Togo and Balto
By Keagan and Preston
Balto
- Born in 1919
- Died March 14 1933 at 2:15 p.m he was put to sleep with an injection
- Owner - Norwegian Leonhard Seppala
- Balto was more well known then Togo
- Suffered from canine arthritis
- Jet black Siberian husky
- He weighed 55-60 pounds (bigger then Togo)
- He was named after Samuel Johannesen Balto
- Received a luxurious suite in the LA biltmore hotel
- Was in movies and Broadway
- Body is stuffed and mounted in Cleveland Museum of natural history
Togo
- In 1925 he was 12 but he was strong and intelligent
- Owner doubted his potential
- Togo died on December 5th 1929 four years after the serum run
- Hard to handle and mischievous
- In the lead for 16 years
- Seppala tried to sell Togo twice
- Raced 261 miles
- Was the unrecognized hero
- He was small, black brown and grayish coat
- about 45 pounds
Disease and Journey
- 1924, diphtheria threatened the town of Nome, Alaska
- 1,400 people had diphtheria
- The disease isolated the whole town
- Without medicene disease would quickly spread to everyone
- No transportation in town
- Temperature was 50 below zero
Works Cited
Chargot, Patricia. "Dog Tale: Learn About the Adventures of Balto." Yak's Corner. Jan. 22 2004: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 04 Apr. 2016.
"The Race Against Death." Storyworks (Vol. 11, No. 5). Feb./March 2004: 8+. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 04 Apr. 2016.
http://www.turtlezen.com/togosleddog.html
http://www.baltostruestory.net/balto.htm