http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/-t1.htm Talk and share facts about the true story of Balto. Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:46:18 GMT 10 http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/11/41/86/19/fitw1_10.jpg http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/-t1.htm http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/a-few-lesser-known-canine-heroes-of-the-serum-run-t25.htm BaltoSeppala Okay...today, I'm going to attempt to give you all some introductions, inasmuch as is possible from the historical record, of some of the OTHER dogs who did their part during the 1925 Nome Serum Run. These dogs have been pretty much forgotten by history, having been utterly blotted out under the shadows of Togo and especially of Balto. The dogs, of course, would never have felt one was more deserving than another. Each did his or her part as assigned...whether as a lead dog, wheel dog, ... The Real Balto Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:46:18 GMT http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/a-few-lesser-known-canine-heroes-of-the-serum-run-t25.htm#65 http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/a-few-lesser-known-canine-heroes-of-the-serum-run-t25.htm http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/capsule-history-of-togo-t24.htm BaltoSeppala Thought I'd give you a little introduction to ANOTHER great canine hero of the 1925 Nome Serum Run! Togo - A Capsule History Above: Togo, immediately after completion of the 1925 Nome Serum Run. Named after Heihachiro Togo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo_Heihachiro), a Japanese Admiral who fought in the war between Russia and Japan (1904-5) as well as other conflicts. Born: 1913 (exact date not yet uncovered by my research, but probably better-documented than ... The Real Balto Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:44:55 GMT http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/capsule-history-of-togo-t24.htm#64 http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/capsule-history-of-togo-t24.htm http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/serum-run-dogs-who-were-stuffed-and-mounted-t23.htm BaltoSeppala There has already been some discussion, on various Balto movie fan forums, about how Balto (the real one) and Togo, following their deaths, were mounted and put on display. I see that people have divided opinions on this. Of course, no matter what your personal beliefs regarding taxidermy (stuffing and mounting a dead animal), people were still very much in love with the serum run heroes even when they died and, right or wrong, they wanted some way to keep their memory alive in a very tangible ... The Real Balto Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:43:30 GMT http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/serum-run-dogs-who-were-stuffed-and-mounted-t23.htm#63 http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/serum-run-dogs-who-were-stuffed-and-mounted-t23.htm http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/capsule-history-of-balto-t22.htm BaltoSeppala Balto - A Capsule History Above: Balto just after the 1925 Nome Serum Run. Named after Samuel Johannesen Balto (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Balto), a famous Norwegian “Sami” (an Arctic herding people who live in northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia). Born: Conflicted birth date...either 1919 or 1922 (exact date unknown, though Leonhard Seppala was once quoted as claiming that Balto was six years old at the time of the serum run, which would place his birth year ... The Real Balto Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:41:59 GMT http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/capsule-history-of-balto-t22.htm#62 http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/capsule-history-of-balto-t22.htm http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/balto-the-real-one-t17.htm dragonfreak Hey, I thought I ought to post some information on the real Balto. I hope you all enjoy and learn some facts on our hero. INFO - Drag your mouse to the bolded words, click on them, and you'll be taken to links that has information on that certain word. Balto's owner was Leohard Seppala, a Norwegian of Kven descent. Seppala was born in Skibotn, and growing up on the nearby island, Skjervøy. he eventually emigrated to Alaska during the Nome gold rush of 1900 and, in 1913, inherited ... The Real Balto Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:05:24 GMT http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/balto-the-real-one-t17.htm#52 http://faithinthywolf.forumotion.com/the-real-balto-f4/balto-the-real-one-t17.htm