Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 ... Myriad stories and photos of the “hero dog” ran in newspapers, in many cases mythologizing or incorrectly stating his role in the ...

Although Balto is often recognized as the hero of the run, Togo the dog actually led the longest and most dangerous leg of the race. When the antitoxin arrived just after 5 a.m. on Feb. 2 ...

Good Alaskans also know that Togo was the lead dog for the serum run ... and was heralded as the greatest hero of the age. Mayor George Cryer welcomed Balto, Kaasen, and the rest of the dog ...

Balto gains fame as unlikely dog to bring serum to Nome Seppala and Togo missed the limelight that went to his assistant, Gunnar Kaasen, who drove the dog team led by Balto into Nome. Balto was ...

Balto was feted as a hero, the subject of books and films, and the dog’s taxidermy mount still stands on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. But that was not the end of Balto’s ...