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

Push on to make the heirs of famous sled dog Togo, a Maine retiree, the official state dog. On the 100th anniversary of Togo's life-saving run across the Alaskan wilderness, an effort is underway ...

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. … ...

His team, led by his dog Togo, traveled more than 250 miles (320 kilometers) of the relay, including a treacherous stretch across frozen Norton Sound. After about 5 1/2 days, the serum reached its ...

Sled dog breeds love two things: cold weather and running. Well, they also love being part of a team. And having a job to do. And learning new things. Basically, these are very active dogs eager ...

The story of the sled dogs that braved a blizzard, transporting serum to quell a 1925 diphtheria outbreak in Nome, Alaska, has been told before, via the story of Balto the dog. In this picture ...

Iditarod officials announce first dog death of this year’s race. A dog has died in 37 of the 53 editions of the famous sled dog race, which spans more than 1,000 miles in Alaska.

“We had kind of like a whole extra family that were sled dog mushers that we would see every weekend in the winter,” Huson tells Popular Science.Huson continued to race, eventually competed in ...

Leonhard Seppala with his sled-dog team, including Togo (far left) Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Born in Norway in 1877, Seppala moved to Alaska in 1900 , during the Great Nome Gold Rush .