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. Balto is a one-to-two-year-old male, Siberian Husky, who weighs about 50 pounds. He was found on Wesley Parkway. The ...

Balto, the Alaskan Husky who would become famous for running the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome in 1925, would be ...