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Meet Togo, The Brave Sled Dog Who Led His Team Through The Longest Leg Of The 1925 Nome Serum Run
Most people think of Balto as the heroic dog who saved the town of Nome, Alaska, from an outbreak of diphtheria in 1925, but ...
Smithsonian Magazine11d
This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria David Kindy ...
Alaska Dispatch News5d
On the centennial of the Nome Serum Run, the story of the sordid aftermath for its 2 most famous dogs, Balto and Togo
Balto and a portion of the team were confined to the back room Los Angeles dime museum before they were purchased by a ...
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Seppala and Togo missed the limelight that went to his assistant ... statues in New York’s Central Park and one in Anchorage ...
Psychology Today18d
What the Nome Serum Run Dogs Say About Canine Sentience
The sled dogs of Nome were Siberian huskies ... it was surely Seppala's lead dog Togo. Whilst Kaasen and his team made a 53-mile dash into Nome, Seppala clocked up 265 miles, having to cross ...
Buffalo News14d
Mushers, dogs braved harsh Alaska winter to deliver life-saving serum 100 years ago
His team, led by his dog Togo, traveled more than 250 miles of the ... Park and one in Anchorage intended as a tribute to all sled dogs. He received a bone-shaped key to the city of Los Angeles ...