I’m Dallas Seavey I’m a professional sled dog racer in 2012 I finished in
sled dog racer in 2012 I finished in
sled dog racer in 2012 I finished in front of my dad and became the youngest
front of my dad and became the youngest
front of my dad and became the youngest person ever to win the Iditarod come on
person ever to win the Iditarod come on
person ever to win the Iditarod come on guys that’s hot dallas everything he
guys that’s hot dallas everything he
guys that’s hot dallas everything he knows but I haven’t taught him
knows but I haven’t taught him
knows but I haven’t taught him everything I know
everything I know
everything I know so Dallas is just gonna have to stay out
so Dallas is just gonna have to stay out
so Dallas is just gonna have to stay out of my way
hey batter stay for some breakfast
hey batter stay for some breakfast good boy feeding 100 dogs is a major
good boy feeding 100 dogs is a major
good boy feeding 100 dogs is a major task first of all it’s not always the
task first of all it’s not always the
task first of all it’s not always the same if it’s 40 below or if it’s 40
same if it’s 40 below or if it’s 40
same if it’s 40 below or if it’s 40 above you’re gonna feed the dogs
above you’re gonna feed the dogs
above you’re gonna feed the dogs entirely differently
entirely differently
entirely differently you’re gonna need different ratios of
you’re gonna need different ratios of
you’re gonna need different ratios of fat to protein you if you putting weight
fat to protein you if you putting weight
fat to protein you if you putting weight on now
on now
on now yeah good deal generally when it’s time
yeah good deal generally when it’s time
yeah good deal generally when it’s time to feed the dog we’re going to start by
to feed the dog we’re going to start by
to feed the dog we’re going to start by taking a 50-pound block of beef or
taking a 50-pound block of beef or
taking a 50-pound block of beef or chicken cutting it into about 5 pound
chicken cutting it into about 5 pound
chicken cutting it into about 5 pound pieces you’ll put those five pound
pieces you’ll put those five pound
pieces you’ll put those five pound pieces in a five-gallon bucket and add
pieces in a five-gallon bucket and add
pieces in a five-gallon bucket and add hot water to it so it melts it out and
hot water to it so it melts it out and
hot water to it so it melts it out and makes kind of a thick soup base this is
makes kind of a thick soup base this is
makes kind of a thick soup base this is how they get their hydration on top of
how they get their hydration on top of
how they get their hydration on top of that we’re gonna add their vitamins and
that we’re gonna add their vitamins and
that we’re gonna add their vitamins and about 20 cups of dog food for 10 dogs
about 20 cups of dog food for 10 dogs
about 20 cups of dog food for 10 dogs and we have all sorts of little
and we have all sorts of little
and we have all sorts of little additives that go in there can’t say I’m
additives that go in there can’t say I’m
additives that go in there can’t say I’m all the kind of secret what we use my
all the kind of secret what we use my
all the kind of secret what we use my dad’s my biggest competitor you don’t
dad’s my biggest competitor you don’t
dad’s my biggest competitor you don’t want to share those secrets so we kind
want to share those secrets so we kind
want to share those secrets so we kind of have jokingly nicknamed my dad and
of have jokingly nicknamed my dad and
of have jokingly nicknamed my dad and his kennel the Russians because they’re
his kennel the Russians because they’re
his kennel the Russians because they’re always trying to steal our secrets but
always trying to steal our secrets but
always trying to steal our secrets but oh listen to Dallas you would think this
oh listen to Dallas you would think this
oh listen to Dallas you would think this relationship was some sort of
relationship was some sort of
relationship was some sort of international espionage situation I
international espionage situation I
international espionage situation I think he refers to me and my kennel as
think he refers to me and my kennel as
think he refers to me and my kennel as the Russians or something there you go
the Russians or something there you go
the Russians or something there you go we each like to think we have our own
we each like to think we have our own
we each like to think we have our own secrets that they give us a little bit
secrets that they give us a little bit
secrets that they give us a little bit of an edge these are freezers here
of an edge these are freezers here
of an edge these are freezers here actually two of them
actually two of them
actually two of them this one is chicken and beef liver and
this one is chicken and beef liver and
this one is chicken and beef liver and fish and some other secret ingredients
fish and some other secret ingredients
fish and some other secret ingredients that Dallas doesn’t need to see my dad’s
that Dallas doesn’t need to see my dad’s
that Dallas doesn’t need to see my dad’s got an awesome freezer system I mean
got an awesome freezer system I mean
got an awesome freezer system I mean that thing looks like it should be and
that thing looks like it should be and
that thing looks like it should be and no a major grocery store story who knows
no a major grocery store story who knows
no a major grocery store story who knows what that’s the advantage that he has
what that’s the advantage that he has
what that’s the advantage that he has having race dogs now for 20 25 years he
having race dogs now for 20 25 years he
having race dogs now for 20 25 years he has all the infrastructure for me I’m
has all the infrastructure for me I’m
has all the infrastructure for me I’m still in that phase we were rebuilding
still in that phase we were rebuilding
still in that phase we were rebuilding everything you can’t afford to buy
everything you can’t afford to buy
everything you can’t afford to buy everything at once
everything at once
everything at once Dallas doesn’t have a freezer so you
Dallas doesn’t have a freezer so you
Dallas doesn’t have a freezer so you know he leaves his stuff lay around for
know he leaves his stuff lay around for
know he leaves his stuff lay around for the birds to get it and all that and of
the birds to get it and all that and of
the birds to get it and all that and of course when I go to his house I’ll see
course when I go to his house I’ll see
course when I go to his house I’ll see everything he’s got he doesn’t need to
everything he’s got he doesn’t need to
everything he’s got he doesn’t need to see what’s behind door number two there
see what’s behind door number two there
see what’s behind door number two there Racing food
so we got a full pallet which is similar
so we got a full pallet which is similar just over 2,000 pounds I think it’s
just over 2,000 pounds I think it’s
just over 2,000 pounds I think it’s 2,000 2,500 pounds of chicken we’ll just
2,000 2,500 pounds of chicken we’ll just
2,000 2,500 pounds of chicken we’ll just do a tower of chicken Tower of beef the
do a tower of chicken Tower of beef the
do a tower of chicken Tower of beef the dog food will be under the stairs over
dog food will be under the stairs over
dog food will be under the stairs over there yeah we don’t have a freezer
there yeah we don’t have a freezer
there yeah we don’t have a freezer everything has to be stored outside
everything has to be stored outside
everything has to be stored outside which is great as long as a zero 10
which is great as long as a zero 10
which is great as long as a zero 10 below 50 below but sometimes even in the
below 50 below but sometimes even in the
below 50 below but sometimes even in the winter if we’ll have 36 40 above and
winter if we’ll have 36 40 above and
winter if we’ll have 36 40 above and you’re always kind of nervous when this
you’re always kind of nervous when this
you’re always kind of nervous when this starts clouding up or snow and it’s how
starts clouding up or snow and it’s how
starts clouding up or snow and it’s how warm is it gonna get we’ve got you know
warm is it gonna get we’ve got you know
warm is it gonna get we’ve got you know 100 dog houses and pins and everything
100 dog houses and pins and everything
100 dog houses and pins and everything else but we haven’t got to a freezer yet
else but we haven’t got to a freezer yet
else but we haven’t got to a freezer yet you can only do so much at a time
you can only do so much at a time
you can only do so much at a time without being completely broke did you
without being completely broke did you
without being completely broke did you see but you know if you look back when
see but you know if you look back when
see but you know if you look back when my parents were my age this is more
my parents were my age this is more
my parents were my age this is more similar to what they had it takes time
similar to what they had it takes time
similar to what they had it takes time to build that infrastructure but boy
to build that infrastructure but boy
to build that infrastructure but boy Paxson you can crunch that stuff down
Paxson you can crunch that stuff down
Paxson you can crunch that stuff down yeah
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