I can remember taking out my stethoscope to listen to a sled dog’s heart and lungs. It was near the end of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, and many of the dogs were doing well. Their mushers were keeping them remarkably well fed, and some dogs were even putting on weight as the […]
Of Togo and Balto
Many of you may know the story of Balto and other sled dogs delivering the diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska in 1925. While Balto got all of the credit for the serum run, it was actually another dog, Togo, that covered the longest and most hazardous section of the trail. Togo was a bit […]
