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who was balto the dog
Balto (1919 – March 14, 1933) was a Siberian Husky and sled dog belonging to musher and breeder Leonhard Seppala.
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| Unammed Husky (Balto’s Father) | |
|---|---|
| Age: | Adult |
| Species: | Siberian Husky |
| Connections | |
| Family: | Aniu † (mate) Balto (son) Jenna (daughter-in-law) Aleu (granddaughter) Kodi (grandson) Saba (grandaughter) Dingo (grandson) Unnamed pup (grandchild) Unnamed pup (grandchild) |
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BALTO
BALTO was the sled dog who became a national hero, symbolizing rescue efforts to get supplies of diphtheria antitoxin serum to Nome, Alaska.
When diphtheria threatened Nome in Jan. 1925, the city found itself without a supply of antitoxin and, almost completely isolated by the arctic winter.
the only means of travel being by dog-sled over the frozen tundra.
Authorities established a relay system of sled dog teams to transport the serum from Fairbanks to Nome.
For six days drivers and dogs struggled against high winds and -30deg. to -50deg.F temperatures. With driver Gunnar Kassan nearly frozen and blind from the weather,.
it was the lead dog, Balto, who brought the serum safely into Nome on Feb. 2.
Los Angeles in Feb. 192
While in Los Angeles in Feb. 1927, Cleveland businessman George Kimble discovered Balto and his team being displayed in a “dime museum.” Outraged at their degradation.
Kimble negotiated to purchase the dogs for $2000. Enlisting the support of the PLAIN DEALER, the Animal Protective League.
the Western Reserve Kennel Club, and Judge James Ruhl, Kimble staged a fundraising drive to bring the dogs to Cleveland.
Within ten days the Balto Fund collected over $2300 as the whole community supported the effort.
The dogs arrived in Cleveland on March 19, and were given a parade and a hero’s welcome before being taken to their home at the Brookside Zoo.
A tablet honoring Balto was unveiled at the Zoo on June 19. After Balto’s death on 14 Mar.
1933, his body was mounted and presented to THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.
Togo was the true hero dog of the serum run; it’s about time he got his due
Late last December, Disney released their new film “Togo,” about the 1925 Nome Serum Run, exclusively on their Disney+ streaming service.
That movie inspired this article, but you don’t need to watch the movie to follow along.
With the start of mushing seasons and the 2020 Iditarod fast approaching, this is the perfect time to remember the greatest mushing tale of them all.
Just the basic facts of the Nome Serum Run make for a thriller, including sick children, gale-force winds, whiteout conditions, cracking ice, and dogs and men pushed beyond their limits.
Beginning around the middle of January 1925, several children in Nome contracted diphtheria, a highly contagious bacterial infection that targets the respiratory system.
diphtheria victims
In short, diphtheria victims can choke to death as infected tissue expands and block airways. It’s an ugly way to die, throats filling with a grey mass and throats swelling as the patient asphyxiates.
Unfortunately, Nome’s only doctor had run out of the serum necessary to treat the infection. An earlier order for a resupply went unfulfilled with the arrival of winter.
Winter and a nasty approaching storm prevented planes from delivering the serum.
With only one method of transportation left, Nome’s salvation was left to dog sled teams.
Over the course of five and a half days, 20 drivers and 150 dogs traveled almost 700 miles in a relay race against time.
Leonhard Seppala, already a dog racing legend, set out to retrieve the serum from Nenana.
His beloved Togo, a husky named for a Japanese admiral, was in his typical lead position.When Seppala left
When Seppala left, his intention was to travel the entire course on his own. A relay of drivers was built after his departure, and he would still drive the longest and most dangerous leg.
Early on the morning of Feb. 2, musher Gunnar Kaasen arrived in Nome with the necessary serum.
staving off a potential epidemic that could have depopulated the Seward Peninsula.
Details of Nome’s desperation and the serum relay were transmitted to the Lower 48. Unbeknownst to Seppala as he raced in minus 40-degree weather.
his efforts were a national sensation. After the race, Kaasen, Seppala and their lead dogs became celebrities, touring the country.
Contrary to perception
Contrary to perception, historians manage to watch historical movies all the time without fainting from every inaccuracy. For example, “Togo” the movie opens with Seppala driving a dog team through the woods .
and down a steep slope to the small town of Nome, which is shown surrounded by sea and mountains. Except, Nome isn’t directly surrounded by wooded mountains but by treeless tundra.
The movie fails to slavishly recreate 1925 Nome, yet it does replicate a sense of the community’s relative isolation. This aspect of life in Nome matters more to the story than the proximity of mountains.
even if the film depiction better matches the Outside perception of Alaska — trees, mountains and ice exclusively — than the actual Alaska complexity.
