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Meet Togo, The Brave Sled Dog Who Led His Team Through The Longest Leg Of The 1925 Nome Serum Run
In January 1925, Nome, Alaska, was stricken with a serious outbreak of diphtheria, but due to the town’s remote location and the harsh winter conditions, it seemed unlikely that anyone could get ...
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
“I resented the statue to Balto, for if any dog deserved special mention, it was Togo,” he stated in his 1930 memoir. Seppala added, “It was almost more than I could bear when the ...
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Maine’s state dog may become the Seppala Siberian sled dog
There are about 100 Seppala Siberan sled dogs, many of them in Maine. Each can trace its ancestry directly, on both sides, to Togo. “They’re not interbred so they are a breed of their own ...
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What the Nome Serum Run Dogs Say About Canine Sentience
But if any one dog really deserved a statue in Central Park, it was surely Seppala's lead dog Togo. Whilst Kaasen and his team made a 53-mile dash into Nome, Seppala clocked up 265 miles ...
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True North: Legends Of Dogs And Men (2022)
This expedition will recreate the distance run by legendary dog Togo and lead musher Leahnard Seppala almost 100 years ago as they raced to deliver the life-saving vaccine to the children of Nome ...