With the only cure hundreds of miles away, it seemed that the town was in danger of being decimated — until a dog named Balto helped save the day. At the time, diphtheria was a major cause of ...

Balto was found to share ancestry with modern Siberian huskies and Alaskan sledge dogs as well as Greenland sledge dogs, Vietnamese village dogs and Tibetan mastiffs, with no discernible wolf ...

As of Feb. 2, it has been 100 years since Gunnar Kaasen drove a dog team into Nome with the medicine that saved lives and staved off a potential diphtheria epidemic. Famously, Balto was in the ...

The secluded star of Cleveland's palace of taxidermy was once the most famous dog in the country, even before he inspired a kids' movie. In 1925, Balto, a Siberian husky, led a team of sled dogs ...

The film is loosely based on a true story about the dog of the same name who helped ... Followed by two direct-to-video sequels: Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002), and Balto III: Wings of Change ...

the sled dogs get the opportunity to show their worth. This story also prominently features Balto's son, Kodi, who was among the puppy litter that we met in Balto II: Wolf Quest.

The film is loosely based on a true story about the dog of the same name who helped ... Followed by two direct-to-video sequels: Balto II: Wolf Quest (2002), and Balto III: Wings of Change ...

Half wolf Balto has a litter with his full husky wife. Most puppies resemble her and are easily adopted by the Wild West villagers. Only one daughter, which has his lupine traits, must be raised ...