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Togo (1913 – December 5, 1929) was the lead sled dog of musher Leonhard Seppala and his dog sled team in the 1925 serum run to Nome across central and northern Alaska.
Dec 13, 2019 · Yes. The true story behind Togo confirms that as a result of his relatively small size, illness, and bad behavior as a young puppy, Leonhard Seppala decided that Togo was not sled dog material and gave him away to be a house pet when he was six months old.
Aug 27, 2021 · While the lead dog of the 53-mile final leg, Balto, would become famous for his role in the run, many argue that it was Seppala and his Siberian Husky lead dog, Togo, who were the true...
Apr 27, 2023 · If you like dog movies, you most probably heard the story about Balto when you should, in fact, hear the story about Togo - the sled dog. Togo was part of a 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska, and while Togo had the most significant role, Balto has got the credit.
Mar 2, 2020 · Togo was the lead dog for Leonhard Seppala's team during the longest and most dangerous leg of the serum run to Nome in 1925. (Stefannaumovv via Creative Commons)
May 19, 2020 · HISTORY & CULTURE. When a deadly disease gripped an Alaskan town, a dog saved the day—but history hailed another. The movie Togo recounts an act of heroism in the midst of a frightening...
Mar 10, 2014 · Seppala’s lead dog, 12-year-old Siberian Husky Togo, had logged tens of thousands of miles, but none as important as these. Togo and his 19 fellow dogs struggled for traction on Norton...
Togo. The Legend. Musher: A person who controls a team of dogs pulling a sled over snow. White-out: A weather condition so severe that the features of the terrain are indistinguishable due to uniform light diffusion. In 1925 in Alaska, a serious bacterial infection known as diphtheria threatened the town of Nome.
Togo (1913 – December 5, 1929) was the lead sled dog of musher Leonhard Seppala and his dog sled team in the 1925 serum run to Nome across central and northern Alaska.
Togo was a smart and determined Siberian Husky owned by Leonhard Seppala, who described the lead dog as “fifty pounds of muscle and a fighting heart.”
