The story opens at a ranch in Santa Clara Valley, California, when Buck is stolen from his home and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska.
Akụkọ ga-emepe na a-akpa anụ ụlọ na Santa Clara Valley, California, mgbe Buck Ezuru si n'ụlọ ya na-ere n'ime ọrụ dị ka a sled nkịta na Alaska.