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AnonymousPug26 t1_jaxhrga wrote

The Iditarod is in honor of the run Balto made to deliver medicine to a cut-off community, right?

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DanJPopp t1_jaxilus wrote

Not just Balto, but several teams that ran a relay to get medicine to Nome. The real hero dog was Togo, who lead his team nearly 300 miles in the relay. Balto ran the last and shortest leg, which is why he got credit as the hero.

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Monnster07 t1_jaz739u wrote

And there's even controversy as to the claim that Balto even led that team. Most believe that Balto was at most a co-lead and possibly not lead at all and was only said to be to make the story more dramatic.

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daysondaysfam t1_jazh4ag wrote

Way to ruin my childhood movie

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El_Zarco t1_jazy5w7 wrote

Even Balto betray me, I fed up with this world!

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Kickenkitchenkitten t1_jb04mly wrote

If you can and you're willing to give one or more its forever home, I recommend you rescue a few strays and love them until you feel better.

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Suspicious-Dog2876 t1_jaxineg wrote

Think so, Balto was dope but many other dog teams helped aswell. Watch Togo if you haven’t, great story

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SBFrog702 t1_jaxt90o wrote

Willem Dafoe is amazing in this movie. Have a box of tissues ready

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HuskyMush t1_jaxwzdd wrote

Partially, yes. It was overall meant more to honor the history and place of sled dogs in Alaska though. It wasn’t just the Nome serum run. Alaska wouldn’t have been explored and settled without sled dogs. When things like snow machines and bush planes were advancing more and more after WWII, sled dogs were kinda pushed out of the picture. The biggest accomplishment of the Iditarod is probably reviving the sled dog tradition and putting the dogs, mushers, and that bond back on the map.

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