Tedu se življenje obrne na glavo, ko po svoji mami podeduje skupino vlečnih psov.Ted Brooks je mlad zobozdravnik s Floride, ki ima popolno življenje. Nato nekega dne dobi pošto z mrzle in zasnežene Aljaske, kjer ga čaka dediščina, ki mu jo je zapustila njegova biološka mama. Na Aljaski se Tedu sanje razblinijo, ko izve, da ni podedoval denarja, temveč ekipo vlečnih psov. Toda življenja Tedu ne zagrenijo le živahni psički, ampak tudi tečen starec Jack, ki bi imel rad pse zase. Ted se odloči, da bo pse obdržal in se udeležil dirke s pasjimi vpregami. Ob tem bi rad izvedel tudi kaj o svoji pokojni mami in ugotovil, kdo je njegov oče.
When Miami dentist Ted Brooks learns that his birth mother has passed away and that he was named in her will, he travels to Alaska to claim his inheritance. Rather than the large chunk of change that many people would expect, Ted instead receives his mother's pack of rowdy sled dogs and her property. Although the dogs seemingly have it in for Ted, he decides to keep the dogs and race them in the local race, the Arctic Challenge, spiting a mountain man who wants the dogs. What follows is a comedy detailing Ted's adventures in learning to run the sled dogs.