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Balto is a good boy. As an aside, I dimly remember owning a children's book - like, we're talking 35+ years ago - that was titled "Balto: The Bravest Dog Ever" or something not unlike that. Does ...

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - In 1925, a handsome male sled dog named Balto led a 13-dog team that braved blizzard conditions during the grueling final 53-mile (85-km) leg of a 674-mile (1,088-km) ...