Balto was lead. Togo is less know. He ran more but had less
personality then Balto. They use Balto becaues his story is
more fun if you say it that way. They could of put Togo in
more though.

I heard balto was slow what kind of pre-Serum Run history
did he have 0_o thanks for repl;ying

Leonard Seppala felt the same way. sometimes i even question
this myself. i guess people look at who directly delivered
the medicine through a storm and now who went the furthest.
to be honest, it doesn't make too much sence. but i guess we
should be thankful we have both Balto and Togo to be proud
of^^.

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You essentially gave balto-thing the right answer, 3DGWolf.
It's because Balto's team was the one to arrive in Nome
bearing the serum...and the press focused on him. And what
with his post-serum run history, and his move to Cleveland
(Ohio), the American press really feted him. Togo was
overshadowed by all of that in the course of time. But that
makes him no less a hero. And, in the eyes of dog sledders
and breeders of Siberian Huskies and Seppala Siberian Sled
Dogs, Togo is the real celebrity and hero. In truth, BOTH
dogs did a fantastic job!

Yeah, demon dog,
there is such a statue, at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in
Cleveland, Ohio. Have a look here:

http://baltosource.timduru.org/balto-act-questions-numg-309.html

i heard about a statue of togo and balto showing both their
fame

The movie was
probably about Balto rather than Togo because Balto was the
one who was leading when the medicene was delivered. It
would have been cool if Togo had at least made an
appearence.

It's true that Togo and his team traveled much farther than
Balto ever did, but Balto was the one to pull into Nome with
the serum. I guess that the one that finishes is the one
who gets all the glory. Then again, BaltoSeppala probably
has more information on that. He'll probably turn up
answering this question any moment now...

Balto was not "slow". He was large and somewhat "boxy" in
shape, so Seppala thought he might be slow. There is no
evidence to suggest that he ever was. You also have to
consider that many modern-day Siberian Husky breeders (and
even many dog sled mushers) hold blindly to Seppala's low
opinion of Balto, without looking further into it
themselves. And they are complete idiots for doing so.
They carry the torch for Togo the same way Seppala did,
instead of acknowledging that, in fact, BOTH dogs performed
a great service during the Serum Run, and BOTH did a
wonderful job.

Take with a HEAVY grain of salt ANYTHING a Siberian Husky breeder tells you not only about the real Balto, but also about their belief that their modern show/conformation Siberian Huskies are the ORIGINAL Siberians. Because they are not telling you the truth about the dogs, and they are just being dumb about the original Balto.