Read this excerpt from Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail. Then, abruptly, Balto stopped. Kaasen shouted at him to go on, but the dog would not move. Kaasen ran forward to see what was wrong. Balto was standing in several inches of icy water. They were on the bank of the Topkop River, and the ice below was beginning to give way. Had they continued, the team and sled would have pitched forward into the river. Balto knew what he was doing. As soon as Kaasen dried the dog's feet, Balto made a turn and led the team around the river and back to the trail.

According to the excerpt, the reader can draw conclusions about by making inferences based on Balto’s behavior.