who is balto?
Sled Dogs: An Alaskan Epic. Balto. In 1925, a life-or-death race to rescue the children of Nome, AK, from disease made an international hero of one sled dog â and eventually led to the creation of Alaskaâs Iditarod sled dog race, the subject of NATUREâs SLED DOGS: AN ALASKAN EPIC. In 1925, sled dogs helped stem a diphtheria outbreak.