot more after working in racing. It had utility in assesing dogs for hog hunting. A very long history (longer than dog sled racing thats for sure) And its cool. You don't get into dog fighting because you HATE dogs. Same is true with dog sled racing.
Saying the sport is cruel isn't necessarily an accusation of malice. Alot of the people i met in dog sled racing were col and nice AF. Doesnt mean the sport is okay though. Thats group think and confirmation bias.
TBH im shocked that VICE made this. And about this musher in particular too! It just seems like lazy journalism on their part. Its not unbiased. And it whitewashes the subject of the story. Vice is usually better than that.
@@doggodoggo3000 okay- I think we’re not on the same page here. If your taking about mushing in general, no. It’s not an abusive dog sport. Your constantly switching the subject.. if your talking about giant national races like the Iditarod, then yeah. Things get pretty damn bad.
Im pretty surprised for YOU, someone who’s worked WITH sled dogs to say it’s abusive..
And those “some mushers” are- some mushers lmao. Not every musher is on the media, there’s many off camera that do some crappy shit to the dogs. Like how at the Iditarod they’d sometimes find truck loads of dead huskies.
What IM saying is yes, long sled dog races like that are DANGEROUS. Not bad.
Normal MUSHING, is literally normal lmfao.
The dogs are bred for this reason and can’t be “used” for anything other. People have done this in arctic regions sense before time, I think they know what their doing.
Also, I did say something like this before but why involve yourself in sled dogs only to say that mushing is abusive and shouldn’t be done? …
Does anyone know how we can follow where our favorite mushers are in the race ?
Evie CD yes you can go to Iditarod.com and go to main menu go to race center and go to standings! We did a report in school and we chose a musher and I chose Martin Madsicotte and he’s in the lead!!
I love sled racing. But I hate the way they keep the dogs. There are too meny and they live there life being tide to a pole running in circles and barking there heads off If there not out training. It's a cool sport though the dogs are amazing I used to do urban mushing with my dogs and they absolutely loved it they did like 12 miles a night about 4 times a week and they were super ripped from it. It was like stroking an peace of iron lol
When you thought that Jax died at the end of SOA but instead moves to Alaska to be a prized musher, Amazing.
3:40 did he spit out puke? lol lmk
That’s a lot of dogs!
love more indeptht on this vice sports
The shots and vetting for all those dogs would be so expensive
Do all of the shots yourself and you do all your own deworming and treat minor and even some major injuries by yourself. Goat dewormer, fish antibiotics. Dog got off the chain here a few weeks ago and i treated a fist sized hole in its leg with fish antibiotics and topic ointments from the livestock section, and a cone. Its still really expensive. But if your dogs have worms they wont race as good and your wasting feed so....
Yeh chaos in the background of every shot is emasculate
So many dogs, only a few race, so that means the rest are stuck on chains. Even in this puff piece they can't hide the fact that these dogs are only given the bare minimum of care.
I always wanted to try this with buddies...wow quite an experience.
If you do then you are supporting a miserable life for these dogs. Don't do it
@@danit8677 well you are right...if you overdue or abuse the gift that is given you by your buddies. Anything in excess is bad. If you doit just right well, your buddies will thank you for it more than you can imagine.
@@danit8677 Everything we do in this world has a limit. It is up to them and up to us when we choose what is right and wrong for them. A doctor wouldnt suggest for anyone or anything to continue if broken or injured. As far excercise and havinh an adventure. Pretty sure they too want to enjoy time with you to them you are the ultimate buddy.
@@danit8677 They want to give you there best performance in competition and in need to need bases. It is up for you to make sure there health and spirit is at there best.
dam 1000 miles
Awesome video
That was great
I can understand theres a certain way they go about their sport and believe what it takes to have a winning program. Im sure he gives the 3 leg fella a little extra love and hes not fat so they must still walk him.
Shoulda been a hell of alot longer, amazing.
Hi there,I am about to ask you a odd question but I would really appreciate a response. You see I have a medical condition where I am very sensitive to the sound of barking dogs and I am currently trying to sell my house right now because I cry alot over barking that goes thru all my walls and no room is safe I wake up at all hours of the night and never get sleep. I was thinking of moving to Alaska and getting five or ten acres to escape dog barking from tormenting me and my much needed human sleep.
What kind of breeds of dogs do mushers typically use? Is it a Malamute and a Husky by chance? Because I think those breeds might have less abrasive barks compared to some others and, sometimes howl instead of bark, and if I am on enough acreage maybe its more like hearing distant yapping instead of a abrasive bark that haunts me everyday thru the walls. I would appreciate a response from anyone with information because I have suffered for over a decade over living next to dogs, and owners that let them bark at all hours of the night outside . Does anyone live near mushers on like five acres and do you hear them? Do you still have peace on your property? THank you so much
3:52 those two bros getting it. Brokedog Alaska
Nobody commenting on the dog throwing up while the guy was talking at 3:42?
Read this article. that dog throwing up is the least of it.
humanemushing.wordpress.com/author/humanemushing/
It happens sometimes for various reasons diet change, stomach upset , virus ect
As was said, vomiting can be multiple reasons and lol more dogs die of obesity and live shorter life spans than sled dogs. Most of these dogs race till about 10yrs old then retire to pet status the rest of their lives. Better shape, health and diet than normal pets. Its a fact and proven. Should look it up. Whats cruelty is dressing dogs up in clothes, painting nails, putting bows and letting them get over weight plus feeding them the equivalent of McDonald's for their entire lives
@@owens7647 I am indigenous Chukchi. Our dogs were not bred for the way people use them today. It's shameful.
@@owens7647 With that many dogs it just becomes a matter of throwing straw and food at them until you decide to give them a bullet instead. Retiring your "Atheletes" to a chewed up icy barrel. That does't seem like much of a retirement to me.
But yea i feel you about most pet dogs being fat. But Mushing is still FULL of animal abuse. Ive been in the sport for years and most dogs don't retire as pets. The numbers simply don't add up. Theres 40 sled dogs at this kennel. And 4 dogs inside as pets.
It only takes one kennel with 150 dogs to disprove your theory about all sled dogs retiring as pets. Im pretty sure most retire to a chain or giving rides in the bush until its more cost effective to shoot them.
Seriously, just between my boss and a few of his few musher friends they have several hundred dogs. Its absurd. No way they are all retiring to happy warm homes that love them. Simply no way. Especially when you consider how rural alot of these guys live. "Just shoot the bastard"
What good boahs. Hope they are doing well
Well this is five years later, and he is a very competitive racing musher. They are mostly all dead, tied to a post at one of their ride giving facilities, or sold to another racing musher by now if im being honest.
So i mean. They could be better. They were unfortunate enough to be born there so...
They were born at the seaveys. So probably not :/
Its like vice did zero homework on this guy.
0:23 my dawg gonna have blue balls
Edit: 3:42 and my dawg here threw up
Ruby’s the fave 😂😂
you don't think its weird a dude who owns around 200 working dogs and doesn't believe in adopting them out, has a dog inside that ISNT a retired or flunky sled dog? I sure do.
@@doggodoggo3000 why is it weird?
@@oki588 Because thats not a sled dog. They breed dogs en masse and don't adopt them out. You'd think one of those dogs he runs 4000 miles a year and keeps on chains their whole life might could earn a shot to be in the house instead. His family owns around 600-700 sled dogs.
I work in sled dog racing. All the inside pet dogs that live here, and with any other mushers I know. are all retired sled dogs. There are 4 here.
Theres a HUGE over abundance of dogs in sled dog racing. Lots of sled dog rescues and people that shoot dogs that don't run fast anymore. This family owns more sled dogs than anyone in the world as far as I know. And his ONE pet dog isn't a sled dog?
Thats messed up.
lol heres a vid from there kennel someone sent me. www.dropbox.com/sh/j2p11gcqigd48fs/AABcb-TVMWJX9-5BUg0IJqVia?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR20_p2mEZaRTFiE7QhnhrkiMSx1umfEPiBgLktWg7-ExmrguwHmpvjZuM8&preview=location_of_dog_grave_ytfb.mp4
Those dogs deserve better beds. Just a barrel, they need insulated comfortable straw based bedding.
If you look into the barrel entrance it looks like there's straw inside.
@Orb_ they still love hay, straw, and nice bedding. All the work they put in they deserve a nice bed.
The retired dog is just going to be chained the rest of his life?...
No. they will shoot it eventually. so wait. I guess the answerer is yes then. "rest of his life" means "until they decide to shoot it"
This dudes family owns between 600-700 dogs all kept like that. This is just ONE of their facilities. This is just his personal pool of racing dogs. If they flunk out of here they can give sled dog rides a few years. Until they shoot it.
@@doggodoggo3000 I have personally met this dog, Gatt, along with many of Dallas Seavey's retired sled dogs. He lives in a heated cabin on a very soft dog bed. He's petted and pampered and treated like a king. He's still living a very full life, even in his old age.
@@kimberlylane3738 well thats nice. the most recent video im privy too is this one czcams.com/video/ZYzQiFZrYx4/video.html
i also feel like i recall reading or hearing in an interview somewhere that the Seavey's don't adopt out dogs in most cases. where are you meeting these retired sled dogs? Are you a handler or something?
@@kimberlylane3738 You answer was so strange to me. I had to google your name. (i work in sled dog racing)
all i found was this ""Swing Dog Sponsor Kimberly Lane." Is that you? Are you one of the seaveys sponsors?
Thats so weird lol, im genuinely curious as to why? And also super curious how you met his dogs and under what context that was.
I think mushing is GREAT. But racing is another thing entirely, IDK how much you follow stuff. But the Seavey's have quite a bad reputation. All the things, beating dogs, culling dogs, over breeding dogs. They are basically public enemy number one in the eyes of people against the racing.
And with all the enemies they have made throughout the years. They, as a family, have done more to hurt the Iditarod and the world of racing than just about anyone.
Even other racing mushers take issue with their style of dog care. Its quite extreme. They are known for being "old-school" and having heavy handed philosophies regarding sled dog care and treatment.
@@doggodoggo3000 Yes, I sponsored Dallas. I have also visited both of the Seaveys and their kennels and have followed their careers for years. I met Gatt at Dallas' kennel in Talkeetna. Dallas still owns him. Many of the retired dogs are adopted out to good homes through The August Fund. Have you ever read either Mitch or Dallas Seavey's books? I think they might give you a different perspective on things. Also, I would suggest that you visit their kennels. Their dogs are given better care than most house pets.
That's alot of dog food!
After watching the Discovery Channel’s series on it from the 2008 race this guy’s attitude kinda takes the fun out of what I saw there. Guy likes to brag no doubt. Ya he’s won a lot. Just strongly comes across as 2-D.
lol you should read some of the quotes from his book! Here is a link! They have pretty wacky ideals. www.peta.org/features/quotes-from-iditarod-champions/
(its on petas website, im not a peta member and i don't even like the organization. But they are spot on about this dog racing crap lol. i work in racing. And this link is literally just a few quotes from the seaveys book. peta didnt write them, they are just sharing them because its freaking insane. thankyou peta for sharing so i don't have to read the book myself lol)
I dont care for this family... doped dogs, strange 'coincidences' that place them in the lead
I think he has so much confidence. You have to in this sport. The dogs will pick up on this giving them the energy to succeed.
@doggodoggo3000 What the actual fuck...thanks for linking that. Disturbing 😬
Is the dogs varm at night
these are happy dogs, any dog whos in a apartment alone thats just torture these pups are as happy as they can be they have brothers and sisters to play socialize and they have the outdoors that they love and crave
so this is the place that shows up in peta ads
are the dogs either chained up or in harnesses on the sled? do they ever get to just run around? with horses, it is considered pretty unfair if not cruel to keep a horse in a stall and not give them any turnout...
They deserve much better houses....
@@fern-liberationlakdnd I have to agree with you 100%.
ur the man.. 4get those lame comments thy dont know better ..thy have a dog and do nothing fun with their dogs..
Togo brought me here
What do you feed them? They look skinny...
I have always supported mushers no matter where they are
There are alot of competing philosophies in mushing. The way these dudes overbreed and treat their sled dogs is controversial even amongst other mushers. This family has done alot to harm the race tbh.
this guy is literally one of the worst offenders for the crazy stuff you hear about mushing. One of their old handlers is LITTERALLY leading the charge against the racing. You should read some of the quotes from their book lol.
I work in racing and i've been messaging there old handler for a few months now haha. She said this to me
"Locals up there hate them too.........Because they’re puppymilling, dog beating, dog killing assholes.
Mitch and Danny are both huge assholes. Dallas is a little p^$$y." lmao i am not clever enough to make this crap up SMH
Apbt and these dogs are kept the same way on a chain that’s how you contain a working dog safely and humanly
dogs are born to move as in walk and run alot LIKE EVERY SINGLE DAY most of them anyway
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And what a shitty life for these dogs to be chained to a barrel. You love dogs so much you can't build a kennel for them? Heart breaking to see how sled dogs actually live.
Not all sled dogs live like this, though... there's some good mushers out there, really
I'm someone looking to have a small team someday, I would treat them better than the people who keep them chained up all day when not running
Going to be a 5x champion 2021!!
I wish I would have grown up in Alaska it seems like just a better all around life. Not looking forward to buy Jordan’s or a huge tv or have the nicest new things, no wanting drugs or wanting ride around being a gangster. Just living a good life in the middle of nowhere enjoying the little things in life. That’s why the Africans that live in the tents are happier than the Africans that live in the bronx.
These dogs were being doped up with opioids 😂 no wonder they thought they could do anything
To keep an animal attached to chain and being proud of it.
Get a life you ignorant fool
These dogs are CHAINED ALL DAY LONG!!! How can he be proud of that????
Thanks for all your comments and concerns about these dogs. Thats SUPER cool.
My channel is going to focus largely on this sled dog issue. I only have one video up atm and its bs. But i have many more in the works.
Some dogs are stuck in a house all day long 😡
@@Siberianhuskypuppy Theres lots of shady info out there about these guys in particular. Im suprised vice would do this interview tbh.
I work in a different type of dog sled racing. It sucks just as bad. Mushing is cool, but racing sure af ain't. The iditarod deserves all the criticism it gets.
@@Siberianhuskypuppy Stuck in a house and in chains, being able to move less than 2 meters, is not the same. Even dogs at home to out everyday and have physical contact with other beings.
They’re bred to do this and they love it. :/
Lol the moose didn't survive the incident.. thats fucking right
Hate to see any dog chained. Can’t they be fenced in?
Yea but then it costs more money and you can't control their diet as strictly. Fighting and added variables.
The whole chaining thing in mushing is a concession to trying to own more dogs than one person should.
Its never just "whats best for the dogs" its "whats best for the dogs to get them to run really far really fast"
Of coarse sled dogs like to run! Thats the only time they ever get off their chain! Wouldn't you?
Fenced in is NOT the best way for arctic dogs! Mushers have tried many, many different ways of keeping their dogs safe. You can find videos on this very subject from Dallas. His latest innovation is to tie them to lines where they can move farther but still have safe quiet space too.
@@jacquelinelynch4713 This is the Sub arctic. And they breed way more dogs than they really need, just to stay competitive. they have about three teams in the iditarod each year.
Its pretty easy to win when you have such a huge pool of dogs to choose from.
If you like the Seaveys so much, go work for them. They are basically always hiring.
Their old handler "Ashley Keith" has done more to raise awareness and pressure sponsors to end the race than just about any one.
So in a way, the Seavey's have damaged the reputation and quality of the race more than anybody.
But seriously, it really does just have alot to do with the huge number of dogs and time they have. Owning that many dogs and a touring kennel is a huge advantage. Dog sled racing is HUGELY pay-to-win. IDK how many dogs the seaveys own. But its atleast 600. They have multiple kennels. Dogs on the glacier. Those fuchers have dogs all over the place.
Mushing is great. But Dog racing should be illegal. Im not trying to ruin anyones way of life. Take peoples dogs and stuff. But you can't ignore how differently these kennels would start operating if racing was banned.
It would shift the focus from performance to quality of life. There be way fewer dogs and way fewer sled dog rescues.
Lot of envy on display, and misinformation.
@@jacquelinelynch4713 dog racing is dog racing. Its bad for all the same reasons greyhound racing is. It creates too many dogs.
Have you heard of the whistler massacre? Where in 2010 they killed between 50-100 sleddogs that were old and under performing? It was a ride giving kennel. But that huge number of dogs and style of kennel stems from racing.
What have I said that was misinformation?
Look. people like you are just blindly defending the status quo. RACING is not the peak of the world of mushing. Its an extreme off shoot.
Im not saying these are bad people
. But this has gone on far enough.
Those kennels look depressing. I hope they get to run a lot.
DaCamponTwee Even if they get to run once a week it's better than a husky sitting in an appartment in a big city IMO.
DaCamponTwee they are some of the best sled dogs in the world. do you really think he keeps them chained up for 11 months and then hits the trails?
DaCamponTwee I'm assuming the ones he races with, get a ton of exercise
Genghis Khan he races them all picks the best has back up dogs. They also eat better than most dogs
@@DisbelievingPotato I am indigenous Chukchi. Our dogs were not bred to run 1000 miles like this. Our hunters didn't use them this way. It's disrespectful to our traditions.
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From the Sled Dog Action Coalition: At least 154 dogs have died in the Iditarod. There is no official count of dog deaths available for the race's early years. There are no records kept of how how many dogs die in training or after the race each year.
gawdhammit Schooner that’s a dude
Could a team of Olympic distance runners compete against a team of these sled dogs? Show them a thing or 2.
Good man. Iva seen homeless people worse
Homeless people are not chained around a little barrel.
Using sled dogs for work is fine, but I do not agree with racing them to their literal deaths.
the Iditarod is fine
@@auxobl Its really not. Dog sled racing really isn't fine.
But what do i know? Im just a professional sled dog handler and racer who used to work at a zoo and in animal rescues. This sport is FULL of abuse and terrible stuff. You can't get a team of dogs to run that far without breaking a few, and them shitting blood and stuff. Its extremely hard on them. mentally and physically.
Start the race with 16 but you have to finish with atleast 6? WTF? Have you ever ran until you collapsed? How about running until collapse, but if you stop, you are going to get dragged by your neck. Thats this sport. Normalized torture.
Sled dogs can't poop while sprinting. They simply aren't given a choice. They are being ran until they have bloody shit litterally spewing out there ass, they would totally stop if they could. But these mushers make them learn to "poop on the fly". "You better figure your shit out" Is what my boss says when a dog is having trouble pooping mid sprint.
Why the fuck are we out here. This isn't fun. Trying to win in this sport is not fun if your having to do shit like that to remain competitive.
People shoving matches in their dogs asses to try to get them to poop before the race.
Performance culling. Being killed because you can't run fast enough or aren't good at pulling the sled. All of this goes on.
This entire sport is full of blood, chains, mud, and shit.
@@auxobl Its not running a trap line. These dogs aren't needed to survive in the harsh landscape of the arctic. Dog sled tours and dog sled racing is something else entirely than the cultural history of dog sledding. Its so my boss can beat his rivals at a race and feel good about himself. He talks big talk about the future of the sport of open class mushing and blah blah blah. But at the end of the day, if a decision needs to be made that could effect their happiness vs their ability to win. Ability to win will always be what he focuses on.
@@doggodoggo3000 Envious, much?
@@jacquelinelynch4713 No. I think mushing is Fine. Im just a big boy enough to see all the issues with over breeding dogs. This race started in the 70s. Now we have the benefit of hindsight.
These racing mushers make too many dogs. Plain and simple. People are getting less and less willing to shoot them so they are stacking up. There are lots of sled dog rescues.
I have a problem with RACING. not mushing.
Dog racing is Dog racing. Adding the word "sled" doesn't change that.
Inhumane treatment of dogs.
Dogs here die.
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Actually at least half of the dogs don't make it. They don't have a choice in this competition. They are forced to go further when they're totally exhausted. Don't who don't run fast enough get abandoned or killed. The breeding conditions for these dogs are horrible. As you can see they're life is nothing more than being chained up in the cold, or being forced to run. Yes dogs can love this sport, but the extremety of this particular race is 100% cruel and goes beyond what 'dogs love'. Please educate yourself with about this race with information that PETA and other wellfare organizations offer. Don't think dogs love this race, just because humans want them to.
I had no idea they were chained like this. I'm disgusted and this should be outlawed.
Peta brought me here
lol sweet. Im not a peta member. But im advocating against dog sled racing on account of i work in it and have seen a bunch of bad stuff. Ive got a bunch of video in the works with aims about raising awareness to this crap. One of them is about peta, (im gonna be bashing peta, but only to actually make a point that sled dog racing is bad. And that anyone who is against racing, get labeled a peta wacko or ara activist.)
PETA kidnaps and murders pets
Dog kooses a leg for a man , man get money and award, and dog suffers.
You really can’t predict the moose. It’s not like he put down the dog either. He probably paid thousands out in vet bills to help the dog, plus the amount work physical therapy must of taken.
@@demonicsnowh.280 , I personally met this dog in March 2020. His name is Gatt. He now lives inside at the kennel. He has a wonderful dog bed and even a handicapped accessible dog house. He lives a very charmed life.
@@demonicsnowh.280 Not probably; he actually did spend thousands and it took 2 years to bring that dog back to health. Not many pet owners would do what he did!
@@demonicsnowh.280 Not probably; he actually did spend thousands and it took 2 years to bring that dog back to health. Not many pet owners would do what he did!
Cool, I said probably since I don’t know how much vet care costs in that area, and how costs would change if he had Gatt insured. Since I do know my grandma spent $1,000 getting her cats leg amputated after an accident.
This is so cruel
I would think they could provide better shelter thin a peace of shit 55 gallon drum
the plastic barrels are better than normal plastic or wood dog houses
Except for when these dogs are sledding, their whole lives are spent tied to a 5 foot chain.
True, but there are city dogs who spend thier whole lives on 5' chains who never get to go sledding. Which dog on a 5' chain would you rather be?
Shadmock 1969 stop excusing one case of mistreatment because there are other more severe ones. It’s like saying domestic abuse in one case is alright because there’s another case where a victim was killed. We should be encouraging the best possible treatment of sled dogs instead of making excuses for mediocre (at best) ones.
@@hanshorta-hopkins6300 well said, thanks
Same thoughts from here, love mushing, but there is another way to do it.
Where did you get this info?
This is horrible and animal cruelty must stop.
Why dont they use wolf hybrids? Also they leave the dogs tied outside, why dont wolves come to kill these dogs and make me wa t iut if them??They have superior genetics, stronger and more veritile.
Harder to train, aggressive, etc.
Wild wolves arent going to risk attacking them and getting shot or injured. They aren't competing for food or territory.
Look at how these dogs live. If you're okay with this then you're part of the problem. Commerical sled dogging is animal cruelt.. these dogs suffer for humans entertainment.
Sometimes. Not every single musher in existence is bad
You can see one of the dogs bones if you can’t afford to feed the dog don’t freaking have so many
That's what a fit dog looks like, these dogs are conditioned muscle. If they were underweight, they wouldn't be able to run like they do. Most huskies you're used to seeing are overweight.
Bones? You mean, below the 2 layers of fur, lean muscle mass. Those bones?
You are clearly the owner of dogs who are fat as hell and diabetic/arthritic before they even hit 4 years old lol Those are fit ATHLETES. Not lifeless couch potatoes
Disgusting
Animal cruelty
Why are the dogs chained around tose little boxes? A cruel way to make them living, running in circles all day long.
Animal cruelty indeed
The animal abuse is apparent . Shame on him.
lol he is basically the poster child for the race. Its insane. I work in racing and i've been messaging one of their old handlers for a few months now haha. She said this to me "Locals up there hate them too.........Because they’re puppymilling, dog beating, dog killing assholes.
Mitch and Danny are both huge assholes. Dallas is a little p^$$y." lmao i am not clever enough to make this crap up SMH
dude you have no idea how deep the rabbit hole goes with his family. Shame on VICE at this point for perpetuating this crap. Its almost comical how surface level this is.
my channel is going to be about sled dogs for the most part.
How do you feel about the dogs at Tushi/Tagish lake kennels? Michelle Phillips seems to care a lot about her dogs there.
Stfu you pussy these dogs are bred for this shit
I love you're dogs but I don't like the way they sleep outside, some of them aren't huskyes and they live in trash cans made from plastic!!!!
YOU'RE NOT A GOOD OWENER!!!
Death AlphaThose are not trash cans. Those plastic barrel and whats wrong with a dog sleeping outside? These are not couchdogs that do nothing, these dogs have one massive desire to run and if they are taken inside from -15C to +20Cwont do them any good when they have fur that can easily take on -30C.
@@rinofagerlund2371 Yah maybe I was wrong, but what about that disgusting food?👿
Death Alpha What’s disgusting about the food? Its maybe disgusting for us but the dogs love it! Otherwise they would not eat it.
@@rinofagerlund2371 Fine I'll stop I just care about dogs, even if I'm a cat person...😢
Death Alpha I understand that, but please don’t accuse people for something they haven’t done and please be more educated about something when you want to talk about it. Not to be rude. Have a good one and just enjoy life.
Iditarod is very cruel to dogs.
FACTS: Sled Dog Action Coalition
It is not the Iditarod that is cruel. It is some mushers. There are bad mushers as there are bad pet owners and those mushers need to be stopped. The majority of mushers however love their dogs, live for their dogs and probably would not be alive anymore if it was not for the dogs.
Musher who abuse their dogs get disqualified from basically all sled dog races around the globe with immediate action and have to give away their dogs. The problem is that stuff that's normal to such athletic sled dogs is presented as cruel.
I just checked out your sled dog action coalition "source" and most of it is total bullshit.
For example there is a picture of a 20 or so dog team infront of an ATV with a headline like "Iditarod dogs having to pull heavy ATV". First, most times when training with ATVs the musher actually drives the ATV in order to keep the dogs at a realtively slow, reasonable pace so the dogs are not even pulling the ATV. Second, do you have any idea how much weight 20 of those dogs could pull? One ATV, in some cases even used without the engine, is total peanuts! They could pull a truck if they wanted to, without effort.
Forcing sled dogs to live a life other than the life of a sled dog would be the most cruel thing that could be done to them.
So maybe you want to start fighting against the abuse of pet dogs, because I can assure you that the average Iditarod dog is happier than the average American pet dog.
You should read the material on the Sled Dog Action Coalition website. Anyone who races dogs in the Iditarod is an animal abuser. Anyone who forces their dogs to live on chains is also an animal abuser.
Margery Glickman you seem to be really good at generalising things. No, not everyone who races dogs in the Iditarod abuses animals. That is just completely wrong.
Yes, there are people, who are mistreating their dogs, and the Iditarod and dog world is doing pretty much everything possible to stop those people and save the dogs.
But I guess you are someone who would also say that everybody who is running the Iditarod is in there for the money.
I worked as a handler for a Quest musher who is a vegetarian and could not care more about the wellbeing of her animals. And that is the case with every other musher we have met too.
So please tell me, how do you think sled dogs should live? Or do you think there is no such thing as a ‚sled dog’ because they all just get forced to run?
Also the ‚facts‘ on that website you mentioned are so badly researched it is obvious whoever put that all together has never really worked with sled dogs or even participated in any kind of race. It is always easy to judge things you have never experienced yourself.
Margery Glickman it's better having ur dog in shape than having a husky locked up in apartment all day in a city and having a obese dog,these dogs are breed to race and they get aggressive and stubborn if they don't run
In what terrible conditions are these dogs kept !!!!!!Cruelty!!!!
Tell me, would you keep 100+ dogs inside of a yurt??? Huskies are built to withstand the cold. My huskies would stay outside for hours in the snow if they could. I see dog houses with straw for them to make their beds. Most mushers would kill a dog that could no longer run, such as the 3 legged retiree. They all have tails wagging, and you mean to tell me that that looks like cruelty to you? Looks like Dallas keeps very good care of his dogs. Especially since he spent about sixty thousand dollars on two thousand pounds of dog food.
Do you know what cruelty is? Keeping a husky, an athlete, in a city house and walk them like 2-3 hours a day. I have worked with Alaskan Huskies and most of them do not want to go inside a house. Sometimes we had to bring one in and they hated it and starting panting within seconds because it was way too hot for them. Of course wooden dog houses would look much nicer but considering how fast some pups chew up their houses I can understand Dallas doesn't want to build 100+ dog houses a year. And the chains are necessary to prevent dog fights and make sure the dogs rest between runs. The dogs have got straw, individual shelters, high quality food and a ton of exercise, which is all these hard working buddies need.
Who was that comment directed at Soviet Ball
Raging River Nation not you
I agree! :/
Can’t be funny being kept on short lines most of the time, If they can’t afford giving the dogs a proper home, then don’t have so many.
This is animal abuse
You are insane to think that way. Our world is screwed up to think an obese dog is well taken care of, while a fit and athletic one is abused. Mushers like Dallas dedicate their whole lives to dogs and they have proof to back it up.
9paraclete Not really, the dogs love having a working. But yes, the kennels look quite depressing! :/
This is the opposite of abuse.
@@ravenchild7517 You must not judge by what "looks good" to a human. This and other seemingly-strange set-ups have been well-researched and experimented with through many decades. These mushers want the very best for their dogs. (It shows when you see them race! They are happy, eager, and can handle way more difficulties than humans can!)
@@Crowley99718 The abuse is not them being fit and athletic. It's them being channed all day long with barely no space to move.
A race to the north pole
Do it like real Alaskans