Seppala added, “It was almost more than I could bear when the ‘newspaper’ dog Balto received a statue for his ‘glorious achievements.’” Nome’s diphtheria outbreak began on January 20 ...

POLAND SPRING — Poland Spring Resort celebrates the Seppala Siberian Sleddog’s official designation as the official state dog of Maine. The legislation was passed in both the House and Senate ...

A statue of a 500-pound bronze dog statue in Southeast, D.C. was reportedly taken from a park on Jan. 24, 2025. (Metropolitan Police Department) ...

Togo won international acclaim as the lead dog of a team that helped deliver much-needed medicine to Nome, Alaska, during a midwinter diphtheria outbreak in 1925. In 2011, Time magazine named Togo ...

On the 100th anniversary of Togo's life-saving run across the Alaskan wilderness, an effort is underway to honor the sled dog breed.