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Mentor List: USA - New York

Updated: 30 November 2007

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Name: Rob Dennis
Hometown:
Gasport, NY
Will mentor by:
e-mail, phone and in person
Will mentor in:
general
E-mail address:
snowyridgeracing@yahoo.com
Phone: 716-772-7414
Experience:
I have some 15 years in the sport. My wife, Tina, and I raise a small team of 20 Alaskans athletes. I have run middle distance in the past and also sprint, which we are running now. I started with Siberians and have run both large and small teams. I will gladly help where ever I can.


Name: Herb Hyde
Hometown:
Gasport, NY
Will mentor by:
e-mail, phone and in person
Will mentor in:
recreation, sprint and general
E-mail address:
forthyde@hotmail.com
Phone: 716-772-5214
Experience:
I have 20 years experience in sprint racing. Alaskan Huskies---6 dog to Open.


Name: Shawn Linendoll
Hometown:
Fort Ann, NY
Will mentor by:
e-mail, phone and in person
Will mentor in:
distance, recreation, sprint and general
E-mail address:
huskykennel@thebiz.net
Phone: 518-743-0705
Experience:
I have 12 years experience, sprint mid-distance, I enjoy helping new mushers out because I wish someone would have shown me the ropes when I started. I have a kennel of mostly Alaskans with a few quick Siberians. Always willing to answer your questions if I can. I  always learn something new every year. I am in this for the love of the dogs..


Name: Christopher Michaeles
Hometown:
East Aurora, NY
Will mentor by:
e-mail, phone and in person
Will mentor in:
distance, recreation, skijoring and general
E-mail address:
cmichaeles@yahoo.com
Phone:
716-655-6990
Experience:
I started in dogsledding with the acquisition of our first Alaskan Malamute in 1997.  I have become increasingly active since then but have only a small three dog team (our Rottweiler doesn't pull with the 3 mals anymore).  Most of my mushing is recreational, but we just won our first race last weekend (the Yankee Alaskan Malamute Club Freight Race, novice division).  I have also been involved with the Alaskan Malamute Rescue organization in New England before relocating to western NY.   Eventually, I would like to develop an Alaskan Malamute breeding kennel.  One of my lifetime goals is to finish the Yukon Quest, but at the moment I am somewhat distracted by the fact that I am in the first of three years of a Cardiology Fellowship Program in SUNNY-Buffalo.  I am by no means an expert, but I am more than willing to help others learn about a sport/lifestyle that I love dearly.  We have malamutes, but I love working with all dogs.  If wisdom is gained from learning from past mistakes, perhaps I might just be an expert after all.....


Name: Larry Obrist
Hometown:
Lacona, NY
Will mentor by:
e-mail, phone and in person
Will mentor in:
recreation, sprint and general
E-mail address:
lobrist@tcenet.net
Phone: 315-387-2610
Experience:
I have been racing sprint dogs for 15 years. I currently operate Lake Effect Sled Dog Adventures, a tour & outfitting business in central NY state.


Name: Matthew Polcaro
Hometown:
Pulaski, NY
Will mentor by:
e-mail, phone and in person
Will mentor in:
recreation, sprint and general
E-mail address:
mpolcaro@yahoo.com
Phone: 315-558-1668
Experience:
I have 12 years experience in limited sprint racing. I also have experience in winter camping with the dogs. I have spent time in Alaska as well as top NY kennels. If you have any questions or just want to check out the dogs, please don't hesitate to contact me.


Name: Dawn Simmerman
Hometown:
Lowville, NY
Will mentor by:
e-mail
Will mentor in:
sprint and general
E-mail address:
Dawnmush@aol.com
Experience:
I have 17 years experience in limited class sprint racing, First 8 years handling for purebred Siberian kennel, racing 4 and 6 dog limited sprint races. Next 4 years spent handling/racing (4, 6, 8 sprint) Alaskans, also running experiments and processing data for Arleigh Reynolds' kennel at Cornell. Since '95 maintained my own kennel of Alaskans and now some pointer crosses in 8, 6, and 4 dog with the occasional 10 dog race when I'm out west. I race all over including Fairbanks, Canada, Colorado, Midwest, wherever there's snow and whenever I can wrangle enough time off.


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