Balto- He is the main character of the story.  He is half dog, half wolf.  He doesn't know where he belongs.  The other dogs bully him.  When a sled team is is lost in the wilderness with lifesaving medicine, Balto is their only hope.

Jenna- She is another one of the main characters.  She is a reddish brown and white huskey.  She becomes one of  Balto's good friends.  As the story progresses, Balto and Jenna start to fall in love.

  

Muk and Luk- Muk and Luk are two polar bear cubs who can't swim.  When Balto is pulled under water by the bear, Muk and Luk dive in to save him. They swam, in a way. Borris is a Russian Snow Goose.  He is one of Balto's friends.  He encourages Balto on and tries to stop him when he is out-numbered.  He also said the famous line, "A dog could never make such a journey alone, but maybe a wolf can."

 

 

 

Other friends and Enemy

Steele is the nasty malamute who acts like a tough guy all the time. He spends most of his time bullying those dogs who are weaker than him, especially Balto. Along with his three-dog gang he sems to rule the dog world of Nome. He has his eyes on Jenna and makes several advances on her, but is turned down every time. The leader of the dogsled team, Steele is arrogant and will never admit when he goes the wrong way. After being defeated by Balto when the wolf/dog came to rescue the team he returned to Nome and is later dumped by the other dogs when they realize that he had lied to them... as well as on several other occasions.

Nikki is one of the dogs in Steele's gang. He speaks with an accent and often ends his sentances with the word," 'dere." He is rather bulky and likes to hang out with Kaltag and Star, but is actually a very nice dog. He is merely under Steele's influence and therefore is mean to the other dogs. In reality he dislikes Steele, and once said behind his back," That son of a..."Kaltag is the brain of Steele's gang. He often praises Steele with such big words as," You're the wittiest, the quickest the sharpest, you're the most hilarious!" When Star interrupts him with a stupid word or phrase Kaltag often smacks the smaller dog. He is also good natured and actually dislikes Steele as much as Nikki and Star. "He's the most malicious the most disgusting the most obnoxious. The most revolting the most repulsive..."Star is the weaker dog in Steele's gang. He merely hangs around with the other three dogs for companionship and protection. He feels safer with them than alone, for he is frightened of mostly anything. He too joins in the teasing of Balto, but when Steele leaves he also joins forces with Nikki and kaltag, saying," He's no lap dog!" The trio later dump Steele and decide that they would rather hang out with Balto and be friendly and have a trust in one another than to be opressed by Steele.

Sylvie is friend to all the dogs of Nome, except Balto. She is the gossip center of town, and always knows what's going on. She was once told by Steele that Balto and Jenna were in the boiler room," And they went in together and they came out together." Sylvie is best friends with Jenna and Dixie, and they often lounge around together, either on the street on barrels or in the Old Mill. She too found out about Steele and left the Old Mill with the other dogs, leaving Steele to sit with himself.Dixie is the small dog who is madly in love with Steele. Every time she sees him she turns to mush. Her friends are Jenna and Sylvie, and they are often seen walking about Nome. Dixie finally found out that Steele was a loser and slapped him in front of everybody. After that Steele was shunned. Dixie, though small and kind, is obviously one nasty pooch!