Sled Dogs: The Most Extreme Distance Athletes on Earth

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In the Arctic, it's not just about muscle power, but brainpower too. The bond between humans and sled dogs goes beyond physical strength. It's a testament to our shared intelligence and teamwork throughout history. Keep watching to learn how sled dogs have evolved over millennia to become the ultimate Arctic warriors.
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[@danielscott3178]

The goodest boys

[@RealMTBAddict]

Good ole boys

[@blossom_generosty-]

and girls for all you know all of the shown dogs could be female? all the same cute stop with this retarded shitty saying implying that only one gender is capable of anything and females are just mindless lesser childbags and it is exception for them to have the desire to explore or whatever atleast in 21 century AD

[@msk-qp6fn]

The most dramatic too 😂

[@Trgn]

The dogs are miserable, worse than even hound racing, dogsledding are the deadliest and cruelest race events on earth, hiding its uglies from the public eyes. Racers, breeders literally worked their dogs to exhaustion and death on impossible races. Large percent of dogs dont get to finish the race, and are left to die on the track. Those lucky that havent die form exhaustion, but too injured to race are still made to carry load to the finish line, and after the event they are seen as useless thus are also neglected to death. Eventually abandoned outside in the cold, not fed by owners to rot away. Artic dog racing events have been exposed of many horrible treatments of dogs from breeding, lack of care throughout dogs lives, and the gruesome racing itself. These racing events are just blood sport, that are nothing like the native who used dogsleds for survival neccesity and didnt work dogs to death on impossible journey just for entertainment or gimmick prizes.

[@Crystal_saga]

@@Trgnso you’re saying these dogs are miserable? They aren’t.

[@hannahbrown2728]

The deep tan on his face short of his eyes speaks to someone dedicated to their passion in this context

[@savage9436]

Passion? It’s a lifestyle bro not a passion. This is needed to live and survive not for enjoyment

[@hannahbrown2728]

​​@@savage9436 I get what youre saying but how many folks would meet this grind with bitterness? How many others would exude an obvious desire to escape. This man isnt surviving, hes thriving, all challenges aside. You can *enjoy* working to meet your needs, theyre not mutually exclusive?

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

@@hannahbrown2728 also deep knowledge of the land. He’s absolutely impressive dude 🎉

[@huhSHUA]

Bro you can get that at the beach chilling with no passion. Chill out

[@hannahbrown2728]

@@huhSHUA Holy shit talk about missing the point. Go sit in the sand and fry your brain a bit more why dont ya?

[@MonumentToSin]

Everyone that wants to buy a husky should watch this video and see just was kind of extreme athlete they are. So sad to see how many good husky end up in city shelters nowadays. But how amazing it is to watch them in their true environment, flourishing in the snow and running to their heart's content!

[@C_71]

If you have any, you know that they just want to do ANYTHING with you! Trust and believe that they won't die because they didn't go sledding!

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

@@C_71 yeah. But I think the original comment meant you shouldn’t get a husky because it looks cool on social media and expect them to lay around cozily in your apartment all day. 🥹

[@alexsalazar5161]

or they buy them to live in hot places like SE Asia or countries near the equator

[@juleslee8059]

I agree!! It breaks my heart to see so many beautiful, loving huskies in shelters because some one decided to get them without research. The dogs suffer for the human’s careless.

[@mskatefish]

Hundred percent

[@mindybee96]

Okay but the part where he says "Thank you Mama" for the meal 🥹 The dogs were cool, the polar bear was majestic, but something about shared meals get me every time 😭😭🤧

[@BatkoBrat]

Something tells me you are a mom of 3 ❤

[@JoeRogansForehead]

Hard to find a wife or gf up there 😂 mama is the best

[@ElDJReturn]

I really like Shane's style. He's a really great communicator. Thanks for another great episode!

[@pbsterra]

Glad you're enjoying these episodes! Thanks for tuning in to Human Footprint.

[@carsonwieker]

Very true!

[@Holmer188]

These are incredible people. Thanks for letting us see a little bit of your lives.

[@polarperlen]

The first couple of months after I moved from Greenland, I couldn't sleep well because of the lack of sledge dogs howling in the night

[@juliagearing506]

Sled dogs are one of the most amazing breeds in the canine world. It's horrible what the RCMP did in the early history of Resolute. If the Inuit people weren't so resourceful, they could have been extinct. Terrible to think that a culture could have been lost. We, as a society, could learn more from them. Yes, it's sad that seals and whales have to die, BUT these people are not wasteful of their resources. Human and dog alike eat every part of the animals they hunt. Shane was a great narrator for the show. I like his style of communication and his firsthand experience with Devin. Great show

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

The Inuit people manage their resources long term. Their entire culture revolves around sustainability. Even if they hunt seals and whales, they make sure these animals are still available for next season. Then we have the Swedes who have turned whale hunting into either a commercial venture or a blood sport to make themselves feel 'manly' and are very willing to wipe out an entire species for their 'culture' while lecturing others about sustainability. Glad more light is being shed on their community. They are a wonderful community.

[@20PINKluvr]

​@@MahiMahi-yu5joinuits are much more sustainable about whaling than the Faroese

[@msk-qp6fn]

Ignorance and greed kills heritages and treasures of knowledge I tell you....

[@reeedly]

@@MahiMahi-yu5jo I think you're thinking of Norway or Faroe Islands, either way whaling is dying out as demand drops and public opinion shifts

[@quillmorningstar8713]

​@@MahiMahi-yu5jo Sure, it may be sustainable but that's not the same as it being ethical and it isn't ethical in any way. It doesn't matter if it's from the shitty corporate companies or the Inuit people, whaling in any form is not humane. In fact, how unethical it is, is on the same level as hunting elephants. According to many scientific studies, whales are highly intelligent and have complex social structures that are extremely similar to human social structures. Now, I'd normally send a few links of scientific studies but unfortunately youtube likes to flag my comment as spam when I do that so I can't.

[@aao8578]

Great video. Absolutely horrible what the RCMP did to them....intentionally destroying another people group's ability to eat is evil

[@PhilipDunphy]

Do you know why they do what they did? was it to destroy their culture or something else?

[@Princess-fz8kj]

@@PhilipDunphyits always been to destroy their culture, the Canadian government has been very explicit about this

[@lynako2546]

humans are a disappointment

[@shayleenjoubert2008]

" i have the BEST Mom in the world". Thats priceless And si wonderful and refreshing to hear.❤ Im sure she is proud of you and knows she has the best son in the world aswel. #Awesome doc AMAZING DOGS❤

[@coolweirdpipeline]

Yet another reason to hate the RCMP and Canadian Settler-Colonialism. The idea of Canada being a utopian society of some kind that could never harm others is repulsive and so untrue when you learn of the true history of their killings and displacement of indigenous people. Bless Dev and his family. Hope they and his team of dogs continue to thrive.

[@LongWalker730]

No one cares.

[@bjdefilippo447]

I'm so impressed with the gentleman who learned to mush partially online!

[@Mek3590]

It's sad to know he did it purely because his people had those teaching severed. Horray for KZbin!

[@jenisemcintyre3839]

Devon Manik had to learn from KZbin because generations of hunting knowledge was stripped from the Inuit people when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police slaughtered hundreds of sled dogs to prevent the Inuit people from hunting and leaving town.

[@msk-qp6fn]

​@@jenisemcintyre3839 and people wonder why i often say most of the current world problem is because of "white" people

[@lordraiden5398]

This episode is so awesome. I have two Siberian Huskies that I rescued......or should I say they rescued me. They are really one of a kind dogs. Alot of them end up in shelters because people don't realize how much work they can be. If you are willing to put in the time it can be a rewarding experience. If you wish to bring one into your home please check your local shelter first.

[@Mek3590]

Amazing documentary centered on the indigenous people's stories and their connection to their dogs! I strive to make documentaries like this for my people!

[@gothtechsupport2337]

these wonderful amazing multipurpose companions and the dedicated intelligent people who care for and work with them will ALWAYS have my admiration

[@CanadianSledDog]

I'm raising an Inuit sled puppy from an ancient Baffin Island line. She's the most intense dog I've ever met. Her favorite hobby is full contact wrestling with my adult husky while trail running. I have high hopes for her as an endurance athlete who should be able to pull off about 70km per day on bikepacking trips. She's the most hands on dog I've ever met too, if you can't back up your words with physical action she won't respect you at all.

[@rogehnimunoz4327]

This is such an incredible thing. Felt bad for the Inuit when they were relocated from their original land to barren unhabitable land. Thank God they survived and thrive. Long live to all of you including your precious dogs!!

[@ci6742]

Wow! It's so cool to watch this. I can't even imagine what it would be like to experience this, considering I've never seen snow before.

[@nekkidnora]

As someone who was raised in the arctic circle, the idea of "no don't hunt the *insert animal here* for meat it's too meeeeean" has always been so intensely insulting. I'm glad to see some spotlight shone on people for whom meat is an essential part of the diet, on hunting seal and whale without the bad press. I'm sure there are people out there who don't need to be hunting these animals and do it for fun and shouldn't be, but the media like to paint with a broad brush and make anyone who hunts these animals a villain, and that's just not it. Also, god these dogs are something else. I live in the south now, and I have a husky who is, technically, related to the inuit dogs, but they're on a whole other level. They're so gd cool.

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

Those arguments are brain dead and it really is unfortunate that you received them. I was blessed to be born in a tropical region and have a plethora of plant foods ready and available through out the year. I wasn't dependant on meat. Does not give me the right to criticize people who do depend on meat to survive.

[@alexandra6557]

Speaking of hunting and huskies... is there any chance I can convince my apartament husky to share space with a caged rabbit? Or îs a lost cause and i'm asking too much?

[@2000Smillie]

@@alexandra6557feel like a husky shouldn’t be living in an apartment 😅

[@alexandra6557]

@@2000Smillie I agree, but I live 3 km away from Mountains. One hour away from one of the biggest natural reservations (mountain) în Europe. I let the gentle dog eat my floors Doors, tables, takes baths daily and so on. It's hard for me not for him.

[@alexandra6557]

@@2000Smillie apartament or not, City or not, we go for walks, it sees small animals (except dogs) and we fly ! Can take the husky out of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of him. ( two days ago we saw sheep and cows behind a fence and the little devil managed to "call" the sheep near the fence. They saw the dog, ran to him, then he moved too quick from sheppard to wolf and they ran faster back )

[@nebbykoo]

This video is really great. The dogs, the people are magnificent. Thank you!!

[@stefani.m.1987]

This was absolutely amazing to watch! What a dedicated kid Devin is. Very cool to get a glimpse of this life and learn some things I didn’t know. 💜 And thanks to the journalist for putting himself out of his comfort zone!

[@user-pn9db8sm5w]

Loved this program, would like to see more about these kinds of dogs, and life in these harsher climates. This one reminds me of other specials I've seen about sled dogs. One showed a history of how they were gathered up and shipped from Canada to Europe to be used during the 2nd world War. Another one showed how authentic sled dog's hearts are different from a regular dogs.

[@souldancersbyjennifer]

Woooowww.... So amazing!

[@avenuestx2211]

I love how they told the story over dinner that was really cool. I was eating too , so I felt there

[@TealCheetah]

Magnificent dogs and fantastic teamwork

[@hevyjameshulleza461]

Imagine being so cozy that you can get overheated in a subzero environment... sled dogs are so cool...

[@missbornlucky6676]

love the camera work, really captured the beauty and ferocity of the dogs

[@RaeC5280]

What a wonderful episode! I'm grateful for the chance to learn about this community, and love how friendly everyone in this episode was. ❤

[@mascadadelpantion8018]

So much to learn about Sled dogs Or winter dor I think I just love all dogs

[@Splashstar216]

Oml are they the northern inuit dogs? Those are my ultimate FAVORITE!!!! THEY'RE literally the BEST SLED DOGS IN THE WORLD 🌎

[@HonouringMiyukiandAce1414]

Thank you so much!! I loved this I have had Huskies for 27 years and currently have a husky and my precious Malamute Ace. He is the most amazing soul and I would die for him. Loved this so much Bless you Mina❄️

[@carsonwieker]

Great episode, thank you! Beautiful and educational. Hope this gets more well deserved views. Cheers!

[@tscottshea]

This was so well done, and so interesting. Thank you!

[@Spunky5]

Great work to everyone who was involved (including the dogs)! I love the open-minded perspective and overall clear enjoyment coming from every bit of this, which is hard to get in documentary’s about indigenous dogs and their people ^^

[@micacam2684]

Love seeing you out there, bro. Stay warm and keep representing!!!❤❤❤

[@richardjackson6922]

This episode is near and dear to my heart as an urban musher. Working with dog is a very rewarding thing if it is done right.

[@BotsWeekendCovers]

Outstanding Video! So well done and your reporter is a heck of a talent!!!!

[@SeBastistuta]

Incredible story, well told, thank you!

[@splatninja9447]

This was excellent, thanks for sharing.

[@aprilezell3784]

My first episode but won't be my last. You couldn't have hooked me better than with sled dogs and a great host!

[@thedude2920]

This is some fantastic content. Thank yous!

[@Albisriede]

Nicely presented. Thank you.

[@complicatedh]

This was an amazing watch!

[@sebnackers]

My self I have a Canadian Inuit dog he is such a great dog but you do need to keep him working (pulling something, sled, bike) or he will destroy your house lol. Great documentary I love to see more about this are breed in his native habitat living along his human.

[@nvidiasniper]

Absolutely enjoyed this upload 🎉

[@Eric1396]

Incredible story!! Just wow!

[@JessInIreland]

This was so great!!!!! LOVE Shane as a host

[@RaeC5280]

Yes he's very kind and open minded! ❤

[@pissedoffpotato1882]

His passion to this sport is remarkable. I love those babies too. The wonderful things they can do ❤

[@sunflowering127]

amazing! love to see this teamwork enabling survival in this harsh environment!

[@Svensk7119]

A beautiful video, sir! My compliments!

[@thlee3]

its true, youtube is teaching the world

[@cabilgibbs]

Great job on this!!!. Greatful grateful for yu

[@ianpershing1200]

this is amazing. thanks for the video

[@user-xn2hf9re8r]

this is brilliant Shane

[@indiemusiccloud8238]

OOHH I hate finding channels late. Love this kind a stuff

[@criktun3346]

The best docu, Ive seen on this

[@kundersachin24]

Should be an hour videos

[@rabbitwooden2184]

Wow..... I felt like I just went on a trip to the Resolute. Thank you.

[@Tinabourine]

I really enjoyed this video.

[@tiffersj6851]

Incredible video

[@raulg19]

This was awesome -- I watched it twice

[@oscarellenius2007]

Their way of life is the real way to live. To me it's a life goal ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@j_wah3084]

I actually cried at the part where they tell the history of Resolute.

[@Sparky.07]

Respect to the people and the amazing dogs!

[@Matthew2819_]

Whoever edited this video needs a PAY RAISE 🔥🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@bodytrainer1crane730]

Fascinating! ❤️❤️❤️

[@yume152]

That's my girls' relatives! Very true and sad about not being able to find elders to pass on the traditional knowledge. But glad the young Manik found new ways to learn from Greenland!

[@aliciamazingg]

This is amazing

[@camillaskold5891]

Why did they kill the sled dogs? How can humans be that cruel? I’m so glad Devon and his mother shared their story❤️🙏. Earth would be a much better place if we all lived like them- one with nature. It’s so beautiful❤️❤️❤️

[@aprilgibson817]

To kill off the native population same with the native Americans and the Buffalo on the plains it’s a kind of genocide

[@msk-qp6fn]

Greed and ignorance

[@theperson5185]

To trap the natives, make them reliant and because they’d be reliant they’d be compliant to the Canadian government.

[@pliktl]

They are just so happy yes they are

[@echelonafrica]

Awesome!

[@asahel980]

As a teenager My uncle always brings me whenever he go Monitor Lizard hunting which is twice a year in the Philippines and bring all his 8 dogs trained to hunt and we only have air guns , the kind that you pump manually we rarely use it since the dogs are the ones doing the hunting , we're just there if the monitor lizards is up the Tree or in their lair underground.

[@junjalapeno7773]

Wow that guy is so cool!

[@allythearts5439]

Omg I call them snow dogs 😂 ❤ they are too adorable even the big ones I did see a snow dog a few times in person

[@annahchan1407]

Dogs are just angels that are sent from above. They are the most trustworthy and Human's best friend.

[@elisemiller13]

Turns out that the cartoons of my childhood showing "Dudley Dooright" of the Royal Canadian Mounties was as unfortunate for the Inuit and their Huskies, as the majestic Bison met with in the genocidal governance of the U.S.! Maybe should have be called Dudley Doowrong! Shameful history and this young man is a modern day hero! Thank you for bringing this story to light ~

[@LetoniaisanERI]

Buck brought me here to learn more about dog sledding and lifestyle...

[@bluesteel731]

Proud Canadian and pround a Alaskan Malamute owner here !

[@siriponrunkaputi2796]

How do you select the good reliable leader dog?

[@felixford899]

He got his first real kill when I was struggling in counter strike

[@Uncle_Yukon]

I could never do that life, I'm too wimpy. LOL But sledding for fun was great when I had an 11 dog team of Malamutes.

[@Joseph660]

The dogs overheated in the arctic. That’s crazy. I noticed how long their tongues are. That will help but it’s partly why human sweating is so essential to why we have the greatest endurance on the planet. Even in the arctic with tongues hanging out the dogs can’t cool off as well as humans.

[@liannebarolo]

I've been interested in watching sled dogs videos because of the movie Togo.

[@contempl8ive]

Awe inspiring

[@sarahsophia9625]

How lovely to see sled dogs in their natural environment, being happy and active! I get so, SO mad when I see ignorant people making them live in hot parts of the world like Florida or not giving them the active lifestyle they need. Anyone before buying any dog should check what is needed to make them thrive and if they can provide it.

[@johnhelms8226]

Muktuk is what we all need. We would all be better off if we all ate more muktuk. These dogs are our animal brothers and sisters. They are built to pull, and they love it. Deep in their DNA, they love nothing more than to pull. They are our partners. We need each other. They know it, and we know it. In this video, they are in a Greenland fan hitch. This is the best way for moving over the ice. One must always respect Nanook. He is the king of the ice. But if all else fails, remember that Nanook is left handed. Always move to your left to avoid his left paw.

[@slinger4064]

Best video youtube

[@Riley0509]

It is a very dark history. Wow.

[@XoXitsSaruhh]

Living out there is kind of my dream.

[@XoXitsSaruhh]

@@PBFoote-mo2zr Whenever we get a polar vortex passing through I go hiking in it :]

[@sankimalu]

I was afraid of dogs until I moved to the U.S. Now I can’t get enough of them!

[@emilyjones5062]

Do you mind me asking why? Just out of curiosity 😊 what caused the change when you moved to the US?

[@120BLACKWOLF]

Every husky forum " only feed your husky high quality food! ".. meanwhile we got this guy feeding his huskies raw seals 🤣🤣

[@vincentchua8025]

Vegetarians are gonna cry in this place

[@Tinil0]

So, it's really weird how you compared a sled dog's calories per day to just like, a regular average person doing no labor and in a temperate environment. That seems completely pointless? For someone living and working in the arctic, they are looking at 8k+ calories a day to avoid losing weight assuming they are laboring. And the top athletes in the world are also 10k+ calories a day in hardcore training/competition mode. Using a 2k figure for humans is just disingenuous in these circumstances.

[@Trgn]

The sled dogs are well known miserable, neglected, worse than even hound racing, dogsledding are the deadliest and cruelest race events on earth, hiding its uglies from the public eyes. Racers, breeders literally worked their dogs to exhaustion and death on impossible races. Large percent of dogs dont get to finish the race, and are left to die on the track. Those lucky that havent die form exhaustion, but too injured to race are still made to carry load to the finish line, and after the event they are seen as useless thus are also neglected to death. Eventually abandoned outside in the cold, not fed by owners to rot away. Artic dog racing events have been exposed of many horrible treatments of dogs from breeding, lack of care throughout dogs lives, and the gruesome racing itself. These racing events are just blood sport, that are nothing like the native who used dogsleds for survival neccesity and didnt work dogs to death on impossible journey just for entertainment or gimmick prizes.

[@IamDakotaaaa]

Id love to live there

[@user-ru8zx7zl7n]

I wish I lived there. I love ❄️ 🏔 🌨 ☃️ ⛄️ 🎿 ❄️ 🏔

[@CH-vr2dl]

8:46 dude got the youtube degree

[@devonmanik127]

😂

[@LS-xy7zt]

Maybe a weird thing to notice, but look at how CLEAN those dogs' teeth are! Raw bones are the og toothbrushes for carnivores!

[@jennypai3763]

I feel bad for the Inuit people when it got to the part of their relocation, and the killing of their dogs. I feel like everyone in the world owes an apology to the native people of where they're living, if they're not part of native people of that land.

[@randallmcgrath9345]

I love Malamutes awww so fluffy.

[@krystleyoung5328]

Since all their dogs were killed when moving into that location, where did he get his dog from? Was someone secretly guarding a few individual dogs?

[@joe42m13]

That happened decades before. They probably bought it from another community, if there weren't already a few dogs there.

[@stonesibbett7857]

I have 7 dogs and 5 of them are roughly 50% genetics from that kennels program. Then another guy mixed them with malamutes and siberian huskies.

[@Erin-rg3dw]

My guess would be another community, too. He's not very old, so he could've gone online to find communities that had puppies.

[@Ericxnugz]

Watching this while I lay in bed with 2 husky’s. Life is good