Siberian huskies are known for their strength, speed, and association with cold, snowy environments, which influences their naming. Popular husky names are inspired by wolves, sledding history ...

Willem Dafoe plays the man in this fact-based story about the famous Alaska serum run, but it's a Siberian husky who steals the show and does most of the heavy lifting. 'Togo' tells the heroic dog ...

Togo the sled dog helped to prevent an epidemic by transporting a life-saving serum to the people of Nome, ... Seppala joined the serum run and chose Togo, a smaller, older Siberian husky, ...

Togo’s epic run is the subject of the moving Togo,” which stars Willem Dafoe as his musher Leonhard Seppala, the most famous sledding musher and Siberian husky breeder in history.

Seppala's easy choice had been his older, trusted leader, a small, tough husky called Togo. He was a Siberian husky with a black, brown and gray coat, and he weighed less than 50 pounds.

In spite of all the global fame, Togo isn’t entirely “from away.” After achieving these heroics, the husky became a Maine dog, spending his declining years in Poland Spring.

Famed for delivering life-saving medicine across the Alaskan wilderness in 1925, Togo, a lead sled dog, wound up in Maine. A statue to honor him at Poland Spring is in the works.

Siberian Huskies are the 12th most popular dog breed in the United States. The Siberian Husky breed originated in northeast Asia. These dogs were kept by the Chukchi people as both family pets and ...

Often photographed in his signature parka, with his handsome huskies beside him, legendary Alaskan dog driver Leonhard Seppala cuts a giant swath across sled dog racing history. Born in Norway ...