Togo, which is not optimistic, has been running hard (1)

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Recently, I watched a movie about dogs "Togo" with Eva, and I also watched the movie of Hachi a few years ago. I was so moved.

There are many film and television works about animals, especially the most humane dogs, but the difference of Togo is that this film is based on the legendary story brought by real history, and it is a life war between man and dog and nature, warm and full of strength, very wonderful.

0 1? The origin of Togo's name

The protagonist in the film is a 12-year-old sled dog named Togo, whose name comes from the name of Japanese navy general Tougou Heihachirou, an unpopular general. The owner's name means an unwelcome puppy. Naming the weak is the origin of Togo's name.

The male owner is an experienced sled dog driver. At first, he was not optimistic about little Togo. I think it is too weak and short for training, but because of his wife's love and persistence, after giving it away several times, the man finally left little Togo.

Togo was weak when he was a child and almost didn't survive. It was the care of the hostess that kept Togo alive. Very naughty, love to dig holes. No matter how the man closes it, Togo can escape and catch up with the sled as long as it sees the man driving it out. The man had no choice but to let Togo join the sled team.

In this way, Togo changed from a Reservoir Dogs to a handsome leading dog. Togo's loyalty and patience to run hard make us human shame. We were locked up again and again for adoption, and returned to our master again and again through our own efforts. This inspirational mentality of trying to prove that I can do it has also greatly shaken me.

02? Real event

According to historical records, the man set out from the town below 1 and crossed Norton Bay to Red Cross. He met the sleigh driver from Nuato (the train sent the serum here), returned immediately after receiving the serum, crossed the ice-cracked Norton Bay, and came to Huangcha again to give it to the next sleigh driver. The relay finally reached Nome.

At that time, the reporter only photographed barto, the last sled dog, so the American newspapers at that time mainly reported barto, including the sculpture of new york Central Park.

The protagonist in the film is Togo, but in fact, it was Togo who was the bravest at that time, withstood the great test and completed the most critical relay task. The distance a man runs is 260 miles, about 420 kilometers, which is also the most difficult part. Although the film lasted only about two hours, it actually ran for four and a half days, with only five hours of rest in the middle to catch up with the time. It is really impossible for an ordinary dog to climb a mountain and cross the sea on an extremely bad stormy day of MINUS 50 degrees.

03? About diphtheria

Now many of us don't know anything about diphtheria, and it is estimated that few senior professors in pediatrics dare to say that they have seen diphtheria with their own eyes. I'm afraid our recent memory of it is a kind of vaccine called DTP. When I was a child, I cried and refused to vaccinate for fear of pain.

More than a century ago, diphtheria was an extremely terrible and common child killer. After being infected with this disease, patients with severe illness will have difficulty breathing or suffocation due to the gray-white false membrane in the pharynx.

1925, diphtheria broke out in Nome, a small town in Alaska, USA. However, the nearest city to Nome with life-saving diphtheria serum is also 955 miles away. Heavy snow closed the road, and diphtheria serum could only be sent by train to a place 674 miles away from Nome town. Also in the cold winter, the snow closed the mountain and the traffic was closed. The unusually bad weather made it impossible for the plane to come. In order to get the serum as soon as possible and rescue the sick children, a local relay team consisting of 20 sled drivers and 150 sled dogs was set up and went to the hospital more than 1000 kilometers away to perform this life-saving task. In the end, it took them only five and a half days to complete the relay race with death, successfully removed the blood and saved the children. Generally speaking, it takes 25 days for dogs to pull sleds in this trip. Togo, its partner and sled driver stepped forward to relay the task of transporting serum.