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with undress bart is living the dream. in his winter wonderland in sweden's lapland. he owns a husky farm with 50 dogs. ah, the sled dog handler that had known as a musher has lived here for 5 years. he's made lapland is home. along with his partner kirsten pillar. their love of dogs brought them here and then the i followed him, shooting wounded when you 1st get the sled dog bug, it's very hard to stop guns. working with sled dogs is a bit more than just owning dogs on threats written when i try the dogs and me, and the dog trusts me. your when tom, you see this cooperation best in difficult situations and moments white house. you don't forget it. i'm a wench feelings adored susan's woman when you've been in a snowstorm

a few times or been pushed to the limit that was and your dogs bring you home now howard, because they trust you and you give the responsibility to the dog, sanford own business gift there is so much potentials and this is also fun, i learned as my total as much bosses. ah, andreas and kirsten have been together since 1996. 2 years ago the relationship was put to the test. ah. in late summer, 2017, they decided to take on an epic challenge, norway's beg below, at sled dog race, the northern most race in the world. it meant lots of work for the pair who come from northern germany. tree i reached us

when i used to do this for the children repairing things and sawing. i do it for the dogs. i would have never dreamt of doing that before. ah . 10 weeks before the race. the 1st snow has fallen for andreas. that means the start of the tourist season. forge. i'm on for 100 percent. it will feel a little weird at 1st. you think it's stable, but it moves a bit, but it's okay. you get used to it. i mean, oh, this address owns a living by offering tourists rides. that means training for the race is not always possible. for monday, i'm be 2 and hudson fall when you want to race. there is a clash between training for such a big event and offering tours goes always we want to do both with and in. we want

our guests to be happy like it will not to the author suggested to freedom with. sometimes he has to train in darkness while also doing tours. andreea's wants to do 3500 kilometers of training before the race. every one counts. training is going well until 5 weeks before the race when cast in decide she is too stressed and busy at home to take part. yeah. hm. oh i'm going to pay him. we have a young couple who can help. instead in philosophy, we have a 1000 present faith and then every day, but the guy doesn't know he's free to come. if the girl france he comes alone, then i think it is easier if she goes with andrea. i would love to but it's fine if it works out with trans. see. and he kept and tom would and then we'll still have a vet. so that's okay. look,

i think it is something you would never forget. so ah, to mike austin is irreplaceable. acting as nice as dixon. what can i say? ah! a few days before the race francy arrives alone. her partner couldn't come. here you can cast him, wants to stay home to help the workers on the farm. francie will support andreas in the race or will make the best of it. and i think that francy is tough enough of going. okay. and it glow. i reckon she can keep her cool better than me. i'm always a bit too of a excited murphy when the time comes andreas and kirsten of train for over half a year and have sacrificed

a lot. now andreea's will have to face the challenge with outcast him. his wife hafun. ah. $45.00 participants from 5 countries or at the start of the burg, a beloved andrea's face is a 350 kilometer trick. over the next few days the marcia and his dogs will head into norway's arctic circle for the 1st leg. ice cold winds and temperatures as low as 40 degrees below celsius will push them to that limits. regular breaks will be necessary. the physical strain is enormous and the dogs need to recover. okay,

mental concentration is also crucial for both man and dog. after 5 and a half hours and joyous and his dogs reached the 1st checkpoint invite so they've managed around 70 kilometers. okay. for english and spanish. it was quite a relaxed 1st leg. one of the dogs found their rhythm after about 20 kilometers volatile. of course it wasn't easy on the quick of a lie down now and have a rest the quicker we can recover the last and then we'll say velma moved, the brakes are just as important in the race as the long runs to little sleep for the dogs and the marcia can have dramatic consequences.

ah, well, andrea sets off again after 4 hours rest over sled dog races, taking the 1st injured dogs out of the event. andrea says no such problems. on the 2nd leg, he makes some real progress. piecing on chick point all was in on the dos, flew out of the checkpoint and have pushed themselves more than before and gotten the we had 70 tough kilometers before. at the moment things are clicking into place . but we're not even in the halfway point. my time ah, on the next leg, things continue to go smoothly. ah . the partnership with francy is working well. when he rests,

she takes care of the dogs. but the race has left its mark on undress. it is now the 1st day, and he is only really slept for 3 hours in total. the journey through the darkness has become a real test, from whence, cuz now we've got another 105 kilometers. when my friend would, we can go higher. if the house ah, the finish line is drawing ever nearer, but they're stay at a checkpoint. is far longer than expected. mm . blue june was often shouldn't happen. but it's one of those things. a nucleus confused. i got a feeling that a nuke was just too tired,

and i went to speak to the vets and they confirmed it, and the dog must be pulled out of the race. you have to give the dog to your specific handler. then only then can you leave the checkpoint check put asked for lesson government to shore in brooklyn, la fontose rule. mm. because she had a phone off sheet of what else and we've been standing around here for 6 hours. that is 6 hours in the darkness. andrea's had been trying to contact francy without success. the rules say only francy can take the exhausted dog blue tabs. i shocked. i've made a big mistake and i'm paying for it when i was asleep and i put my phone on silent just out of habit. i thought it was really bad. it hadn't also had

a missed due to the last time the torch batteries are running low as well as the phone battery. after all those calls. carrying on now is not possible. 100 kilometers from the end and address his dream of completing the race is over the face the set up. and i know he was extremely unhappy. he put so much work and money into it. i mean, we could have had tourists here for those 2 weeks. he's well aware of that himself, timothy said, but i know, and he knows that i will totally back him again in the future. i think it was clear the very next day that he wanted to try it again. and 1st i said that's not my mom . 1 1 2 years later and andreas, his planning to race again with a new team, he is hopeful thanks to his to li dogs, and reyes has a special relationship with clara and didn't ari good, i tuned him good lead dogs are often very sensitive,

showing very intelligent muslim they have to find the trail in all weathers and deal with the pressure and have solid endurance. does your household and turn if there are 8 to 10 dogs behind her rushing too much, then it is mentally tiring for the dogs and things. but not every dog does that. dogs like in ari or clara, or a pleasure to work with a view, the in ari he ought to be. club auditors are shown in reason to st. mcclinton who knowledge to do. li dogs like clara and in ari of the extended arm of the moisture and the most important animals on the team. we helped you mason over gun road. so i had the experience in the past that the girls are really tough when they get in difficult situations and she'll harm a guy's work hard to buy. there is nothing to complain about all of them, but when it comes to the real thing, then it's often these seemingly normal female dogs who put their heads down and go through a blizzard. and you stand back and think, how is that possible? but they just do it at

a point get gary. so what i'll do once i andreas his dream of completing a long distance lead race lives on even once francy i decide again. next time do you like it? do you want it? okay. then buckle up, put the pedal to the metal, and let's ride read next on d. w, or only old man from the far noise. on christmas eve, he thinks essence to children all into the world. really, a closer look at his life tells

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