The temperature hovered around freezing in New York’s Central Park on December 15, 1925. Clad in a thick fur coat, Alaskan ...
In 1925, a handsome male sledge dog named Balto led a 13-dog team that braved blizzard conditions during the gruelling final 53-mile (85-km) leg of a 674-mile (1,088-km) dogsled relay, bringing ...
With the only cure hundreds of miles away, it seemed that the town was in danger of being decimated — until a dog named Balto helped save the day. At the time, diphtheria was a major cause of ...
Balto and a portion of the team were confined to the back room Los Angeles dime museum before they were purchased by a ...
The secluded star of Cleveland's palace of taxidermy was once the most famous dog in the country, even before he inspired a kids' movie. In 1925, Balto, a Siberian husky, led a team of sled dogs ...