Episode 6: Practice Makes Perfect | Seavey vs. Seavey

I’m Dallas Seavey I’m a professional

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 hello

person ever to win the Iditarod hello

person ever to win the Iditarod hello guys

guys

guys I taught Dallas everything he knows but

I taught Dallas everything he knows but

I taught Dallas everything he knows but I haven’t taught him everything I know

I haven’t taught him everything I know

I haven’t taught him 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 give me that hey sled dogs I found a

hey give me that hey sled dogs I found a place in Alaska that I thought was the

place in Alaska that I thought was the

place in Alaska that I thought was the best place for training dogs good fall

best place for training dogs good fall

best place for training dogs good fall conditions lots of snow early winter so

conditions lots of snow early winter so

conditions lots of snow early winter so that we can train on sleds and we try to

that we can train on sleds and we try to

that we can train on sleds and we try to make everything like it will be on the

make everything like it will be on the

make everything like it will be on the Iditarod all right time to go mushing

Iditarod all right time to go mushing

Iditarod all right time to go mushing obviously I think the way that I train

obviously I think the way that I train

obviously I think the way that I train dogs is the best way my dad almost

dogs is the best way my dad almost

dogs is the best way my dad almost always has something wrong with the way

always has something wrong with the way

always has something wrong with the way that I train dogs but the irony of it is

that I train dogs but the irony of it is

that I train dogs but the irony of it is if he trained the same way I do he’d be

if he trained the same way I do he’d be

if he trained the same way I do he’d be untouchable Dallas and I train quite

untouchable Dallas and I train quite

untouchable Dallas and I train quite differently one of the techniques that

differently one of the techniques that

differently one of the techniques that we use pretty effectively every fall is

we use pretty effectively every fall is

we use pretty effectively every fall is truck mushing where we hook up about 20

truck mushing where we hook up about 20

truck mushing where we hook up about 20 dogs to the front of the dog truck and

dogs to the front of the dog truck and

dogs to the front of the dog truck and just go down the road at the right speed

just go down the road at the right speed

just go down the road at the right speed what we want to do is go along at about

what we want to do is go along at about

what we want to do is go along at about 9 miles an hour and just go the same

9 miles an hour and just go the same

9 miles an hour and just go the same speed the whole time without them having

speed the whole time without them having

speed the whole time without them having to pull real hard it builds in the right

to pull real hard it builds in the right

to pull real hard it builds in the right pace into the dogs all right tanner

Bango we can run big teams we can have

Bango we can run big teams we can have really good control the road is

really good control the road is

really good control the road is generally pretty pretty safe to the dogs

generally pretty pretty safe to the dogs

generally pretty pretty safe to the dogs there’s not a lot of hazards so that

there’s not a lot of hazards so that

there’s not a lot of hazards so that while they’re getting toughened in they

while they’re getting toughened in they

while they’re getting toughened in they don’t usually have any injuries and so

don’t usually have any injuries and so

don’t usually have any injuries and so it allows us to get a lot of dogs run in

it allows us to get a lot of dogs run in

it allows us to get a lot of dogs run in the fall while we’re still checking out

the fall while we’re still checking out

the fall while we’re still checking out which ones are actually gonna be part of

which ones are actually gonna be part of

which ones are actually gonna be part of the main core hey go straight ahead I

the main core hey go straight ahead I

the main core hey go straight ahead I think the truck mushing is important to

think the truck mushing is important to

think the truck mushing is important to at least to our winning program Dallas

at least to our winning program Dallas

at least to our winning program Dallas thinks he knows everything when it comes

thinks he knows everything when it comes

thinks he knows everything when it comes to the dog training but he’s wrong good

to the dog training but he’s wrong good

to the dog training but he’s wrong good boy so who’s ready to go not too many

boy so who’s ready to go not too many

boy so who’s ready to go not too many volunteers huh it gets dark pretty early

volunteers huh it gets dark pretty early

volunteers huh it gets dark pretty early this time of year therefore we end up

this time of year therefore we end up

this time of year therefore we end up doing a lot of mushing during the

doing a lot of mushing during the

doing a lot of mushing during the nighttime hours there we go now

nighttime hours there we go now

nighttime hours there we go now everybody’s waking up dogs have to get

everybody’s waking up dogs have to get

everybody’s waking up dogs have to get trained every single day most of our

trained every single day most of our

trained every single day most of our training and my Styla training is trying

training and my Styla training is trying

training and my Styla training is trying to prepare these dogs to be on the idea

to prepare these dogs to be on the idea

to prepare these dogs to be on the idea to ride day after day after day they

to ride day after day after day they

to ride day after day after day they know it’s gonna be 150 200 300 miles

know it’s gonna be 150 200 300 miles

know it’s gonna be 150 200 300 miles before we come home again

before we come home again

before we come home again so they noticed conserve their energy

so they noticed conserve their energy

so they noticed conserve their energy and generally when I get on the sled

and generally when I get on the sled

and generally when I get on the sled they know it’s time to take off and then

they know it’s time to take off and then

they know it’s time to take off and then you see them all stand up and ready to

you see them all stand up and ready to

you see them all stand up and ready to go but

go but

go but I do most of my training at nighttime I

I do most of my training at nighttime I

I do most of my training at nighttime I think it helps you focus on the dog

think it helps you focus on the dog

think it helps you focus on the dog since everything else is blacked out all

since everything else is blacked out all

since everything else is blacked out all you have is the dogs and the beam of

you have is the dogs and the beam of

you have is the dogs and the beam of your headlight illuminating each one it

your headlight illuminating each one it

your headlight illuminating each one it helps me focus on each individual dog

helps me focus on each individual dog

helps me focus on each individual dog also it’s kind of incognito training we

also it’s kind of incognito training we

also it’s kind of incognito training we don’t see very many other teams on the

don’t see very many other teams on the

don’t see very many other teams on the trail nobody knows what we’re doing for

trail nobody knows what we’re doing for

trail nobody knows what we’re doing for training g-gee so my style is a more

training g-gee so my style is a more

training g-gee so my style is a more fluid artistic style that’s

fluid artistic style that’s

fluid artistic style that’s ever-changing and I think it’s the best

ever-changing and I think it’s the best

ever-changing and I think it’s the best way to do it I just want to do it the

way to do it I just want to do it the

way to do it I just want to do it the best it can possibly be done so come I

best it can possibly be done so come I

best it can possibly be done so come I did a rock time to farther ahead of my

did a rock time to farther ahead of my

did a rock time to farther ahead of my dad I’m gonna be he’s my dad and I want

dad I’m gonna be he’s my dad and I want

dad I’m gonna be he’s my dad and I want him to do well like second place but he

him to do well like second place but he

him to do well like second place but he sure can’t come in in front of me that’s

sure can’t come in in front of me that’s

sure can’t come in in front of me that’s not gonna happen

not gonna happen

not gonna happen boys