Balto is a marvel, but Leonhard Seppala and his dog Togo took the serum over the most dangerous part of the trail (the shortcut over the ice that was mentioned). They shouldn't be forgotten either :)

Interesting to think that probably the most difficult challenge Balto ever faced wasn't perilous danger in the Alaskan wilderness, but living in climates he wasn't used to, doing work he wasn't bred for, surrounded by people he didn't know or trust while being paraded around like a show dog. He lived and breathed the frigid Alaskan air, and was clearly at his best when given the opportunity to put his skills to work in the sled dog teams.

Togo deserved way more recognition; he took them cerium across the hardest route and for the longest distance

If it wasn't for Seppala and his dog Togo, none of this will ever exist.

Togo went unnoticed and maybe it was for the best. He would be one more hero chained in a theater or kept in a zoo away from he was supposed to be. :(

Now there is a movie of Togo!

For all that Balto and the other dogs did in saving those children in Nome, he and the other dogs should have been left there to continue to do the work they were bred for. They were working dogs who had a purpose and deserved to continue that work instead of being sent to climates ill suited for their breeds, exploited for profit and sent to spend their lives confined in a cage at the zoo.

Balto was a Siberian Husky. There is a difference between Alaskan and Siberian.

dont forget togo

Getting the diptheria serum to Nome, was NE VER about competition, or, 2 competing huskies. UNTIL, Humans made it that way. Togo was chosen to play his role, Balto was chosen to play his part. BOTH dogs deserve credit, WHERE credit is due. IF it was not for ToGo and Balto, well, WHO really knows how events could have, would have, might have went? Give credit, WHERE credit IS due. ToGo. Balto.

R.I.P. James Horner, the composer who did such a brilliant soundtrack for this movie.

What ANGERS me is that Balto and his team were sold to a "freak show" and left to suffer 😠

Anybody here after Disney plus announced its releasing Togo movie !!

Imagine that 5 and a half day, these dog are all heroes.

My son brought me here, and I'm glad he did! He knows I love dogs LOL.

I loved the movie when I was a kid, and still do. The fact that it's based on a true story makes me love it even more.

I'm not at all surprised that we have Balto, Togo, the whole  team, as well as the other dog teams save the children, and then children give all their money to save Balto. That's what is special about children; they want to help animals; the adults want fame from these dogs. They wanted to parade them round and have a show and put them up in a zoo for profit, get paid for a sneak peek at the dogs in a dim area. That's all it was; money.
Even at 24, I love this film and I love the story of the serum run. I mean, who doesn't love a story, a true one at that, about dogs saving people?

I love you Balto and Togo
Alaska's heroes

Funny how no one mentions the other lead dog "Fox" who was with Balto in the same husky run.

The way Kevin Bacon portrayed Balto makes me so happy for some reason