They start by getting to know the dog, getting the sled ready and hitching up the dogs. Curuchet rises at dawn each day to feed his 42 sled dogs mostly Siberian Huskies descended from animals he originally brought from North America Curuchet brought his first two Siberian Huskies from North America nearly a decade ago, and some Alaskan dogs afterward. He's brought more dogs since and they've multiplied. He says he learned a lot from Indians in Alaska and sled-dog enthusiasts in Minnesota and has worked hard to transplant the atmosphere to this valley outside Ushuaia, Argentina, the southernmost city on the planet. It is cold here in winter, which comes during the North American summer.
Gales blow up frequently.
Even without the dogs it is a compelling scene of snowy beauty. It's beautiful here. Curuchet exclaims as he steps out from a cabin whose rafters are hung with old snowshoes and cross-country skis. Learning about sled dogs came the hard way. It was hard at first.