Togo and Balto's valiant efforts as well as their owner Leonhard Seppala

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Contrary to popular rumors Balto and Togo WERE NOT on the same dog team. Leonard Seppala owned both but chose not to use Balto but Togo on the serum run. Leonard Seppala is famous for only resting briefly during the run and pushing himself and his dogs beyond the limits of endurance to get the serum through. He did this because his own daughter died of diptheria. Balto didn't come into the picture until the last 80 miles of the run. Balto became famous for two reasons the first was he stopped the team from going over thin ice and to their deaths. The second reason is when they Balto and his team reached the last check point and the spot were the serum was supposed to be handed off to the next team there was no one there. so Balto's team had to pull a double shift and finish the run alone. The strange thing is Togos team went 250 miles and balto's went only 80 but Balto is famous and Togo is not.

Every year in honor of Seppala at the end of the Iditarod the Leongard Seppala Humanitarian Award is given out to the Iditarod musher who according to veterinarians has taken the best care of his or her dogs on the trail.

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Mettwurst-DMP, March 09, 2006 at 10: 54

i think Balto is so famous because the was the lead dog from the team who brings the medicine to Nome.

baltofan01, March 09, 2006 at 14: 17

yeah! he is so cool! great info!

Abby, March 09, 2006 at 15: 12

Ok, now i'm confused about Togo and Balot. But great article, cool:P

Sweettart, March 09, 2006 at 18: 12

Cool:cool:

kiba ~*white wolf*~, March 09, 2006 at 22: 45

balto also wasntthought of as lead dog material but the team needed a lead so balto was chosen and his lead dog skills were impressive for one who has never led before

Writewolf(DVWSP), March 10, 2006 at 22: 11

Togo has a statue in the Cleveland Zoo, his body is in Anchorage area, and his bones are at Yale;)

BALTO_CLAW, April 17, 2006 at 20: 23

Nice;) I know every thing about the real balto:grincolonp:

kiona girl, May 05, 2006 at 12: 37

me too

coolworld, August 28, 2006 at 00: 08

i seen the movie of balto:wink:

Writewolf, December 26, 2006 at 18: 53 Member

great article

twilight_zone, December 08, 2007 at 05: 02 Member

Thank you!

SouthPaw, March 21, 2008 at 16: 34 Member

question if Togo deserves al ths credit everyone says he should have why did'nt they build a statue of him? Thats b/c Balto was the true hero. (of course)

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