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.

The biggest event of the yearlong celebration of Togo starts next month when Hayes takes as many as 22 of his Seppala Siberian sled dogs in a 32-foot trailer from his Poland Spring Seppala Kennels ...

‘Year of Togo’ will draw attention to a legendary Maine sled dog. Next month, Togo's Maine descendants will retrace his famous, life-saving race across Alaska to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

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 ...

Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria Skip to main content ...

Perhaps the two most famous sled dogs are Togo and Balto. In January of 1925, the town of Nome, Alaska was on the brink of a diphtheria epidemic.

A total of 20 teams of sled dogs covered the 674-mile journey, but Togo was the lead dog that covered the most distance. The 12-year-old dog traveled 264 miles through blizzard conditions.

True North was still touring theaters in March when Hayes made the news for a stranger reason: he was accompanying his 17-year-old son on a training run, returning to the kennel, when a rampaging ...

Leonhard Seppala with his sled dogs, ca. 1925. Togo (far left) and Seppala are the subject of the film Togo, which chronicles the oft-misreported 'serum run' of 1925.