He is bringing about 20 of his Seppala Siberian sled dogs to Alaska in January to follow in Togo’s pawsteps exactly a century after the historic run to Nome to help control a diphtheria outbreak ...

Seppala and his lead dog, Togo, played a pivotal role in the serum run. This time, there will be one team instead of 20 relay teams, and it will depart Nenana on Jan. 27 with hopes of arriving in ...

Sawyer is a direct descendant of Togo, whom Cyndi adopted after his days as a sled dog with Jonathan Hayes. Sawyer, like Togo, is spending his days of retirement at Poland Spring Resort.

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 ...

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 ...

Nome, Alaska, remembers its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through hypothermia, frostbite, gale-force winds and blinding whiteouts to deliver life-saving ...

Jonathan Hayes, a musher in St. Agatha in Aroostook County, is bringing about 20 of his Seppala Siberian sled dogs to Alaska this month to follow in Togo’s pawsteps on the anniversary of the ...

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 ...

I also bring my Seppala Siberian sled dog. She is a direct descendant of Togo [the lead sled dog] in Balto. She is really neat. SANDRECZKI: Wow. That's amazing.

Yes, dog sledding is technically a competitive sport, but as Tarver noted, for most, it's hardly a money-making business. Most mushers run kennels and make their money by taking the dogs out for ...