Name:     Galileo (by breeders), "Blackie" (by new owners)

Relation to Balto:     CAT14'S BALTO FAMILY TREE (close friends with a teammate to Jenna's brother)

Birth:   1926 in Salem, Oregon

Parents:   ??? x ???

Breed:   Border Collie

Personality:  Smart, quick-thinking, not judgemental, pretty calm for his breed, level-headed, has energy but isn't overly energetic, fairly kind, learns fast, sometimes skeptical and very very loyal. The only reason he isn't extremely hyper is that Ridge usually has him focused on something. Without Ridge, Trigg or Pilot, he'd just be another sctter-brained border collie.

Siblings:   he may end up having some half siblins, but he was the only pup of his litter

Mate:   none

Pups:   none

Loves:   Thinking, solving, anything that poses a challenge, any kind of idea Ridge thinks is good, carrying out Ridge's schemes.

Hates:  Not being able to solve something, coming up with a bad plan, feeling dumb, failing, letting anyone down, the lab.

Talents:   Thinking, shceming, intelligence.

History: Galileo was born on a small breeding farm with a few different litters of border collies. He was built very sleek and thin like his mother, but he's also tall for his breed and was his owner/ breeder's favorite pup. He was kept by the breeders for a while, living happily with his parents and other dogs that his breeders had decided to keep. However, it didn't last and eventually, Galileo's owners had to sell some dogs since they had too many. Galileo was sold quickly but never got to know his second owner: he was moved far north and sold for even more to people who worked at an animal experimentation lab. There, he meets Ridge, who wants to destroy the lab. Galileo is pretty skeptical, but becomes fast friends with Ridge, Trigg and Pilot and is usually the brains of Ridge's plans.

     When the dogs finally escape, they are taken in by a shelter and all are brought to a farm in the middle of nowhere where they learn to herd cattle. A dog named Loki is already there and later on, Nimbin also is brought to the farm to herd. He also becomes pretty good friends with the neighbor's dog, Saphrina.

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