The anticipation is building

The anticipation is building. Last week I wrote a post about the race preparation for this weekend’s 200 miler in the Mat-Su Valley of Alaska. I can not wait! I have thought about this moment for a decade and the day is drawing closer and closer to the Friday start date. This weekend we almost […]

What is your favorite sound?

Today’s Daily Post topic is: what is your favorite sound? I have many favorite sounds and I will list them in no particular order and hope that you will share yours as well. Laughter The sound of rain pattering on the roof on a cool summer night The way my wife says my name Music […]

Frequently Asked Questions: Private Dog Training

  A Unique Personalized Training Program What is a Private Consultation? Private Consultations are an opportunity for Dr. Robert Forto to evaluate by seeing and experiencing the situation first hand. This can be especially useful in aggression cases. However, in most cases, a consultation is not required, because Dr. Forto has screened and evaluated the […]

How do you define the word friend?

Today’s daily post exercise is: How do you define the word friend? Friendship shows us many things about how we react to ourselves. A friend accepts our rough edges  that we carry and allows us to add polish at our own time in our own way. A friend is someone that comes along at just […]

The Future Home of Iditarod Dreams: Race Prep

It has been a long time since I have ran a dog sledding race. Almost a decade. I had waited for this time in my life for a long time and it is fast approaching. You see, life got in the way, as I call it back, in early 2001 and I gave up the […]

Recipe Rants: Garlic Ginger Chicken Wings

This is one of my favoirte recipes for chicken wings. Did you know that chicken wings is one of the top foods consumed on Super Bowl Sunday? The Super Bowl is in two weeks. Run out and get these ingredients and make these wings for the big day. You will be the MVP at your […]

The Daily Post: The Most Important Thing

I have been a student of Native American teachings for many moons now. I have participated in and conducted many sweat [purification] ceremonies and have a developed a sense of balance in my life based on the teachings of my elders. When I thought about the daily post assignment–what is the important thing, a lot […]

The Daily Post: The Bravest Thing

Today’s Daily Post exercise is: What is the bravest thing. That is simple. It is the men and women of our military. No matter what you think about the war, the political agenda or if it is right or wrong you must Support our Troops Robert Forto | Team Ineka | Alaska Dog Works | […]

Recipe Rants: Mac N Cheese Review

I have been searching high and low for a good Mac N Cheese recipe for years. I have always wondered where some of the great restaurants find a way to make such a comfort food as good ole’ macaroni and cheese taste so good. I have been to places that serve what they call ‘adult […]

The Daily Post: Hope

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.–Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.   What a fitting quote for today’s exercise. As we in America celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday we are asked about hope. Today’s Daily Post topic: Questions about hope. I took a little different spin on it […]