Togo - The Most Heroic Animal in History — Qrill Pet Arctic World Series (2024)

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Is Togo the most heroic animal of all time? ›

The dog appears in most of the Nancy Drew novels. In 2011, Time magazine named Togo the most heroic animal of all time: "The dog that often gets credit for eventually saving the town is Balto, but he just happened to run the last, 55-mile leg in the race. The sled dog who did the lion's share of the work was Togo.

Balto ran 55 miles, while Togo's leg of the journey was the longest and most dangerous. Togo retired in Poland Spring, Maine, where he was euthanized at the age of 16. Following his death, Seppala had Togo custom mounted. The mounted skin was put on display at the Shelbourne Museum in Vermont.

Togo dived into the water, struggled back up onto the land, rolled around until the rope was looped around his shoulders and pulled the ice floe close enough that his master could drive the rest of the team across.”

A statue of Balto was erected in Central Park, New York in December 1925. Through Disney's film adaptation of the legendary Serum Run, Togo gets his well deserved credit for his achievements. Togo was also voted “The World's Most Heroic Animal” by Time Magazine in 2011.

Balto took the majority of the fame and accolades. Those in that fateful January of 1925 knew that Togo was the real hero in many ways — he covered the longest and most perilous portion of the route and saved his master and team from certain death.

Stuffed and mounted body, displayed at the Iditarod Trail Headquarters Museum in Wasilla, Alaska. Togo's skeleton is mounted separately, and is in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.

Togo ends up being Leonhard's best sled dog, and his lead dog through his leg of the serum run. (Over 250 miles.) By the end of the movie, Leonhard is in despair because he believes Togo is dying, all because he worked him too hard, but Togo pulls through and lives out his life with Leonhard and his wife.

Most of the dogs featured in this film are from The Snowy Owl Sled Dog Tours Inc. kennel located in Canmore, AB. Hugo and Mackey from Snowy Owl were used throughout the movie as stunt doubles for the face of Togo, Diesel.

For years, Balto, who also came from Seppala's kennel, was celebrated, even earning a statue in New York's Central Park. However, those in the know regarded Togo as the serum run's unsung hero. Over time, with the help of historians, Togo began to garner the recognition he deserved.

Did Togo have blue eyes? ›

In the film, Togo and Balto both have blue eyes, and so do many other huskies in the film. Some huskies also have heterochromia. The real Togo had brown eyes, as did the real Balto, and the Siberian Husky didn't develop its blue eyes until around the 1940s.

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While the lead dog of the 53-mile final leg, Balto, would become famous for his role in the run, many argue that it was Seppala and his Siberian Husky lead dog, Togo, who were the true saviors of the day.

Togo is known for their great beaches, among them being Aneho Beach and Lome Beach. Some of the beaches are home to white sands and it's easy to get privacy.

In fact, The Guinness Book of Records has rated it the bravest animal on earth, and the media is replete with verifiable accounts of the honey badger taking on lions, leopards, buffalo, snakes, humans – and the wheels of my Land Rover!

No, Togo was the lead dog from the original sled team. They then passed the medicine off to the next team and that was Balto's team. The reason Balto gained so much fame is because he wasn't a lead dog but took lead/control at some point.