Togo and Balto
the race against death
By: Gabriella and Amani
Togo and Balto struggles (young life)
- When Togo was young he was considered a small dog and wasn't ideal for racing
- Balto was born 1919 ( no one knew specific date)
- Both Balto and Togo weren't consider race dogs( before the race against death)
- Togo was born 1913 (no one knew specific date)`
During the race
- Trip began January 27th 1925 and Ended Febuary 2nd 1925
- Super mushers can made the risky trip in 10 days
- Teams traveled day and night
- Traveled in temperatures 50 and below
- They added more mushers during the race
- Togo covered 91 miles in the most dangerous part of the relay
- The race was completed in 5 days and 7 hours
Seppala gets dogs ready for race
Seppala's dogs
After race
- The dogs were rewarded medals
- There was a statue of Balto
- Balto died march 14th 1933
- Togo died December 5th 1929
- There were parades
Balto in museum
Togo in museum
Balto's statue
Fun Facts
- Balto's and Togo's owner was Leonhard Seppala
- Balto's breed- jet black Siberian husky
- Togo's breed- Alaskan Siberian husky
- When Balto and Togo died they had their bodies stuffed and put in a museum
- Balto was partially deaf and blind- suffering from canine-arthritis in his rear legs
- This lead him to death
Works Cited
"The Race Against Death." Storyworks (Vol. 11, No. 5). Feb./March 2004: 8+. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
Leonard, Andrew. "Mush Ado." New York Times 17 Nov. 2002: 34. Student Resources in Context. Web. 5 Apr. 2016
http://www.baltostruestory.net/balto.htm
"Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®." Iditarod - Last Great Race on Earth®. Iditarod Trail Committee, Inc., 3 Feb. 2015. Web. 31 Jan. 2015
(source) "Diphtheria and the Alaskan Iditarod." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 May 2013. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.