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What happened to Seppala?
Seppala had not abandoned his mining career with his tour of the U.S.A. After the tour was completed and his dogs safely settled in Poland Spring, he returned each spring to Alaska to continue his employment there, leaving the dogs in Liz Ricker’s care. After 1932 he remained in Alaska. Both are buried in Nome, Alaska.
After several years of retirement at the Ricker Kennel in Poland Spring, Togo was euthanized by Seppala on December 5, 1929, at 16 years old because of joint pain and partial blindness.
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On an interesting side note, despite Gunnar Kaasen being the musher that guided Balto, Leonhard Seppala owned both Balto and Togo. Seppala felt that Balto was not good enough to put on his own team for the Serum Run. In fact, Gunnar Kaasen had to pair Balto with another lead dog, Fox, for the final push into Nome.
What happened to Togo after the Serum Run?
In the years following the serum run, Seppala made trips to the Lower 48 states with his heroic sled dogs. Ultimately, Seppala and New England musher Elizabeth Ricker chose to open a kennel of Siberians in Poland Spring, Maine. It was there that Togo lived out the rest of his days in dignity and serenity.
Did Seppala know about the relay?
Seppala would cross the sound each way in the race to deliver the serum. However, it was too late to inform Seppala that he would be meeting the relay closer to Nome than had originally been planned. After 3 days and 170 miles (270 km), he came in sight of another relay musher, Henry Ivanoff, but did not realise it.
Unfortunately, while Disney+’s Togo ends on the happy note, with the dog and the musher living out the rest of their days together, this is one of the few things the movie gets wrong. In real life, Seppala and his wife gave Togo away to fellow sled dog musher Elizabeth Ricker, who lived in Maine.
What happened to Togo in real life?
As a puppy, Togo developed a painful throat disorder that caused Seppala to lose interest in him. Balto ran 55 miles, while Togo’s leg of the journey was the longest and most dangerous. Togo retired in Poland Spring, Maine, where he was euthanized at the age of 16. Following his death, Seppala had Togo custom mounted.
Does Togo have a statue?
Fortunately, Togo now does have his own NYC statue in Seward Park on the Lower East Side. Also, statues of Balto and Togo can be found at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
How old was Balto during the serum run?
How old was Balto during the Serum Run to Nome? Leonhard Seppala was once quoted as claiming that Balto was 6 years old at the time of the Serum Run, which would make Balto’s birth year 1919.
