Team Ineka
Mushin’ down a dream in the wilds of Alaska.
Team Ineka is a long distance and expedition sled dog kennel opened by Robert and Michele Forto and located in Willow, Alaska
Ty-Ty
We lost a very special dog. TyTy was part of the Kasilof Crew that we got from our friend James Wheeler when we were just starting to build our kennel here at Team Ineka. TyTy touched so many lives. She was part of so many race teams, winter expeditions, and friends that we introduced to…
Tailwagger blend by First Paw Coffee Company
Have you tried our Tailwagger blend by our very own, First Paw Coffee Company? First Paw Coffee Company is a small batch botique coffee company started by Robert and Michele Forto in 2019. Their first blend is a medium roast and it’s name was crowdsourced in their Facebook page. How cool is that? Order yours…
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Denali
Recently we lost of our best dogs, Denali. We got him shortly after we arrived in Alaska from our buddy, Hugh Neff. Denali ran i the Junior Iditarod with Nicole and countless races with Robert. We always called him, “The Clown.” Denali was instrumental in training countless puppies in the team including several leaders. Losing…
Womens Twilight Race
Michele participated in the Women’s Twilight Race at the Willow Winer Carnival and came in fourth. The trails were super fast and she had a great time of just over 18 minutes for the five mile race. Michele talks about the race and mushing in Willow in an article in The Fronteirsman
Serum Run 2020
Follow us on the trail! This is an up to the minute track of the group on the serum run expedition. We hope that you will follow the group as they make their way down the trail. For more information, our support team will be updating our Serum Run Facebook Group page. Tell you friends…
Race Recap: 2018 Alaska Dog Works Dryland Derby
We not only competed in but was also the lead sponsor of the Alaska Dog Works Dryland Derby that was held the first week of October. We had three mushers enter in the events. The dryland season for us started in earnest with us racing each weekend during the month of September at both Chugiak…
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The story of how Team Ineka came to be from our beginnings with a special lead dog to our move to Alaska and much more.
Written by Robert and Michele Forto and beautifully illustrated by Barbara Slocum
