8,000 miles by dog sled

Did you know that more people have climbed Mt. Everest than have competed in and finished the Iditarod. A lot can be said about the 1049 mile race from Anchorage to Nome on the back of a dog sled. Just think about how far 1,049 miles really is… It is about the distance from Denver, […]

Who are you, Robert Forto?

By Michele Forto We are members of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, and they have one of the best dog training journals around, especially for us in the canine training industry, The APDT Chronicle of the Dog. Each month in their highly acclaimed magazine, they have a member profile edited by Nicole Wilde.  While […]

Recipe Rants: Cajun Meatballs

Cajun Appetizer Meatballs Ingredients 1 pound lean ground beef 1 1/2 teaspoons hot pepper sauce 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion 1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs 1/4 cup egg 1/2 cup barbecue sauce 1/2 cup peach preserves Preparation Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a medium baking […]

31 Days of Horror: Day 25 Movie: Dracula (1992)

Every year we have a tradition in the Forto house where we celebrate the greatest month of the year, October, with scare your socks off, hide under the covers, turn on all the lights, sleep with one eye open, fright fest, movie marathon every night of the month! We call it 31 Days of Horror. […]

31 Days of Horror: The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

31 Days of Horror: Day 22 Movie: The Creature From the Black Lagoon Every year we have a tradition in the Forto house where we celebrate the greatest month of the year, October, with scare your socks off, hide under the covers, turn on all the lights, sleep with one eye open, fright fest, movie […]

31 Days of Horror: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Every year we have a tradition in the Forto house where we celebrate the greatest month of the year, October, with scare your socks off, hide under the covers, turn on all the lights, sleep with one eye open, fright fest, movie marathon every night of the month! We call it 31 Days of Horror. […]

The future home of Iditarod dreams: Taking the prettiest girl to the dance

If you can remember way back to when you were in the sixth grade, I bet you had dances at your school didn’t you? Talking to the guys here: I also bet you wanted to take the prettiest girl to the dance too right? Well now that I have this image entrenched into your memory, […]

Dogs: A streak of light…

I ran across a quote the other day that I wanted to share and write a little bit about: “Dogs don’t know about beginnings, and they speculate on matters that occurred before their time. Dogs also do not know–or at least accept–the concept of death. With no concept of beginnings or endings dogs probably don’t […]

The future home of Iditarod dreams: Share your knowledge, peddle for a buck

Everybody writes books these days. Many people in the Iditarod world run the race once and feel the desire to write a book, even if they have nothing remarkable to say and they are in the middle or the end of the pack when they cross under the burled arch in Nome. My plan is […]

The Future Home of Iditarod Dreams: Mushers Little Secret

In the day and age of drug testing in sports and the attempt to make competition fair to everyone, even mushing (dog sledding) is not immune. [ Rewind: Mushers to be tested for drugs during the 2010 Iditarod ] Mushers on races like the Iditarod not only battle the harsh Alaskan elements and below zero […]