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This is the route taken by the mushers and their teams of sled dogs -Blanca

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In order for Balto and the other brave dogs to perform such a feat, it required lots of prior training and physical ability. In total, the sled team had to travel a total of six hundred and thirty miles and in subfreezing temperatures. The first important aspect to Balto's success was his breed. Balto was a Siberian husky, which gave him  many advantages. First off, huskies have a much thicker coat than other dogs, allowing them to remain warm in colder temperatures. Secondly,  their larger size compared to other dogs allow them more strength which comes in useful when they are pulling sleds. Finally, huskies do not experience any outlying health complications that other breeds might experience, allowing them to remain healthy for a majority of their lives.
Although Balto was an older dog when he made the run at twelve years old, his lifelong experience as a sled dog may have been more beneficial. Balto and all other sleigh dogs are vigorously trained from their youth. They are frequently exercised by being made to run and eventually pulling sleds, they consume a large diet in order to make up for all the burned calories. They are also trained to listen and understand commands given to them by their musher. The lead dog especially are well equipped with these traits, which is why Balto was successful in making the journey.

Sources-
Leonard, Brendan. “Skiing Up and Down Mount Shasta.” Outside Online, December 3, 2020. https://www.outsideonline.com/2419034/skiing-mount-shasta-california.
American Kennel Club. “Siberian Husky Dog Breed Information.” Accessed December 7, 2020. https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/siberian-husky/.

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The race
The race was a difficult task to accomplish because some of the dogs were not yet trained and the weather was pretty harsh. The goal of the race as we already know was to retrieve medicine for the village. Blizzard conditions with strong winds and temperatures that dropped as low as -85º F made it even harder to travel. Togo, one of the dogs participating in the race at the time, covered some of the most dangerous terrain. Although Togo covered the most dangerous terrain, it was Balto that was able to finish the trek and bring the serum. Balto’s team were to hand off the package to another team that was supposed to complete the journey, but they carried on as the other team slept. Although Balto finished up the race, it was Togo in all reality that actually made it possible for the medicine to be brought to the village.

“Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 22 Oct. 2014, www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sled-dogs-an-alaskan-epic-balto/3145/.

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A brief presentation on Seppala's resentment of Balto

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Although Gunnar Kaasen toured the country with Balto after their historic and heroic delivery (in the final leg of sled run) of medicine to the children with diphtheria, he did not own Balto.  He was still owned by Leonhard Seppala, who had made the longest and most dangerous part of the run with his favorite Siberian husky, Togo. Leonhard Seppala considered Balto an inferior dog to Togo.  Sources tell us that he resented the attention and fame that Balto received over Togo.  In response, he auctioned off Balto and the team of dogs (Fox, Sye, Billy, Tillie, Moctoc and Alaska Slim) who made the crucial last part of the run with him and his human, Gunnar Kaasen. Kaasen loved Balto but was unable to bid for him when Seppala auctioned him away.
The new owners ran a side show in California and for 10 cents anyone could come in and see the many oddities on display.  Here, Balto and the other huskies were starved and neglected.  The side show wanted to extract as much income as they could while contributing the least possible to the animals' care.
A businessman named George Kimble sees the animals on display and their condition and treatment and is appalled.  He decides to buy the animals away and see their care himself.  Unfortunately he doesn't have the $2,000 that the side show owners want.  Kimble runs an ad in the Cleveland Plain Dealer and raises the money to rescue Balto and his companions who spend the rest of their lives comfortably in the Cleveland Zoo.
Balto died on March 14, 1933 and is then stuffed and put on display in the Cleveland Natural History Museum.
Reference: Salisbury, Gay and Laney Salisbury. 2003. The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic.  New York: W.W. Norton & Company

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Who was Balto and his owner?- Blanca Toribio

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Who was Balto and his owner?- Blanca Toribio

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Balto was born in the kennels of Norwegian Leonhard Seppala, a breeder and racer of Siberian dogs. The extraordinary dog was a jet-black Siberian husky with dark brown eyes and weighed about 55-60 pounds. “Balto, had a body that was a little boxy...and a barrel chest. This gave his forelegs the illusion of being "bowed". Of course, it also made him very strong” (Aversano 2014).  In Seppala’s eyes balto was not deemed a lead dog or breeding material and was neutered at 6 months. He would then spend years alongside Seppala working on the freighting teams for the Hammon Consolidated Gold Fields mining company where Seppala was employed. It would not be until the serum run that Balto would prove himself to the city of Nome.
Sources:
Aversano, E. J. (2014). Balto's true story. Retrieved from https://www.baltostruestory.net/balto.htm
Stokes, E D. “The race for life.” Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) vol. 111,3 (1996): 272-5.

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Balto was made famous by an animated movie which showed the treacherous journey of Balto and other dogs through the Alaskan terrain in order to retrieve medicine to save the city of Nome. It is surprising to many that this was based on a true story, with of course less dogs talking to one another.  A small town in Alaska was in the midst of an epidemic in the early 1900s, and there was no means to transport medicine to them due to mechanical equipment being frozen. As a last resort, teams of sled dogs and their mushers were sent to deliver the much needed medicine. Amazingly, through harsh conditions and impeccable team work the vaccine arrived and thus saved numerous lives.