1 00:00:06,407 --> 00:00:12,244 ♪ ♪ 2 00:00:29,063 --> 00:00:31,897 sue: Oh, oh, I've got a caribou. 3 00:00:32,733 --> 00:00:34,333 It's out here just off my pad. 4 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:36,668 I don't know whether it's a male or a female yet. 5 00:00:42,910 --> 00:00:45,577 Sue: I'm starting to get to the very end of summer. 6 00:00:45,613 --> 00:00:47,746 I've only got four, five weeks, 7 00:00:47,782 --> 00:00:50,516 then I've got full-on winter coming at me again. 8 00:00:50,551 --> 00:00:54,853 I cannot pass up anything the tundra's gonna give 9 00:00:54,889 --> 00:00:57,022 me right now. 10 00:01:02,630 --> 00:01:04,163 Sue: Oh, yeah. 11 00:01:06,167 --> 00:01:09,835 Sue: I can have four bulls, and he's definitely a bull. 12 00:01:10,371 --> 00:01:12,237 It's 140 yards away. 13 00:01:12,273 --> 00:01:14,039 That's way too far for this gun. 14 00:01:15,910 --> 00:01:18,811 Sue: Okay. Think like your opponent. 15 00:01:24,585 --> 00:01:26,018 Sue: Hmm. 16 00:01:26,420 --> 00:01:29,221 It's gonna be a challenge, but the challenge is worth it 17 00:01:29,256 --> 00:01:31,090 'cause susie wants to eat. 18 00:01:35,663 --> 00:01:37,763 Ricko: Take what you know best, teach it to your kids, 19 00:01:37,798 --> 00:01:40,032 and hopefully they take what's best from you and carry it on 20 00:01:40,067 --> 00:01:42,334 to the next generation. 21 00:01:47,041 --> 00:01:48,640 Ricko: Look at all these cracks, 22 00:01:48,676 --> 00:01:50,075 and then you see these holes right here? 23 00:01:50,111 --> 00:01:51,076 Skyler: Yeah. 24 00:01:51,112 --> 00:01:52,578 Ricko: You can see the ants go in here and 25 00:01:52,613 --> 00:01:53,679 they carve out a home. 26 00:01:53,714 --> 00:01:55,280 There's a large tree in front of my cabin. 27 00:01:55,316 --> 00:01:57,015 Been here before I was ever born. 28 00:01:57,051 --> 00:01:59,651 And it's got a lot of ant damage going on. 29 00:02:01,188 --> 00:02:02,821 It's kind of hollow. You hear that? Listen. 30 00:02:02,890 --> 00:02:04,556 (chopping) 31 00:02:04,592 --> 00:02:06,725 it's all rotted out, just 'cause the ants are eating at it, 32 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,528 and the tree has, has no defense anymore. 33 00:02:09,730 --> 00:02:12,264 Ants are very destructive. 34 00:02:12,299 --> 00:02:14,566 The tree can be standing for hundreds of years. 35 00:02:14,602 --> 00:02:17,503 Once those black carpenter ants come in and start eating on them, 36 00:02:17,538 --> 00:02:19,371 it's game over for that tree. 37 00:02:20,141 --> 00:02:21,306 And look at this. 38 00:02:21,342 --> 00:02:22,941 The roots are starting to lift. 39 00:02:22,977 --> 00:02:26,311 Do you see this big old root hanging out of the ground right here? 40 00:02:26,347 --> 00:02:27,980 The ground is lifting. 41 00:02:28,015 --> 00:02:29,848 And the way, the reason the ground is lifting is this tree 42 00:02:29,884 --> 00:02:32,885 is starting to lean and it's lifting the roots. 43 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:35,020 It's for sure signs that this tree is coming down. 44 00:02:35,823 --> 00:02:38,557 If we don't saw this tree down, it's coming down anyway, 45 00:02:38,592 --> 00:02:41,627 so the best thing we could do is try to make it happen safely. 46 00:02:42,496 --> 00:02:44,429 The last thing we want is a big wind to come from this 47 00:02:44,465 --> 00:02:47,199 direction over here, push this tree, 48 00:02:47,234 --> 00:02:49,601 knock it right on the cabin while we're sleeping inside. 49 00:02:49,637 --> 00:02:51,003 It'll kill us. 50 00:02:51,038 --> 00:02:52,938 When it's standing right next to my cabin like that, 51 00:02:52,973 --> 00:02:55,741 that's a death sentence if I'm upstairs and it falls or 52 00:02:55,776 --> 00:02:58,043 if the kids are out in the yard and it falls down. 53 00:02:58,078 --> 00:03:01,046 Something like this has to be dealt with right away. 54 00:03:01,182 --> 00:03:02,648 Here, we gotta get some diesel. 55 00:03:02,683 --> 00:03:03,782 Skyler: Why? 56 00:03:03,817 --> 00:03:05,918 Ricko: What's gonna happen when we open that tree up? 57 00:03:05,953 --> 00:03:07,286 Skyler: There's a bunch of ants. 58 00:03:07,321 --> 00:03:08,754 Ricko: And they're gonna, what they're gonna do when 59 00:03:08,789 --> 00:03:09,888 that tree come down? 60 00:03:09,924 --> 00:03:11,190 Skyler: They're all gonna spread out? 61 00:03:11,225 --> 00:03:13,125 Ricko: Yup. They're gonna go for other trees. 62 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,127 So we have to dump a little diesel on them 63 00:03:15,162 --> 00:03:16,461 before they disperse. 64 00:03:16,497 --> 00:03:18,630 You might think of bears and bad weather when you're in 65 00:03:18,666 --> 00:03:20,032 alaska, but, man, these ants, 66 00:03:20,067 --> 00:03:21,900 they only have one summer to multiply, 67 00:03:21,936 --> 00:03:23,635 and they do a lot of damage real quick in this 68 00:03:23,671 --> 00:03:25,137 hot weather out here. 69 00:03:25,172 --> 00:03:28,340 Skarlett: I saw two ants in the house. 70 00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:30,375 They were big. 71 00:03:30,411 --> 00:03:32,678 Ricko: You gotta tell me when you see them ants. 72 00:03:32,713 --> 00:03:33,579 Skarlett: Okay. 73 00:03:33,614 --> 00:03:35,047 Ricko: Ants are a big problem. 74 00:03:35,082 --> 00:03:38,250 This diesel fuel will help kill the ants. 75 00:03:40,221 --> 00:03:41,687 Ricko: I really don't know. 76 00:03:41,722 --> 00:03:43,889 It's just something you know out here. 77 00:03:43,924 --> 00:03:45,958 You gotta know everything when you're living in the woods. 78 00:03:45,993 --> 00:03:48,694 There's no exterminators out here you can call. 79 00:03:48,729 --> 00:03:49,928 When I cut that tree down, 80 00:03:49,964 --> 00:03:51,063 those ants are gonna come pouring out, 81 00:03:51,098 --> 00:03:53,131 and those ants, they'll migrate to another tree, 82 00:03:53,167 --> 00:03:55,167 so I gotta kill those ants that are in that tree or 83 00:03:55,202 --> 00:03:56,702 they're gonna continue to move. 84 00:03:56,737 --> 00:03:59,238 It's a domino effect out here. 85 00:03:59,573 --> 00:04:01,940 They're trying to destroy our living area for theirs, 86 00:04:01,976 --> 00:04:03,742 and now we're fighting back. 87 00:04:04,011 --> 00:04:06,578 We gotta go launch an attack on the ants. 88 00:04:09,583 --> 00:04:11,116 Chip: Nothing like being young. 89 00:04:11,151 --> 00:04:12,651 I got through my younger days though. 90 00:04:12,686 --> 00:04:13,752 Now I'm in my older days, 91 00:04:13,787 --> 00:04:15,387 and I'm not gonna get through these. 92 00:04:15,422 --> 00:04:17,556 They'll end, and I'll be dead. 93 00:04:27,468 --> 00:04:29,868 Chip: Grab the anchor. Okay, wade, we're, oh. 94 00:04:30,337 --> 00:04:32,404 Carol: Whoa. We're gonna hit the ground running. 95 00:04:32,439 --> 00:04:34,373 Both: There we go. 96 00:04:35,576 --> 00:04:37,175 Carol: Look at this dog. 97 00:04:37,411 --> 00:04:38,377 Whoa. 98 00:04:38,412 --> 00:04:39,611 Chip: We'll get these. 99 00:04:39,647 --> 00:04:40,979 These are just fine, these willows here. 100 00:04:41,015 --> 00:04:42,281 I got a chainsaw to knock them down and you girls can 101 00:04:42,316 --> 00:04:43,515 pack them over to the boat. 102 00:04:43,550 --> 00:04:45,717 They're pretty light. 103 00:04:52,493 --> 00:04:54,359 Narrator: The hailstones are spending the summer at their 104 00:04:54,395 --> 00:04:57,829 isolated camp in kiwalik in order to bathe themselves and 105 00:04:57,865 --> 00:05:00,198 sanitize their belongings out of the elements. 106 00:05:01,068 --> 00:05:03,435 They will now build a native-style washhouse. 107 00:05:03,470 --> 00:05:05,871 They will use local materials for the build, 108 00:05:06,373 --> 00:05:08,173 and their first task is to harvest willows that 109 00:05:08,208 --> 00:05:10,542 will make the frame. 110 00:05:15,282 --> 00:05:16,515 Chip: Here. 111 00:05:16,550 --> 00:05:18,016 Carol: My dad is just gonna keep on chain sawing and I'll 112 00:05:18,052 --> 00:05:20,218 keep passing to qutan while she brings them to the boat. 113 00:05:21,021 --> 00:05:23,121 My dad is actually doing the hard part, 114 00:05:23,157 --> 00:05:24,756 but I believe my little sister, qutan, 115 00:05:24,792 --> 00:05:25,857 is doing the harder part. 116 00:05:25,893 --> 00:05:27,693 She's carrying them all to the boat. 117 00:05:27,728 --> 00:05:30,529 But she's the youngest so it's her turn to shine. 118 00:05:32,766 --> 00:05:36,902 Chip: Here. That's about it. 119 00:05:37,871 --> 00:05:39,104 We got enough. 120 00:05:39,139 --> 00:05:41,206 Qutan: Last ones? Carol: Yeah. Yeah. 121 00:05:41,241 --> 00:05:43,508 I believe so. 122 00:05:43,844 --> 00:05:45,677 Chip: Looks like a good pile. 123 00:05:45,713 --> 00:05:47,713 If we need more, we'll just come back and get more, 124 00:05:47,748 --> 00:05:49,481 but I think this is a good start. 125 00:05:49,516 --> 00:05:51,316 You girls can pass them to me in the boat, huh? 126 00:05:51,352 --> 00:05:54,553 We'll take them over to camp. 127 00:05:55,522 --> 00:05:56,655 That's good enough right there. 128 00:05:56,690 --> 00:05:57,823 Qutan: There we go. 129 00:05:57,858 --> 00:05:59,491 Chip: Come on, wade. 130 00:05:59,526 --> 00:06:01,426 We're gonna ride back to camp. 131 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:06,631 Jessie: You don't just sit out there idly, 132 00:06:06,667 --> 00:06:07,933 not trying to get better. 133 00:06:07,968 --> 00:06:09,134 I'm out here to get better. 134 00:06:09,169 --> 00:06:11,403 I'm out here because I can focus on my dreams. 135 00:06:11,438 --> 00:06:13,972 I don't have nobody getting in my way. 136 00:06:16,076 --> 00:06:17,876 Jessie: Hey, girls. 137 00:06:18,278 --> 00:06:20,078 Hey, what are you doing, huh? 138 00:06:20,114 --> 00:06:21,947 What are you doing? 139 00:06:21,982 --> 00:06:24,783 I'm coming up close to being out here for a year at brushkana, 140 00:06:24,818 --> 00:06:26,818 and I'm really starting to get to shape the 141 00:06:26,854 --> 00:06:29,554 way I want everything to be out here. 142 00:06:29,590 --> 00:06:31,490 Last year, I moved out here in the fall. 143 00:06:31,525 --> 00:06:34,960 I just did what I had to do to get almost 70 dogs moved out 144 00:06:34,995 --> 00:06:37,629 here to a new location and get ready for winter, 145 00:06:37,664 --> 00:06:40,699 and everything was just kind of by the seat of my pants. 146 00:06:40,734 --> 00:06:42,934 Now I got a whole summer out here to really shape 147 00:06:42,970 --> 00:06:44,269 what I can. 148 00:06:44,304 --> 00:06:45,537 Hey. 149 00:06:46,006 --> 00:06:48,907 Got these barrels that I've used to set up out here. 150 00:06:48,942 --> 00:06:50,942 I put them together in nenana. 151 00:06:50,978 --> 00:06:53,812 But I'm about to upgrade the whole dog yard. 152 00:06:54,281 --> 00:06:55,680 Widen out everything. 153 00:06:55,716 --> 00:06:57,816 Get all this ground freshened up for the dogs. 154 00:06:57,851 --> 00:06:59,451 Fill in all these holes. 155 00:06:59,486 --> 00:07:02,554 And then I'm gonna build them all-new, brand-new dog houses. 156 00:07:10,864 --> 00:07:13,498 The first step to improving the dog yard is gonna be a lot 157 00:07:13,534 --> 00:07:15,534 of dirt work with the skid-steer. 158 00:07:18,972 --> 00:07:20,372 Working with a piece of machinery, 159 00:07:20,407 --> 00:07:23,475 you gotta be very thoughtful and slow and methodical. 160 00:07:23,510 --> 00:07:24,509 It's dangerous. 161 00:07:24,545 --> 00:07:25,610 And working around dogs, 162 00:07:25,646 --> 00:07:26,845 I don't wanna hit anything with it. 163 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:27,913 I'm renting this thing, 164 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:30,615 I don't wanna do any damage to it. 165 00:07:31,084 --> 00:07:33,385 If you just go crazy, start moving stuff, 166 00:07:33,420 --> 00:07:34,986 and you don't think about where you're at, you know, 167 00:07:35,022 --> 00:07:37,289 there's always a big cliff behind you somewhere. 168 00:07:37,324 --> 00:07:40,292 And you roll this thing, it could be a big, big problem. 169 00:07:44,298 --> 00:07:46,598 Everything's really crowded in here right now. 170 00:07:46,633 --> 00:07:50,602 We got space as far as the eye can see, but usable, flat, 171 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:53,338 organized space is what I'm looking for. 172 00:07:53,941 --> 00:07:56,007 Right here where my house sits and my dog yard sits, 173 00:07:56,043 --> 00:07:59,644 I have an endless amount of gravel if I work it right. 174 00:08:00,147 --> 00:08:01,713 Gravel is amazing for the dogs. 175 00:08:01,748 --> 00:08:03,548 It's awesome. It's dry. 176 00:08:03,584 --> 00:08:06,885 It's the ideal surface to put your dogs on. 177 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,393 All right. This is going really well. 178 00:08:15,429 --> 00:08:17,362 I've already made it over quite a bit. 179 00:08:17,397 --> 00:08:19,297 It's starting to open up a lot. 180 00:08:19,333 --> 00:08:21,299 I can actually see that I'm gonna get more space 181 00:08:21,335 --> 00:08:22,901 than I first envisioned. 182 00:08:22,936 --> 00:08:25,103 This is a huge project, but once I do have it done, 183 00:08:25,138 --> 00:08:27,205 it's gonna completely change the face of brushkana. 184 00:08:27,774 --> 00:08:30,041 This is gonna be a beautiful dog yard. 185 00:08:34,815 --> 00:08:37,949 Sue: We don't win every battle we enter. 186 00:08:37,985 --> 00:08:39,384 There's a winner and a loser. 187 00:08:39,419 --> 00:08:41,586 And occasionally we lose. 188 00:08:41,622 --> 00:08:44,089 But then we rise again. 189 00:08:48,929 --> 00:08:52,330 (animal call) 190 00:08:52,866 --> 00:08:54,933 sue: Gonna get closer. 191 00:08:56,103 --> 00:08:57,669 Narrator: For sue aikens, 192 00:08:57,704 --> 00:08:59,938 an unexpected windfall has presented itself as a 193 00:08:59,973 --> 00:09:02,407 bull caribou has wandered into kavik. 194 00:09:03,610 --> 00:09:05,977 Although she's harvested one already this summer, 195 00:09:06,013 --> 00:09:08,980 she cannot afford to let this rare opportunity slip through her fingers, 196 00:09:09,883 --> 00:09:12,217 as more meat will be needed to survive the months ahead. 197 00:09:16,857 --> 00:09:19,591 Sue: I'm a good-looking caribou. 198 00:09:19,626 --> 00:09:21,526 You like me. 199 00:09:21,562 --> 00:09:23,862 I have one horn. 200 00:09:23,897 --> 00:09:25,897 Come closer. 201 00:09:27,901 --> 00:09:30,335 You wanna be with me. 202 00:09:30,370 --> 00:09:33,071 I'm lonely. 203 00:09:34,041 --> 00:09:37,108 That's right, buddy. 204 00:09:37,144 --> 00:09:38,910 That's right. 205 00:09:38,946 --> 00:09:40,946 Mmm. 206 00:09:40,981 --> 00:09:43,548 You're gonna stop and eat some grass. 207 00:09:43,584 --> 00:09:45,951 Mmm. Mmm. 208 00:09:45,986 --> 00:09:47,485 Look at me. 209 00:09:47,521 --> 00:09:48,687 I'm eating food. 210 00:09:48,722 --> 00:09:50,689 You wanna come check it out. 211 00:09:53,627 --> 00:09:55,961 Sue: Caribou might think I'm the ugliest cow on the 212 00:09:55,996 --> 00:09:57,929 planet or the ugliest caribou, 213 00:09:57,965 --> 00:10:01,266 but they still think it's a rack. 214 00:10:01,301 --> 00:10:03,501 They don't care if I've only got one. 215 00:10:03,537 --> 00:10:06,237 Come closer, buddy. A little closer. 216 00:10:15,682 --> 00:10:19,117 (animal call) 217 00:10:20,387 --> 00:10:22,287 sue: Come on. Come on, do it. 218 00:10:22,322 --> 00:10:24,222 (animal call) 219 00:10:25,892 --> 00:10:27,025 (gunshot) 220 00:10:38,338 --> 00:10:40,271 unshot) 221 00:10:50,550 --> 00:10:54,219 ♪ ♪ 222 00:10:54,254 --> 00:10:57,722 sue: Buddy, thank you. 223 00:10:59,259 --> 00:11:02,160 Thank you. Thank you. 224 00:11:03,563 --> 00:11:05,430 Wow. 225 00:11:05,465 --> 00:11:08,366 He's not the biggest bull on the planet. 226 00:11:08,402 --> 00:11:13,238 He's not some monster tatanka that's gonna feed a village. 227 00:11:13,807 --> 00:11:15,206 But it doesn't have to. 228 00:11:15,242 --> 00:11:17,942 He's gonna feed me, and I'm grateful. 229 00:11:19,012 --> 00:11:21,179 I just can't believe it. 230 00:11:21,214 --> 00:11:25,450 Every blessing I've had this year has come way unexpectedly. 231 00:11:26,953 --> 00:11:30,321 The majesty of seeing what he did, 232 00:11:30,357 --> 00:11:33,591 and the cat and mouse we went through, 233 00:11:33,627 --> 00:11:36,327 the gratitude I feel, 234 00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:39,531 the sustenance I receive, that makes it full circle. 235 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,435 That's like a whole big (bleep) hug in one day. 236 00:11:43,470 --> 00:11:44,636 I'm gonna go get the knives. 237 00:11:44,671 --> 00:11:48,206 I'm gonna do him up proper. 238 00:11:48,508 --> 00:11:49,774 Yeah, I guess I'll do him here. 239 00:11:49,843 --> 00:11:52,043 I don't usually like a whole lot of blood so close to camp. 240 00:11:52,079 --> 00:11:53,778 I don't have any bears or anything that are close 241 00:11:53,814 --> 00:11:57,148 that I know of, but, 242 00:11:57,184 --> 00:12:00,185 let's get you taken care of, buddy. 243 00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:02,854 Thank you. 244 00:12:02,889 --> 00:12:07,258 Man. Bounty of the tundra. 245 00:12:14,301 --> 00:12:15,834 Chip: Homeschooling my kids is to be able to have 246 00:12:15,869 --> 00:12:17,302 that time to be with them. 247 00:12:17,337 --> 00:12:20,004 Education's excellent when you can show your kids yourself. 248 00:12:27,013 --> 00:12:28,847 Chip: Everywhere you go, people know how to make a good 249 00:12:28,882 --> 00:12:30,215 little brush house. 250 00:12:30,250 --> 00:12:31,082 Let's just kind of figure out what our boundaries 251 00:12:31,118 --> 00:12:32,851 are right now. 252 00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:35,453 Might as well put it right here. 253 00:12:39,226 --> 00:12:40,492 See if we can stick it in there. 254 00:12:40,527 --> 00:12:41,893 Yeah, that's pretty deep. 255 00:12:41,928 --> 00:12:42,894 Use your weight. 256 00:12:42,929 --> 00:12:44,395 Keep twisting until it stops completely. 257 00:12:44,431 --> 00:12:45,930 You'll feel it. 258 00:12:45,966 --> 00:12:48,433 Qutan: We are building a little washhouse. 259 00:12:48,468 --> 00:12:50,969 We don't exactly have all nice weather here, 260 00:12:51,004 --> 00:12:54,038 so we are gonna build a place to get out of the wind 261 00:12:54,074 --> 00:12:55,874 and out of the rain. 262 00:12:55,909 --> 00:12:58,543 We could wash our clothes, do dishes, wash wade. 263 00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:01,479 So it'll be pretty useful. 264 00:13:01,681 --> 00:13:03,648 Chip: It's like planting trees. 265 00:13:03,683 --> 00:13:05,116 Let's do this one. 266 00:13:05,152 --> 00:13:06,417 And you see how it'll start to make this thing 267 00:13:06,453 --> 00:13:07,585 into a bowl shape? 268 00:13:07,654 --> 00:13:08,686 Carol: Yeah. 269 00:13:08,722 --> 00:13:09,888 Chip: Hold on to those, 270 00:13:09,923 --> 00:13:11,556 and I'll start tying from this end. 271 00:13:11,591 --> 00:13:12,891 Qutan: People back in the day, 272 00:13:12,926 --> 00:13:14,793 they used to make the same kind of huts, 273 00:13:14,828 --> 00:13:16,427 weaving the willows. 274 00:13:16,463 --> 00:13:18,997 But we haven't really made any of these huts before 275 00:13:19,032 --> 00:13:21,900 so it's pretty new to all of us. 276 00:13:22,369 --> 00:13:24,269 Chip: Shucks. This one just broke. 277 00:13:24,304 --> 00:13:25,436 Wade: You need it? 278 00:13:25,472 --> 00:13:27,639 Chip: No. I don't need it, but I will. 279 00:13:27,674 --> 00:13:29,541 Carol: We got the willows in the ground. 280 00:13:29,576 --> 00:13:32,010 Now we're starting to bend them, tie them in place. 281 00:13:32,045 --> 00:13:35,480 And see if this thing is actually gonna turn out. 282 00:13:38,819 --> 00:13:43,288 Carol: I know. 283 00:13:43,323 --> 00:13:45,423 The willows are breaking while we put them on, 284 00:13:45,458 --> 00:13:47,792 and it's still all flimsy, and it's just dumb. 285 00:13:47,828 --> 00:13:52,597 It doesn't seem like it's working out. 286 00:13:52,933 --> 00:13:54,732 Chip: It's gonna be kind of loose and shaky at first, 287 00:13:54,768 --> 00:13:56,668 but when it all gets tied together, 288 00:13:56,703 --> 00:13:58,970 even these thin links will become really strong 289 00:13:59,005 --> 00:14:00,405 with each other. 290 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,640 Qutan: Hey, at least after we get this first one done. 291 00:14:02,676 --> 00:14:03,641 Chip: Yeah. 292 00:14:03,677 --> 00:14:05,143 Qutan: We'll know how to do the next one better. 293 00:14:05,178 --> 00:14:07,979 Chip: Yup. It's all right. We're, we're getting there. 294 00:14:08,014 --> 00:14:09,614 It's always trial and error, kiddos. 295 00:14:09,649 --> 00:14:11,082 Doesn't always work out the first time till you 296 00:14:11,117 --> 00:14:12,283 figure it out. 297 00:14:12,319 --> 00:14:13,551 Get this broken one off there. 298 00:14:13,587 --> 00:14:15,119 You can't be having them that thin. 299 00:14:15,155 --> 00:14:17,355 You see how far I've got these connected? 300 00:14:17,390 --> 00:14:19,657 Two and three feet of them sometimes. 301 00:14:19,693 --> 00:14:21,426 You know, it calls for a lot of adjustments, 302 00:14:21,461 --> 00:14:23,928 tying and untying, and just figuring this thing out. 303 00:14:23,964 --> 00:14:25,964 Yeah, we'll get it done. It'll, it'll come along. 304 00:14:25,999 --> 00:14:27,365 Just be patient. 305 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:29,334 If you haven't made one before then you're probably 306 00:14:29,369 --> 00:14:31,703 in for a lesson. 307 00:14:32,472 --> 00:14:34,639 The local culture's been on to this stuff for a long time. 308 00:14:34,674 --> 00:14:36,040 Willows are an excellent material for making 309 00:14:36,076 --> 00:14:37,175 a lot of things. 310 00:14:37,210 --> 00:14:39,177 You know, you can make little willow huts like these. 311 00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:41,279 My wife's dad talked about things like that. 312 00:14:41,314 --> 00:14:43,715 So, you know, I listen to those old things. 313 00:14:43,750 --> 00:14:45,116 You really can't get better than what people 314 00:14:45,151 --> 00:14:46,651 already have around here. 315 00:14:46,686 --> 00:14:49,153 So why try to reinvent the wheel or why try to 316 00:14:49,189 --> 00:14:51,456 make something better when this is probably the best 317 00:14:51,491 --> 00:14:53,157 thing I've got going right now. 318 00:14:54,694 --> 00:14:56,027 This thing's coming out pretty good. 319 00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:57,962 Looks like it's gonna be fairly stable. 320 00:14:57,998 --> 00:14:59,864 Take the rest of these willows over here. 321 00:14:59,900 --> 00:15:01,966 We'll go weave them through here until we've got them up 322 00:15:02,002 --> 00:15:03,468 on the walls here and this thing is really 323 00:15:03,503 --> 00:15:04,769 stiff and straight. 324 00:15:04,804 --> 00:15:06,304 And then we can get a tarp over it. 325 00:15:06,339 --> 00:15:07,372 Sound good? 326 00:15:07,407 --> 00:15:09,407 Carol: Yeah. That's pretty cool. 327 00:15:13,013 --> 00:15:14,279 Ricko: There's a lot of variables out here, 328 00:15:14,314 --> 00:15:16,614 from the wind, to the bugs, to the bears. 329 00:15:16,650 --> 00:15:17,882 That's life out here, you know? 330 00:15:17,918 --> 00:15:20,852 You get hit with unexpected circumstances. 331 00:15:30,697 --> 00:15:33,831 Ricko: I wanna drop this tree straight in this direction. 332 00:15:35,035 --> 00:15:38,536 Between the garden here, and the smokehouse, 333 00:15:39,506 --> 00:15:40,905 and the wood shed. 334 00:15:40,941 --> 00:15:43,875 Basically, I wanna drop that tree straight down the line here. 335 00:15:43,910 --> 00:15:45,743 Hopefully get it right in the center so I don't damage 336 00:15:45,779 --> 00:15:47,745 none of the property. 337 00:15:47,781 --> 00:15:50,515 Narrator: Ricko has discovered that a spruce tree near the family cabin 338 00:15:50,550 --> 00:15:53,117 has been infested by ants causing it to lean 339 00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:55,153 towards the structure. 340 00:15:55,522 --> 00:15:57,488 Should the strong arctic winds pick up, 341 00:15:57,524 --> 00:16:00,191 the tree could destroy the home and could be fatal for 342 00:16:00,226 --> 00:16:02,193 ricko and his children. 343 00:16:02,228 --> 00:16:05,430 He must cut the tree down before it causes any harm. 344 00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:09,968 Ricko: A big spruce tree like that is not something I enjoy 345 00:16:10,003 --> 00:16:12,370 cutting down, but I have to cut it down because the ants 346 00:16:12,405 --> 00:16:14,939 have totally destroyed the inside and it's just a matter 347 00:16:14,975 --> 00:16:16,841 of time before it comes down on its own. 348 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:19,110 I don't wanna hit the smokehouse. 349 00:16:19,145 --> 00:16:20,611 Don't wanna hit the old garden. 350 00:16:20,647 --> 00:16:23,581 Most importantly, don't wanna hit the cabin. 351 00:16:23,616 --> 00:16:24,882 You know, I'll have the kids come out, 352 00:16:24,918 --> 00:16:26,684 wait over there while I start cutting it. 353 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:28,086 Drop it right down the line. 354 00:16:28,121 --> 00:16:29,988 That would be a perfect scenario. 355 00:16:30,023 --> 00:16:31,656 I've never knocked down a tree this close to the cabin. 356 00:16:31,691 --> 00:16:34,125 So I'm not looking forward to doing this job but 357 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,360 it has to be done. 358 00:16:35,395 --> 00:16:37,662 I can't sleep good at night thinking of that tree. 359 00:16:37,697 --> 00:16:39,597 The wind is blowing when I'm about to go to bed, 360 00:16:39,632 --> 00:16:42,066 and that tree is on my mind. 361 00:16:42,102 --> 00:16:44,802 What I want you kids to do is go over here right now. 362 00:16:44,838 --> 00:16:46,004 Skarlett: Where are we gonna have to go? 363 00:16:46,039 --> 00:16:47,638 Ricko: Stand right here. 364 00:16:47,674 --> 00:16:49,807 That tree can get kicked back if it hit anything, 365 00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:51,576 so I want the kids far out of the way because this is a 366 00:16:51,611 --> 00:16:54,645 dangerous project, and people have died cutting trees down. 367 00:16:55,348 --> 00:16:56,514 From what I could see, 368 00:16:56,549 --> 00:16:58,216 just the way this tree is shaped, 369 00:16:58,251 --> 00:17:00,351 leaning kind of almost to the cabin. 370 00:17:00,387 --> 00:17:03,988 So I wanna do a little face cut right here, make a wedge, 371 00:17:05,158 --> 00:17:08,459 cut from the other side, create a hinge so the tree 372 00:17:08,495 --> 00:17:10,161 falls directly where I want it. 373 00:17:10,196 --> 00:17:12,296 The only way I can manipulate the way this tree falls is 374 00:17:12,332 --> 00:17:15,233 with a little bit of technique and a whole lot of luck. 375 00:17:16,803 --> 00:17:20,571 This wind is kicking pretty strong today so it's kind of a concern to me, 376 00:17:20,607 --> 00:17:23,808 so maybe the sooner I start this job, the better. 377 00:17:24,177 --> 00:17:26,577 If I screw up on this tree, it's coming down on my cabin, 378 00:17:26,613 --> 00:17:29,080 and that is my family legacy right there. 379 00:17:29,115 --> 00:17:32,583 I'd be devastated if I knocked this tree on my cabin. 380 00:17:32,619 --> 00:17:35,086 So I'm nervous. I'm real nervous. 381 00:17:35,121 --> 00:17:37,789 Never had this done before, so. 382 00:17:50,437 --> 00:17:52,470 Skarlett: Are you scared now? Skyler: No. 383 00:17:58,211 --> 00:18:01,879 Ricko: Lot of ants. Okay. I'm cutting it down. 384 00:18:02,582 --> 00:18:05,817 (chainsaw motor) 385 00:18:10,223 --> 00:18:12,390 skyler: Timber! Skarlett: No! 386 00:18:23,903 --> 00:18:25,670 Skyler: Timber! 387 00:18:25,705 --> 00:18:27,271 Skarlett: No! 388 00:18:29,409 --> 00:18:31,509 Ricko: Woo! 389 00:18:33,046 --> 00:18:34,345 Skyler: I wanna see the ants. 390 00:18:34,380 --> 00:18:35,513 Ricko: Okay. Let's get these ants. 391 00:18:35,548 --> 00:18:36,848 You see them? 392 00:18:36,883 --> 00:18:38,749 Skyler: Yes. They're everywhere. 393 00:18:38,785 --> 00:18:40,618 Ricko: I gotta dump some of this diesel on it. 394 00:18:40,653 --> 00:18:42,253 We gotta get them before they take off. 395 00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:43,955 Skarlett: Hurry! 396 00:18:43,990 --> 00:18:46,057 Skyler: Look, they're crawling on the floor. 397 00:18:46,726 --> 00:18:50,394 Ricko: Splash up some up in here on this stump so that it, 398 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:52,029 they can't come out of that stump. 399 00:18:52,065 --> 00:18:53,397 You see how they're dispersing? 400 00:18:53,433 --> 00:18:54,665 Skyler: Uh-hmm. 401 00:18:54,701 --> 00:18:56,134 Ricko: I start by cutting a tree down, in the end, 402 00:18:56,169 --> 00:18:57,535 I'm educating my kids on bugs. 403 00:18:57,570 --> 00:19:00,071 And it's important to have the kids learn something about 404 00:19:00,106 --> 00:19:04,075 bugs and beetles and gnats, the whole bug world, 405 00:19:04,110 --> 00:19:06,410 and how it can hurt our world we're living in, 406 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,080 as far as safety in our cabin or just feeling comfortable 407 00:19:09,115 --> 00:19:11,716 outside our cabin. 408 00:19:11,918 --> 00:19:15,119 Didn't go perfect but it didn't go bad. 409 00:19:15,155 --> 00:19:17,688 We destroyed the old garden bed but that's all right. 410 00:19:18,591 --> 00:19:21,325 I'm glad we got it on the ground though. 411 00:19:21,361 --> 00:19:22,560 We didn't get the smoke house. 412 00:19:22,595 --> 00:19:23,895 We didn't get the wood shed. 413 00:19:23,930 --> 00:19:26,364 We got the old garden but that's okay. 414 00:19:26,399 --> 00:19:28,032 We can live with that. 415 00:19:28,067 --> 00:19:30,601 Main thing though, we didn't hit the cabin, 416 00:19:31,437 --> 00:19:32,970 so I'm real happy. 417 00:19:33,006 --> 00:19:35,072 High five. 418 00:19:37,177 --> 00:19:40,211 Sue: I think if you're living life correctly, 419 00:19:40,246 --> 00:19:43,014 you're gonna be happy with what you've done, 420 00:19:43,049 --> 00:19:44,248 but you're always gonna go, 421 00:19:44,284 --> 00:19:46,918 "damn, there was so much more." 422 00:19:56,062 --> 00:19:57,228 sue: He's blowing up, 423 00:19:57,263 --> 00:20:02,266 and I don't want a pressure bath of internal yuckiness. 424 00:20:04,671 --> 00:20:06,771 Narrator: A chance encounter with a bull caribou has 425 00:20:06,806 --> 00:20:10,274 yielded sue a crucial meat supply for her survival. 426 00:20:11,144 --> 00:20:13,978 Field dressing the animal will be grueling, 427 00:20:14,013 --> 00:20:16,080 but she must work quickly before the scent of blood 428 00:20:16,115 --> 00:20:18,916 fills the air and attracts the unwanted attention 429 00:20:18,952 --> 00:20:20,885 of nearby predators. 430 00:20:27,060 --> 00:20:30,494 Sue: Found a heart rock and I put it in my bag this morning. 431 00:20:30,697 --> 00:20:33,331 My heart and his heart. 432 00:20:33,366 --> 00:20:35,266 Together. 433 00:20:36,069 --> 00:20:37,969 I can get verbose. 434 00:20:38,004 --> 00:20:43,107 I can use a lot of words to describe my lifestyle and say, 435 00:20:43,142 --> 00:20:46,444 "you just can't count on anything 'cause it'll surprise you," 436 00:20:46,479 --> 00:20:51,816 but right there today, out from nowhere bounds the 437 00:20:51,851 --> 00:20:56,921 monarch of my glen and offered himself up. 438 00:20:59,759 --> 00:21:02,627 It's like he dropped out of the sky. 439 00:21:02,662 --> 00:21:05,396 Boom. "here I am, sue." 440 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,533 I'm allowed four. 441 00:21:09,569 --> 00:21:11,402 And this makes two. 442 00:21:11,437 --> 00:21:15,239 The one I got a little while back, total surprise as well. 443 00:21:26,419 --> 00:21:29,220 Here's what's left of the caribou. 444 00:21:29,255 --> 00:21:32,623 But you can see I am right there at camp. 445 00:21:32,959 --> 00:21:34,358 I'm not that far away. 446 00:21:34,394 --> 00:21:36,160 Just a few hundred yards. 447 00:21:36,195 --> 00:21:40,031 And that's really bumping my comfort zone, 448 00:21:40,066 --> 00:21:42,333 for leaving the gut pile here. 449 00:21:42,368 --> 00:21:44,902 That smell may permeate the area and make it a 450 00:21:44,937 --> 00:21:48,673 draw for the predators. 451 00:21:48,708 --> 00:21:53,511 So when I take the meat in to put up, 452 00:21:53,546 --> 00:21:57,415 I'm gonna bring the trailer and the four-wheeler back, 453 00:21:57,450 --> 00:22:01,919 load this slop, and bring it further downstream. 454 00:22:02,822 --> 00:22:06,557 In the cities, you've got people whose job it is to go 455 00:22:06,592 --> 00:22:09,160 and clean up the mess. 456 00:22:09,495 --> 00:22:12,396 You set out your garbage pails and they come take it away. 457 00:22:12,432 --> 00:22:17,802 If they didn't, you might have coyotes, rats, 458 00:22:17,837 --> 00:22:20,638 species that people find distasteful, 459 00:22:20,673 --> 00:22:23,140 might start to encroach more. 460 00:22:24,510 --> 00:22:26,877 The gut pile, the bones I don't need, 461 00:22:26,913 --> 00:22:28,612 anything excess is gonna go across the 462 00:22:28,648 --> 00:22:30,815 river and downstream. 463 00:22:30,850 --> 00:22:32,717 It may be a little bit of a pain in the butt to 464 00:22:32,752 --> 00:22:35,920 do it this way but it's the safest way I can think. 465 00:22:36,389 --> 00:22:38,155 Predators are in the area. 466 00:22:38,191 --> 00:22:40,991 I may not see them but they're here. 467 00:22:48,534 --> 00:22:51,168 Looking at the river where it's nice and flat. 468 00:22:51,204 --> 00:22:53,003 A lot of people make the mistake that that's 469 00:22:53,039 --> 00:22:54,705 where you wanna cross. 470 00:22:54,741 --> 00:22:57,375 That's where you're gonna sink. 471 00:22:57,410 --> 00:22:59,510 That is super, super deep. 472 00:23:00,012 --> 00:23:01,645 None of this is doable. None. 473 00:23:01,681 --> 00:23:03,748 It's deeper than (bleep) in here. 474 00:23:12,225 --> 00:23:15,326 It's deeper than (bleep) in here. 475 00:23:15,361 --> 00:23:17,194 So this is all out. 476 00:23:17,230 --> 00:23:18,462 I can go down this way, 477 00:23:18,498 --> 00:23:21,532 see if maybe I can make it down that way. 478 00:23:24,237 --> 00:23:26,404 Doesn't hurt to try. 479 00:23:31,944 --> 00:23:36,013 For a predator, if they can take something and snatch it away, 480 00:23:36,048 --> 00:23:38,048 that's their preference. 481 00:23:38,084 --> 00:23:41,752 They don't really wanna force an interaction if they don't have to. 482 00:23:43,055 --> 00:23:44,221 Same with me. 483 00:23:44,257 --> 00:23:46,757 If I have to protect my camp, 484 00:23:46,793 --> 00:23:49,827 I certainly will with deadly force. 485 00:23:49,862 --> 00:23:52,430 But if I don't have to, I'd rather not. 486 00:23:59,972 --> 00:24:02,840 This seems like as good a spot as any. 487 00:24:02,875 --> 00:24:07,244 The camp is way over there that way, across the water. 488 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:09,713 I'm not 50 miles from camp. 489 00:24:09,749 --> 00:24:13,851 But for a predator, he's got someplace to hide. 490 00:24:13,886 --> 00:24:16,086 He's got someplace to be safe. 491 00:24:16,122 --> 00:24:18,956 He's not right up my backside. 492 00:24:18,991 --> 00:24:21,258 So it's safe. 493 00:24:21,294 --> 00:24:22,960 I'm letting nature have a shot at something I 494 00:24:22,995 --> 00:24:24,995 couldn't do anymore with. 495 00:24:25,031 --> 00:24:26,430 Share and share alike. 496 00:24:26,466 --> 00:24:28,899 Sharing is caring. 497 00:24:31,337 --> 00:24:32,736 Jessie: I don't focus on my strengths. 498 00:24:32,772 --> 00:24:34,705 My strengths are my strengths. 499 00:24:34,740 --> 00:24:37,074 My weakness is what I need to focus on. 500 00:24:43,749 --> 00:24:44,915 Jessie: All right. 501 00:24:44,951 --> 00:24:46,750 This is one of my old dog houses right here. 502 00:24:46,786 --> 00:24:48,886 You can see a lot of the wear and tear that's happened. 503 00:24:48,921 --> 00:24:51,155 I built these about four years ago. 504 00:24:51,190 --> 00:24:52,289 It's not in terrible shape, 505 00:24:52,325 --> 00:24:54,725 but there are things like this, you know? 506 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,228 The dogs tend to be pretty rough on them. 507 00:24:59,065 --> 00:25:01,365 Narrator: Jessie is in the process of a major overhaul of 508 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,401 his dog yard to improve the kennel's comfort in brushkana. 509 00:25:05,705 --> 00:25:07,505 After completing the groundwork, 510 00:25:07,540 --> 00:25:09,874 he must now move on to the next phase of the revamp if 511 00:25:09,909 --> 00:25:11,942 he's to complete the task before fall arrives when 512 00:25:11,978 --> 00:25:15,179 training takes priority over all other endeavors. 513 00:25:17,683 --> 00:25:19,383 Jessie: One of the things that I really wanna do with the 514 00:25:19,418 --> 00:25:22,520 dog house is completely switch up the design. 515 00:25:23,356 --> 00:25:26,857 You have this door here on the front. 516 00:25:26,893 --> 00:25:29,293 Well, that only gives the dog a little area to be 517 00:25:29,328 --> 00:25:31,395 like out of the wind. 518 00:25:31,430 --> 00:25:33,063 I mean, the wind can rip out here. 519 00:25:33,099 --> 00:25:35,065 The storms are just incredible. 520 00:25:35,668 --> 00:25:37,701 Seeing that this winter, the heavy snow load, 521 00:25:37,737 --> 00:25:40,471 the big massive storms, the deep cold, 522 00:25:40,506 --> 00:25:43,374 I wanna make a better design. 523 00:25:44,143 --> 00:25:46,610 I wanna put the door here. 524 00:25:47,179 --> 00:25:50,481 I've been building dog houses for 15 years. 525 00:25:52,285 --> 00:25:54,251 I built some pretty bad ones. 526 00:25:54,287 --> 00:25:56,120 I built some pretty good ones. 527 00:25:56,155 --> 00:25:58,822 And now is the time to build the best ones. 528 00:25:59,592 --> 00:26:00,691 Okay. 529 00:26:00,726 --> 00:26:02,059 I've got all my measurements. 530 00:26:02,094 --> 00:26:05,262 Now it's time to transfer it out onto a piece of plywood. 531 00:26:06,899 --> 00:26:08,933 I'm very diligent to use only one piece of 532 00:26:08,968 --> 00:26:10,734 plywood per house. 533 00:26:10,770 --> 00:26:13,037 This is an expensive material, 534 00:26:13,072 --> 00:26:14,872 and I don't wanna waste it. 535 00:26:14,907 --> 00:26:16,774 To live this lifestyle, you have to be very smart 536 00:26:16,809 --> 00:26:19,810 about the way you use your resources. 537 00:26:22,114 --> 00:26:24,281 When I'm out here and I'm doing something, 538 00:26:24,317 --> 00:26:26,684 it's not like when I was in nenana. 539 00:26:26,752 --> 00:26:30,220 Honestly, I lacked inspiration when I was in nenana. 540 00:26:30,990 --> 00:26:33,157 Things are so different out here in brushkana. 541 00:26:33,192 --> 00:26:35,092 Everything's on my terms. 542 00:26:35,127 --> 00:26:36,126 This is my place. 543 00:26:36,162 --> 00:26:38,495 It's something I take pride in. 544 00:26:39,031 --> 00:26:42,299 Okay. I got all my four sides put on. 545 00:26:42,335 --> 00:26:44,969 Got the main structure of the house built. 546 00:26:45,004 --> 00:26:50,074 Next I'm going to lay out my door. 547 00:26:53,913 --> 00:26:55,713 This is not just a doghouse to me. 548 00:26:55,748 --> 00:26:58,349 This is what provides my dogs with shelter from the wind. 549 00:26:58,384 --> 00:27:00,217 Shelter from the storm. 550 00:27:02,555 --> 00:27:04,121 The roof fits. 551 00:27:04,156 --> 00:27:05,956 See how this looks. 552 00:27:06,826 --> 00:27:08,125 Oh, I'm liking this. 553 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:09,793 This is a real nice doghouse here. 554 00:27:09,829 --> 00:27:10,861 This is heavy duty. 555 00:27:10,896 --> 00:27:12,663 It's gonna last for a while. 556 00:27:12,698 --> 00:27:14,465 It's time to go see what emmet thinks about it. 557 00:27:18,204 --> 00:27:19,336 Where are you, emmet? 558 00:27:19,372 --> 00:27:21,205 I have a very special dog, emmet. 559 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:22,506 He's a huge dog. 560 00:27:22,541 --> 00:27:24,074 I love him so much, you know? 561 00:27:24,110 --> 00:27:26,877 So I got this house built and I'm gonna see what emmet 562 00:27:26,912 --> 00:27:28,078 thinks about it. 563 00:27:28,114 --> 00:27:31,248 If emmet approves, then I'm gonna crank out 27 more of them. 564 00:27:32,084 --> 00:27:34,418 Oh, there you are. 565 00:27:35,187 --> 00:27:37,454 I got your new house, buddy. 566 00:27:37,490 --> 00:27:39,323 You're gonna try this out for me? 567 00:27:39,358 --> 00:27:41,859 Oh, yeah. 568 00:27:41,894 --> 00:27:44,294 Check this thing out. 569 00:27:46,365 --> 00:27:47,564 Nice and new. 570 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,566 Right now, it's make it or break it time. 571 00:27:49,602 --> 00:27:51,835 If emmet doesn't like this house and he doesn't go in 572 00:27:51,871 --> 00:27:54,438 there easily, I gotta go back to the drawing board, 573 00:27:54,473 --> 00:27:56,840 redesign the whole house, go back and do this again. 574 00:28:03,549 --> 00:28:06,950 I'm hoping that I built the doorway big enough for emmet. 575 00:28:21,033 --> 00:28:24,501 Jessie: I'm hoping that I built the doorway big enough for emmet. 576 00:28:32,178 --> 00:28:34,244 All right. There he goes. He's getting in. 577 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,013 It looks like he likes the house. 578 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:38,315 I got 27 more to go build. 579 00:28:39,685 --> 00:28:41,452 You want a new house too, buddy? 580 00:28:41,487 --> 00:28:43,520 I'm gonna go build you a new house, buddy. 581 00:28:43,556 --> 00:28:45,322 So happy that I don't have to go and redesign 582 00:28:45,357 --> 00:28:46,557 this whole house. 583 00:28:46,592 --> 00:28:48,459 Emmet likes it, everybody will like it. 584 00:28:50,496 --> 00:28:52,229 Now it's time to go into production mode. 585 00:28:52,264 --> 00:28:55,999 It's time to zone out, focus on doing a good job. 586 00:28:56,335 --> 00:28:58,402 I enjoy building my own life here in brushkana. 587 00:28:59,338 --> 00:29:02,272 Everything here has been done by my hard work, 588 00:29:03,042 --> 00:29:05,342 sweat on my brow, my hands. 589 00:29:05,945 --> 00:29:07,644 Definitely as the process goes, 590 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,680 it's a lot like pancakes. 591 00:29:09,715 --> 00:29:12,282 The quality of the house gets better towards the end. 592 00:29:13,285 --> 00:29:15,419 You get everything figured out, dialed in. 593 00:29:15,454 --> 00:29:16,687 You get a lot faster. 594 00:29:16,722 --> 00:29:18,722 You get more efficient. 595 00:29:18,758 --> 00:29:21,391 Just have a couple more screws to put in the roof and I'll be 596 00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:24,061 able to move on to getting these houses painted. 597 00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:27,264 That way they'll preserve and last a long time. 598 00:29:30,903 --> 00:29:33,270 Sue: A lot of my life, it's really winging it. 599 00:29:44,150 --> 00:29:47,551 Sue: My great grandma used to make what's called aspic. 600 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,321 Cut around here, heat it up, pop it off, 601 00:29:51,357 --> 00:29:54,291 and you boil that down, and you've got a gelatinous 602 00:29:54,326 --> 00:29:56,493 material like jell-o. 603 00:29:57,163 --> 00:30:00,230 Haven't had it in ages, and I wanna try. 604 00:30:01,567 --> 00:30:05,869 The theory is you heat all this stuff up and then you're 605 00:30:06,272 --> 00:30:07,905 able to get it off. 606 00:30:11,076 --> 00:30:13,977 This is definitely some wild west stuff going on here, man. 607 00:30:21,053 --> 00:30:22,753 (grunting) 608 00:30:22,788 --> 00:30:24,888 it's trying. 609 00:30:25,324 --> 00:30:27,424 Oh, look at that, it's starting to... 610 00:30:27,660 --> 00:30:30,594 See how it's lifting up? 611 00:30:31,297 --> 00:30:32,763 I'm gonna get this. 612 00:30:32,798 --> 00:30:34,898 You're mine. 613 00:30:37,236 --> 00:30:38,202 Okay. 614 00:30:38,237 --> 00:30:40,404 One toe casing off. 615 00:30:40,639 --> 00:30:42,606 I wanna try and repeat the process, 616 00:30:42,641 --> 00:30:44,675 and get a little quicker at it. 617 00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:52,683 Back in the day, you didn't waste a damn thing 618 00:30:52,718 --> 00:30:55,018 on an animal. 619 00:30:55,054 --> 00:30:57,221 People don't do it anymore just because 620 00:30:57,256 --> 00:30:58,989 it's not fashionable. 621 00:30:59,024 --> 00:31:00,858 I mean, who, who eats jell-o if you're not in a 622 00:31:00,893 --> 00:31:02,259 hospital and dying? 623 00:31:02,294 --> 00:31:03,994 I don't know. 624 00:31:04,029 --> 00:31:06,063 It's nostalgic to me. 625 00:31:06,098 --> 00:31:09,399 My age, I don't get that many new things that I go, 626 00:31:09,435 --> 00:31:10,567 "oh, wow. 627 00:31:10,603 --> 00:31:13,070 I haven't tried that, but I remember it. How cool." 628 00:31:13,105 --> 00:31:15,639 and I get to do that, so it's kind of fun. 629 00:31:20,212 --> 00:31:24,081 So I've got the hooves all cleaned up. 630 00:31:25,317 --> 00:31:28,418 That's what I'm gonna be boiling up. 631 00:31:28,721 --> 00:31:30,487 I'm gonna make my aspic. 632 00:31:30,522 --> 00:31:35,025 But the day's not getting any longer so I've gotta keep going. 633 00:31:37,529 --> 00:31:39,029 Ricko: I might not be a professional, 634 00:31:39,064 --> 00:31:41,031 but no matter how stupid you are, as long as you work hard, 635 00:31:41,066 --> 00:31:43,033 you can get something done out here. 636 00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:45,402 Hard work pays off no matter what. 637 00:31:52,811 --> 00:31:54,811 Ricko: Now the real work begins. 638 00:31:58,083 --> 00:32:00,050 That tree is not just gonna go in vain. 639 00:32:00,085 --> 00:32:01,885 We're gonna cut that tree down and stack it up. 640 00:32:01,921 --> 00:32:04,488 This winter, we could use it for firewood. 641 00:32:04,790 --> 00:32:06,189 In the long run, the kids learn, 642 00:32:06,225 --> 00:32:09,159 not only about hard work but using whatever is around 643 00:32:09,194 --> 00:32:10,560 you and not wasting anything. 644 00:32:10,596 --> 00:32:11,929 That's what's important out here. 645 00:32:11,964 --> 00:32:13,263 And if you have to destroy something, 646 00:32:13,299 --> 00:32:14,965 at least make something out of it. 647 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,833 Skyler: Dad, where do you want the logs? 648 00:32:16,869 --> 00:32:17,901 Ricko: Over here. 649 00:32:17,937 --> 00:32:19,536 Just push, roll them over that way. 650 00:32:19,571 --> 00:32:21,672 Maybe both of you on one. 651 00:32:21,707 --> 00:32:23,173 Sky. 652 00:32:23,208 --> 00:32:24,274 Skyler: I can handle it. 653 00:32:24,310 --> 00:32:26,310 I'm a boss at this. 654 00:32:26,345 --> 00:32:27,377 Skarlett: I ain't. 655 00:32:27,413 --> 00:32:28,612 Ricko: My kids are getting stronger. 656 00:32:28,647 --> 00:32:30,547 They're growing up and they're not babies anymore, 657 00:32:30,582 --> 00:32:32,215 so having them around and teaching them is really 658 00:32:32,251 --> 00:32:34,885 important because days like this, they help me out. 659 00:32:35,387 --> 00:32:38,956 That's my fruit of doing my job as a father is having some 660 00:32:38,991 --> 00:32:40,457 help in the end. 661 00:32:40,492 --> 00:32:41,625 And that's what I like to see, 662 00:32:41,660 --> 00:32:44,261 see my kids get their hands in there and get to work. 663 00:32:45,431 --> 00:32:47,497 Let's tear this old flower garden out. 664 00:32:47,866 --> 00:32:50,033 This old greenhouse frame that's in my yard that my dad 665 00:32:50,069 --> 00:32:51,668 built got smashed by the tree. 666 00:32:51,703 --> 00:32:52,803 Skyler: Timber! 667 00:32:52,838 --> 00:32:54,571 Skarlett: No! 668 00:32:57,409 --> 00:32:58,942 Ricko: I wanna clear that out. 669 00:32:58,978 --> 00:33:00,377 I'll take the bigger pieces. 670 00:33:00,412 --> 00:33:01,712 Skar, you can take something like this. 671 00:33:01,747 --> 00:33:03,013 Just throw it right in the fire. 672 00:33:03,048 --> 00:33:05,782 It's not gonna burn too hot 'cause it's all wet and moldy. 673 00:33:08,988 --> 00:33:11,388 Jeez, it's coming all apart. 674 00:33:11,423 --> 00:33:13,323 Here you go, sky. 675 00:33:15,561 --> 00:33:17,527 It's actually a job that needs to be done. 676 00:33:17,563 --> 00:33:19,463 It's just been sitting there rotting away. 677 00:33:20,332 --> 00:33:23,200 Kind of a bed for bugs and mice and all that, 678 00:33:23,502 --> 00:33:26,470 so it's good to get it out of the way now. 679 00:33:31,210 --> 00:33:32,709 Put all this little stuff in there. 680 00:33:32,745 --> 00:33:35,879 Just a lot of old junk we don't need. 681 00:33:35,914 --> 00:33:38,215 This something I do when I was a kid with my family. 682 00:33:38,250 --> 00:33:40,317 And we learned a lot about fire safety. 683 00:33:40,352 --> 00:33:42,552 And sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire. 684 00:33:42,588 --> 00:33:44,588 You can't have brush piled up in your yard where any 685 00:33:44,623 --> 00:33:46,089 kind of spark can light that. 686 00:33:46,125 --> 00:33:48,325 And also it keeps the bugs out of your yard by burning 687 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,560 all this stuff. 688 00:33:51,030 --> 00:33:53,263 Looks beautiful out here. 689 00:33:53,298 --> 00:33:55,332 We've got all our winter wood stacked up, 690 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:57,601 and then we got some future wood right here. 691 00:33:57,636 --> 00:33:59,636 Skyler: Can't believe we got so much things done. 692 00:33:59,671 --> 00:34:01,405 Ricko: Even though it seems like little yard work, 693 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,707 you're learning how to live out here and you're preparing 694 00:34:03,742 --> 00:34:04,808 for the future. 695 00:34:04,843 --> 00:34:06,777 You're preparing for the winter by stacking up wood 696 00:34:06,812 --> 00:34:07,811 right here. 697 00:34:07,846 --> 00:34:09,112 You've put in the work. 698 00:34:09,148 --> 00:34:10,814 So good job. 699 00:34:10,849 --> 00:34:12,816 Teaching my kids to work is very important. 700 00:34:12,851 --> 00:34:14,651 I know they're future is secure if they know 701 00:34:14,686 --> 00:34:16,153 how to work hard. 702 00:34:16,188 --> 00:34:18,221 You put in work and you get fruit in the end. 703 00:34:18,257 --> 00:34:20,057 And that's how I got by and that's how my 704 00:34:20,092 --> 00:34:21,691 ancestors got by. 705 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:25,328 So I want them to carry that torch of survival too. 706 00:34:28,167 --> 00:34:30,167 Qutan: Pretty cool just to make something in one day with 707 00:34:30,202 --> 00:34:32,335 your family so why not do it right? 708 00:34:42,781 --> 00:34:44,714 Chip: Well, we just need to keep layering them. 709 00:34:44,750 --> 00:34:46,917 I'm just trying to get this front done. 710 00:34:50,722 --> 00:34:52,155 Carol: We're just building a little washhouse 711 00:34:52,191 --> 00:34:53,590 made out of willows. 712 00:34:53,625 --> 00:34:54,758 Where we can go wash dishes, 713 00:34:54,793 --> 00:34:57,494 laundry out of the wind and the rain. 714 00:34:57,963 --> 00:34:59,696 Well, that's about, pretty nice, huh? 715 00:34:59,731 --> 00:35:00,764 Chip: Yeah. 716 00:35:00,799 --> 00:35:02,165 No complaint there. 717 00:35:02,201 --> 00:35:04,234 Looks like it'll work to me. 718 00:35:04,269 --> 00:35:05,635 We get some tarps thrown over this thing and 719 00:35:05,671 --> 00:35:07,604 we'll call it good. 720 00:35:09,708 --> 00:35:11,808 Up to the doorway. 721 00:35:13,879 --> 00:35:15,412 Nope. You're past the doorway. 722 00:35:15,447 --> 00:35:17,380 Qutan, you get it straightened up. 723 00:35:17,416 --> 00:35:19,049 Carol, come over here and get the middle. 724 00:35:19,118 --> 00:35:21,551 I can't hold up all this weight. 725 00:35:21,887 --> 00:35:24,955 Something like this is just as necessary as a bathroom 726 00:35:24,990 --> 00:35:26,656 or place to sleep. 727 00:35:26,692 --> 00:35:28,859 You have to keep your sanitation up, you know? 728 00:35:28,894 --> 00:35:29,926 You gotta have clean dishes. 729 00:35:29,962 --> 00:35:30,961 You have to have clean clothes. 730 00:35:30,996 --> 00:35:32,896 And you have to have a clean body and it makes 731 00:35:32,931 --> 00:35:33,930 your mind clean. 732 00:35:33,966 --> 00:35:35,298 And the fact is, you know, 733 00:35:35,334 --> 00:35:37,000 with all the viruses and all that crap going around, 734 00:35:37,035 --> 00:35:39,069 you can't go wrong being clean. 735 00:35:39,104 --> 00:35:40,403 It's looking good in here. 736 00:35:40,439 --> 00:35:42,606 This looks pretty freaking all right. 737 00:35:42,641 --> 00:35:44,574 Okay. One more tarp over top. 738 00:35:44,610 --> 00:35:46,443 You ready? 739 00:35:46,478 --> 00:35:48,478 Up. 740 00:35:48,780 --> 00:35:51,148 Carol: Qutan, push it. 741 00:35:52,818 --> 00:35:54,818 That part, right? Right here, qutan. 742 00:35:54,853 --> 00:35:56,620 Chip: Don't let it get stuck and rip. 743 00:35:56,655 --> 00:35:58,054 Keep going. 744 00:35:58,090 --> 00:35:59,623 Carol: Push it right in this spot. 745 00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:00,790 Chip: Come on. 746 00:36:00,826 --> 00:36:02,559 Carol: Irene please. Right there. 747 00:36:02,594 --> 00:36:04,060 Right where I'm pointing. 748 00:36:04,096 --> 00:36:06,329 Chip: Keep going. Qutan: What are you pointing at? 749 00:36:06,365 --> 00:36:08,298 Carol: That part that's sticking up. 750 00:36:09,201 --> 00:36:10,734 Chip: Keep going. 751 00:36:11,670 --> 00:36:14,037 Carol: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. 752 00:36:14,072 --> 00:36:15,438 Chip: That wasn't (bleep) cool at all. 753 00:36:15,474 --> 00:36:17,741 Carol: Okay. Flip it and do it the other way. 754 00:36:17,776 --> 00:36:18,575 Ready? 755 00:36:18,610 --> 00:36:19,776 Chip: Yeah. 756 00:36:19,811 --> 00:36:21,578 Carol: Putting on the tarp was pretty rough. 757 00:36:21,613 --> 00:36:22,712 Chip: Okay. 758 00:36:22,748 --> 00:36:24,080 Wait, wait, wait. Stop. Stop. Stop. 759 00:36:24,116 --> 00:36:25,415 Get the top. 760 00:36:25,450 --> 00:36:27,150 Carol: We all got a little bit impatient with it. 761 00:36:27,186 --> 00:36:28,518 Qutan: Is it stuck or something? 762 00:36:28,554 --> 00:36:30,587 Chip: Yeah. It's stuck. It needs to be pushed over. No. 763 00:36:30,622 --> 00:36:32,255 Carol: Let's go, qutan. What the hell are you doing? 764 00:36:32,291 --> 00:36:33,523 Push it. 765 00:36:33,559 --> 00:36:36,159 Qutan: I can't reach it. God. 766 00:36:37,829 --> 00:36:39,429 Chip: Lift the corner. It's still sitting right there. 767 00:36:39,464 --> 00:36:40,931 It's not getting pushed over. 768 00:36:40,966 --> 00:36:43,600 Carol: Putting on the tarp was almost maddening. 769 00:36:45,170 --> 00:36:46,403 Yeah. She got it. 770 00:36:46,438 --> 00:36:47,771 Now stop. Stop. 771 00:36:47,806 --> 00:36:50,574 Just stop. Dad. 772 00:36:51,843 --> 00:36:52,742 Chip: It's not big enough? 773 00:36:52,778 --> 00:36:55,145 Carol: No. Doesn't quite fit. 774 00:36:55,180 --> 00:36:58,048 Chip: Nope. Ain't gonna (bleep) work. 775 00:36:58,083 --> 00:37:00,517 Damn it. 776 00:37:10,028 --> 00:37:12,629 Chip: Nope. Ain't gonna (bleep) work. 777 00:37:13,765 --> 00:37:15,599 Let's go get a different one. 778 00:37:17,936 --> 00:37:18,935 Carol: Whoa. 779 00:37:18,971 --> 00:37:20,136 Chip: It's not gonna work. 780 00:37:20,172 --> 00:37:21,738 It'll work with two of them though. 781 00:37:21,773 --> 00:37:22,772 We're getting there. 782 00:37:22,808 --> 00:37:23,740 Just be patient. 783 00:37:23,775 --> 00:37:24,941 Be patient. 784 00:37:24,977 --> 00:37:26,977 Here it goes, qutan. 785 00:37:27,012 --> 00:37:28,979 That's gotta get fixed. 786 00:37:29,014 --> 00:37:30,313 There you go. 787 00:37:30,349 --> 00:37:32,249 It has to go over. 788 00:37:32,284 --> 00:37:34,484 Okay we got it. 789 00:37:34,720 --> 00:37:37,554 We gotta tie it off. 790 00:37:38,056 --> 00:37:40,423 Basically, you know, I've got canvas on top of a woven, 791 00:37:40,459 --> 00:37:41,758 willow structure. 792 00:37:41,793 --> 00:37:44,261 And the strength is in all of it coming together. 793 00:37:44,296 --> 00:37:46,196 And then to hold down the canvas as we tied 794 00:37:46,231 --> 00:37:47,330 them to heavier logs. 795 00:37:47,366 --> 00:37:49,566 And we're using weights to hold down that canvas. 796 00:37:49,601 --> 00:37:51,034 But isn't that a cool thing to build? 797 00:37:51,069 --> 00:37:52,502 Carol: Real simple and cool, huh? 798 00:37:52,537 --> 00:37:54,037 Chip: Yeah. Real simple. It just took a while. 799 00:37:54,072 --> 00:37:56,039 It takes effort. Anything good takes work. 800 00:37:56,074 --> 00:37:57,707 I think I showed my girls that no matter what, 801 00:37:57,743 --> 00:37:59,242 they can make a shelter. 802 00:37:59,278 --> 00:38:00,977 Like if they landed here and had nothing, 803 00:38:01,013 --> 00:38:02,779 they can go back there and bust down willows and 804 00:38:02,814 --> 00:38:04,614 build themselves a shelter. 805 00:38:04,650 --> 00:38:07,250 Carol: Wow. Awesome. Chip: Yeah. And sturdy. 806 00:38:08,487 --> 00:38:10,053 The wind ain't gonna blow this over, 807 00:38:10,088 --> 00:38:12,355 nice and rounded like it is. 808 00:38:12,391 --> 00:38:15,091 You could set up a small table and a little shelf and stuff in here, 809 00:38:15,127 --> 00:38:17,360 and put things to do your dishes. 810 00:38:19,031 --> 00:38:20,730 Qutan: Let's go. Let's go. 811 00:38:20,966 --> 00:38:22,065 Chip: Okay. 812 00:38:22,100 --> 00:38:23,533 Carol: It was actually cool learning how to do this. 813 00:38:23,568 --> 00:38:24,868 It's actually awesome. 814 00:38:24,903 --> 00:38:26,536 I never thought about cutting the willows down and 815 00:38:26,571 --> 00:38:27,771 weaving them together. 816 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:30,607 I'm glad I did this with my family. 817 00:38:33,312 --> 00:38:36,413 Qutan: Building this hut and having some family time 818 00:38:36,448 --> 00:38:37,914 with my dad and my sister. 819 00:38:37,949 --> 00:38:41,051 It's quite nice, spending time with them and doing 820 00:38:41,086 --> 00:38:42,719 new things like building a hut. 821 00:38:43,221 --> 00:38:44,521 Carol: How's the dishes going? 822 00:38:44,556 --> 00:38:46,022 Qutan: I'm almost done. 823 00:38:46,058 --> 00:38:48,124 Carol: You're finally doing your dishes? 824 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:50,193 Qutan: What do you mean finally doing dishes? 825 00:38:50,228 --> 00:38:51,361 Carol: Being at camp, 826 00:38:51,396 --> 00:38:52,796 I usually do hang around my sister, 827 00:38:52,831 --> 00:38:55,198 but then when it's time to do the laundry or the dishes, 828 00:38:55,233 --> 00:38:57,100 she's off doing something else. 829 00:38:57,135 --> 00:38:58,468 But having this little wash hut, 830 00:38:58,503 --> 00:38:59,536 my dad will be like, 831 00:38:59,571 --> 00:39:01,037 "both of you go do the laundry and the dishes." 832 00:39:01,073 --> 00:39:02,672 so now I got a little partner, 833 00:39:02,708 --> 00:39:04,040 and we could just hang out, 834 00:39:04,076 --> 00:39:05,342 be out of the mosquitos, 835 00:39:05,377 --> 00:39:07,610 and just have fun doing our chores. 836 00:39:07,979 --> 00:39:09,579 Qutan: I'm done with dishes, so. 837 00:39:09,614 --> 00:39:10,714 Carol: You're gonna help me finish? 838 00:39:10,749 --> 00:39:12,515 Qutan: Yeah. Wow. 839 00:39:12,551 --> 00:39:14,818 Look, dad made a hanger. 840 00:39:15,020 --> 00:39:17,454 If you are new to alaska and you come out here, 841 00:39:17,489 --> 00:39:19,789 it may seem like the middle of nowhere. 842 00:39:19,825 --> 00:39:22,025 If you don't know the right things to look for, 843 00:39:22,060 --> 00:39:24,027 it may seem harsh. 844 00:39:24,429 --> 00:39:26,162 But with all the materials here, 845 00:39:26,198 --> 00:39:28,431 like the wood and the willows, 846 00:39:28,467 --> 00:39:30,700 it's pretty good to live out here 847 00:39:30,736 --> 00:39:33,370 'cause we don't have exactly depend on anything for 848 00:39:33,405 --> 00:39:35,004 food and shelter. 849 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:38,742 We can do it all ourselves from the land around us. 850 00:39:38,977 --> 00:39:40,043 Chip: Wow. 851 00:39:40,078 --> 00:39:42,178 That's good to see at the end of the day. 852 00:39:42,214 --> 00:39:43,146 Excellent. 853 00:39:43,181 --> 00:39:44,981 So you guys have a nice, mosquito-proof, warm, 854 00:39:45,016 --> 00:39:47,484 wind-proof, rain-proof place to work. 855 00:39:47,519 --> 00:39:48,585 Qutan: Yeah. 856 00:39:48,620 --> 00:39:50,286 Chip: It's important to keep our stuff washed. 857 00:39:50,322 --> 00:39:51,988 I mean, like this might be one of the most important 858 00:39:52,023 --> 00:39:53,923 things that you do all day besides sleep. 859 00:39:53,959 --> 00:39:55,091 Carol: Yeah. 860 00:39:55,127 --> 00:39:56,359 Chip: I appreciate you girls for it. 861 00:39:56,395 --> 00:39:58,661 Thanks for helping me build it. 862 00:40:01,633 --> 00:40:05,802 Sue: You should always be intrigued by something. 863 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:17,814 Sue: I've got in here, boiling away, 864 00:40:17,849 --> 00:40:21,084 the leg bones and the feet from the caribou. 865 00:40:21,686 --> 00:40:24,254 It's been boiling for quite a while. 866 00:40:24,823 --> 00:40:28,057 The toes are falling apart, and that's what I want. 867 00:40:31,196 --> 00:40:36,099 All this has to boil down and add in to making this gelatin. 868 00:40:39,738 --> 00:40:41,704 I don't have a lot of fresh veg, 869 00:40:41,740 --> 00:40:45,275 but I'll cut up what I have, throw it in, cut up some meat, 870 00:40:45,944 --> 00:40:49,045 toss it in, let that boil again, 871 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:52,515 put it into the containers, and hopefully, 872 00:40:53,552 --> 00:40:56,052 hopefully we've got it. 873 00:40:57,856 --> 00:41:00,290 Poof. We'll see. 874 00:41:06,298 --> 00:41:08,431 Well, there it is. 875 00:41:18,577 --> 00:41:23,046 This is the chilled product I had cooked. 876 00:41:23,081 --> 00:41:25,248 The foot jelly. 877 00:41:25,283 --> 00:41:27,317 Bon appetit me. 878 00:41:27,352 --> 00:41:28,685 Over the teeth, past the gums. 879 00:41:28,720 --> 00:41:31,187 Look out, stomach. Here it comes. 880 00:41:36,661 --> 00:41:39,996 That's actually freaking good. 881 00:41:40,031 --> 00:41:41,598 It's hard to describe. 882 00:41:41,633 --> 00:41:46,035 It's super flavorful but in a savory way. 883 00:41:47,272 --> 00:41:49,672 Go team kavik. 884 00:41:49,708 --> 00:41:52,075 I just got the blue ribbon. 885 00:41:52,310 --> 00:41:57,146 One more way to stretch the respect and the meals I 886 00:41:57,182 --> 00:41:59,282 get out of one caribou. 887 00:42:03,488 --> 00:42:08,658 It makes it one more thing that I'm grateful 888 00:42:08,693 --> 00:42:10,126 to that animal for. 889 00:42:12,330 --> 00:42:15,198 Thanks again, caribou. 890 00:42:20,171 --> 00:42:21,237 Jessie: Everything I do out here, 891 00:42:21,273 --> 00:42:23,106 I just wanna put my heart and soul into it. 892 00:42:23,141 --> 00:42:25,542 I feel so much inspiration, motivation, 893 00:42:25,610 --> 00:42:27,544 dedication, determination. 894 00:42:27,579 --> 00:42:30,246 This place brings out all the best qualities in me. 895 00:42:36,421 --> 00:42:39,422 (barking) 896 00:42:39,457 --> 00:42:41,357 jessie: All right, guys. I got your new houses. 897 00:42:41,393 --> 00:42:42,525 Yeah. 898 00:42:42,561 --> 00:42:43,960 This is the time I've been waiting for. 899 00:42:43,995 --> 00:42:45,562 Out with the old, in with the new. 900 00:42:47,832 --> 00:42:49,799 New house. Look at that. 901 00:42:50,201 --> 00:42:51,467 Come here. 902 00:42:51,503 --> 00:42:52,569 You like your new house? 903 00:42:52,604 --> 00:42:53,803 It's so pretty. 904 00:42:53,838 --> 00:42:54,804 Pretty like you. 905 00:42:54,839 --> 00:42:57,206 New houses, new yard, fresh ground. 906 00:42:57,242 --> 00:42:59,576 That's how you keep these dogs healthy, happy. 907 00:42:59,811 --> 00:43:01,678 Mr. Emmet, your house is ready. 908 00:43:03,081 --> 00:43:05,682 You get to keep it this time. 909 00:43:06,084 --> 00:43:08,284 There's a lot of excitement in the air. 910 00:43:08,320 --> 00:43:10,453 Just delivering these houses to the dogs shows 911 00:43:10,488 --> 00:43:12,589 what I envisioned. 912 00:43:12,624 --> 00:43:14,657 Nice, clean rows. 913 00:43:14,693 --> 00:43:17,160 Nice, fresh ground for my dogs. 914 00:43:17,195 --> 00:43:19,462 Everything very concise and organized. 915 00:43:22,901 --> 00:43:25,234 Let's see how it looks, huh? 916 00:43:26,972 --> 00:43:28,271 Wow. 917 00:43:28,306 --> 00:43:29,706 The dogs got so much space. 918 00:43:29,741 --> 00:43:31,407 These houses look incredible. 919 00:43:31,443 --> 00:43:34,010 They're gonna keep them so nice and warm this winter. 920 00:43:34,045 --> 00:43:36,112 This is like party night in the dog yard. 921 00:43:36,147 --> 00:43:37,647 This is a celebration. 922 00:43:37,682 --> 00:43:39,515 Time to just take it all in and enjoy it and take 923 00:43:39,551 --> 00:43:41,718 them for a run. 924 00:43:42,087 --> 00:43:43,653 Alright, guys. 925 00:43:43,688 --> 00:43:46,422 (whistles) 926 00:43:49,361 --> 00:43:52,261 it's important for me to see my dogs be free. 927 00:43:56,968 --> 00:43:58,868 Jessie: Everything that I do for these dogs, 928 00:43:58,903 --> 00:44:00,303 I put my heart and soul into. 929 00:44:00,338 --> 00:44:02,372 I love them. They're my family. 930 00:44:02,407 --> 00:44:03,840 They're my best friends. 931 00:44:03,908 --> 00:44:06,275 And they're all I need. 932 00:44:07,612 --> 00:44:10,413 Looking at this kennel from up here really makes me excited 933 00:44:10,448 --> 00:44:11,748 for the future. 934 00:44:11,783 --> 00:44:13,616 I see, I'm building my kennel. 935 00:44:13,652 --> 00:44:16,753 I'm building my kingdom here. 936 00:44:16,955 --> 00:44:18,721 Who knows what the future holds but the present's pretty 937 00:44:18,757 --> 00:44:19,956 sweet right now. 938 00:44:21,893 --> 00:44:23,292 Captioned by cotter captioning services.