Unfortunately, while Disney+’s Togo ends on the happy note, with the dog and the musher living out the rest of their days together, this is one of the few things the movie gets wrong. In real life, Seppala and his wife gave Togo away to fellow sled dog musher Elizabeth Ricker, who lived in Maine.

Does Togo survive in movie?

Togo survives the events of the film. A voiceover describes that he passes peacefully after several years of retirement, although this is not shown on screen. Despite the challenges of the real events that this film is based on, no other dogs are shown or mentioned as being hurt.

Who dies Togo?

Togo’s and Seppala’s Deaths

And while the movie Seppala gets the date of Togo’s death right (“He left us on a Thursday in December”), in reality Seppala decided to put Togo to sleep, given Togo’s joint pain and partial blindness. As for Seppala, he lived to be 89.

As a puppy, Togo developed a painful throat disorder that caused Seppala to lose interest in him. Balto ran 55 miles, while Togo’s leg of the journey was the longest and most dangerous. Togo retired in Poland Spring, Maine, where he was euthanized at the age of 16. Following his death, Seppala had Togo custom mounted.