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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The real heroes of that run were the dogs ... Balto received a statue for his glorious achievements,” wrote Seppala, who spent the next several years “reminding the public that he and Togo ...

This year is the 100th anniversary of the dog mushing relay that carried the diphtheria serum to Nome during a raging storm.

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 ...