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Balto (c. 1919 – March 14, 1933) was an Alaskan husky and sled dog bred by musher and breeder Leonhard Seppala. Balto achieved fame when he was reported

distributed by Universal Pictures. It is loosely based on the true story of the dog Balto who helped save children infected with diphtheria in the 1925 serum run

statue of Balto by Frederick Roth is installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York. Balto (1919 – March 14, 1933) was an Alaskan husky and sled dog belonging

Samuel Johannesen Balto (May 5, 1861 – 1921) was a Northern Saami explorer and adventurer. Balto skied with Fridtjof Nansen across Greenland in 1888–89

contemporary news of the event at the time, in favor of the lead dog for the last leg of the relay, Balto, whom Seppala also owned and had bred. Deemed at first

received headline coverage in newspapers across the United States. Balto, the lead sled dog on the final stretch into Nome, became the most famous canine celebrity

his wife, Anna. Balto & Togo (WorkingDogWeb) Gunnar E. Kaasen - Hans Kaasen - Anna (State of Washington Death Index) Togo and Balto, Dog Heroes (University

enabled the host organization more time for preparation. Balto was the lead dog of the sled dog team that carried the diphtheria serum on the last leg of

1995, aged 18. Balto, Aleu and Kodi are fictitious wolfdogs in the animated films Balto (1995), Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002) and Balto III: Wings of Change

dog in his sled team was Balto, although unlike the real dog, Balto the character was portrayed as a wolf-dog in the film. In honor of this lead dog,