tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post4700369112775030433..comments2024-03-18T07:26:19.953-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: Balto - The Dog, The Statue and the DisgraceTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-80837747792694938252015-08-14T08:38:41.272-07:002015-08-14T08:38:41.272-07:00Hahah well.. He was 100% siberian husky. At that t...Hahah well.. He was 100% siberian husky. At that time there were two different lines of malamutes, m'loot and kotzabue, and neither of them represents what Balto was. And you who base your knowledge to an animation movie Balto being half wolf, just shame on you...!! Btw great post! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-91411651087258960732013-07-15T08:53:47.878-07:002013-07-15T08:53:47.878-07:00balto is part wolflbalto is part wolflAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-26437934820204573852012-03-10T20:00:02.704-08:002012-03-10T20:00:02.704-08:00Balto was a Malamute that was half Wolf!!!!!!!!!!!...Balto was a Malamute that was half Wolf!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-10814571014465938842012-03-10T19:58:27.970-08:002012-03-10T19:58:27.970-08:00I think it is kind of cool how they put Balto in m...I think it is kind of cool how they put Balto in museum. now people of all ages can see what he looked like, and we can honer how good he was for helping hundreds of people, and kid's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-34745513109280248062012-03-10T19:54:56.170-08:002012-03-10T19:54:56.170-08:00Balto was a Siberian Husky there was no wolf about...Balto was a Siberian Husky there was no wolf about him, but he did kind of look like a wolf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-81166288725769879652011-09-12T13:41:07.655-07:002011-09-12T13:41:07.655-07:00Everyone Balto is not part wolf. He was a Siberian...Everyone Balto is not part wolf. He was a Siberian Husky, and the movie 1995 film called "Balto" is so loosely based on Balto it's pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-71802639379920199842011-08-28T22:18:26.881-07:002011-08-28T22:18:26.881-07:00I am torn if its dignified or not about him being ...I am torn if its dignified or not about him being stuffed. Why are WWII war heros not stuffed and being displayed in museums?<br /><br />Anyway, it was pretty crappy how they repaid him and his team after what they have done, that's human for ya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-40877501382054179512011-07-18T20:31:50.529-07:002011-07-18T20:31:50.529-07:00Balto was part dog part wolf.Balto was part dog part wolf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-10574340844958848602011-04-29T18:14:46.399-07:002011-04-29T18:14:46.399-07:00For those saying Balto was a malamute:
http://far...For those saying Balto was a malamute:<br /><br />http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/428563937_d0e75900e8.jpg<br /><br />The sign beside his mount very clearly reads "SIBERIAN HUSKY." <br /><br />On another note, I don't quite understand how his being mounted is a disgrace. His body is in a museum where hundreds of people honor his memory every day. Is that so bad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-13986533147126602312011-03-31T23:32:34.259-07:002011-03-31T23:32:34.259-07:00Balto was a Siberian Husky, of Seppala's own k...Balto was a Siberian Husky, of Seppala's own kennel... there was no Malamute in him at all, and he doesn't even remotely LOOK like a Mal. <br /><br />Being taxidermied into a mount for everyone to see and learn the history about is no disgrace, it's the highest honor he could have.Dakota's Denhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16866907508973719943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-82322112633398435722011-03-14T01:23:28.333-07:002011-03-14T01:23:28.333-07:00http://www.akc.org/breeds/siberian_husky/history.c...http://www.akc.org/breeds/siberian_husky/history.cfmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-12983825396191203402011-03-14T01:16:54.265-07:002011-03-14T01:16:54.265-07:00As for the AKC link the writer of that article was...As for the AKC link the writer of that article was sevrely mistaken for the breed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-19719106995222831642011-03-14T01:13:51.906-07:002011-03-14T01:13:51.906-07:00Yup Balto was a mostly black Siberian Husky, The d...Yup Balto was a mostly black Siberian Husky, The difference in Malamutes and huskies are the size, eyes and coat differences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-15214972926712012792011-03-11T09:37:05.287-08:002011-03-11T09:37:05.287-08:00I don't quite understand why you would conside...I don't quite understand why you would consider being stuffed an indignity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-76988368205947980022011-02-27T05:47:00.335-08:002011-02-27T05:47:00.335-08:00great article! at least Balto spent his last remai...great article! at least Balto spent his last remaining days with people who cared and loved him. He might be gone now but his spirit lives on. Hope we learn from his story...Cheza Maehttp://www.chezamae.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-46376316303670267392011-02-19T22:55:13.753-08:002011-02-19T22:55:13.753-08:00I watched a animated DVD of Balto and they said he...I watched a animated DVD of Balto and they said he was part dog/ part wolf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-91517707707701990032011-01-31T10:09:12.766-08:002011-01-31T10:09:12.766-08:00Many people consider Balto to be a Husky, however ...Many people consider Balto to be a Husky, however the American Kennel Club recognizes him as a Malamute. See the following link:<br /><br />http://www.akc.org/news/press_center/press_releases/2003/june/All_American_Dogs.pdfTom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-62298952785366244882011-01-31T09:58:07.019-08:002011-01-31T09:58:07.019-08:00Balto was not a Malmute, he was a Husky.Balto was not a Malmute, he was a Husky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-30832681756893384692011-01-28T05:10:54.788-08:002011-01-28T05:10:54.788-08:00you write so well, Tom, I was on the edge of my se...you write so well, Tom, I was on the edge of my seat... seriously <br />but I do seem to remember something of this story somewhere in the deep recesses of my brain...<br />good to hear it told again...<br />maureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com