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Mentor List: USA - Washington

Updated: 28 November 2014

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Name: Christina Gibson
Hometown:
Carlton, WA
Will mentor by: 
phone and in person
Will mentor in:
General Questions, Distance
Phone:
509-740-7972
Experience:
I have 7 years of experience training and racing sled dogs. I primarily run stage and mind-distance races with Alaskan Huskies.


Name: Liz Jones & Laura Dodge
Hometown:
Ellensburg, WA
Will mentor by: 
e-mail and in person
Will mentor in:
distance, recreation, skijoring, sprint and general
E-mail address:
Rhaki@live.com
Experience:
Sled dogs isn't just a hobby or a recreation.  Its a way of life, it is life. Without it how can we breathe, eat, sleep.  I mean, why work if you're not using that money to feed and clothe the dogs?  We run Alaskan Huskies, have for about ten years (in this life). We train/race for mid-distance, place respectably, and always know where our lead dogs are going to take us.


Name: Joe Holod Keil
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Will mentor by: e-mail, phone and in person
Will mentor in: distance, recreation, sprint and general
E-mail address:
joe@screaminghuskies.com
Phone: 206-972-8005
Experience: I just relocated to Seattle after 9 years in Alaska. I'm currently living the city life, but I miss having sled dogs! I have completed multiple 200 miles races, and I also finished the Serum Run in 2011. I began running sled dogs in 2001 and I have experience with Siberians and Alaskans Huskies.


Name: Steve Loper
Hometown:
Yelm, WA
Will mentor by:
e-mail, phone and in person
Will mentor in:
distance, recreation, sprint and general
E-mail address:
snowmandog@earthlink.net
Phone: 360-446-7764
Experience:
I have been carting and sledding with Samoyeds for over six years in the 6-dog sprint and mid-distance races and excursion runs. We have been doing other aspects of working as well for over 20 years in Weight Pulling, Herding and Agility. Most recently been excited about dogscootering.The only dumb questions are the ones not asked. So please ask anything you wish and we will try to answer you or send you to someone who can.


Name:  Tim McElravy
Hometown:
Leavenworth, WA
Will mentor by:
e-mail and in person
Will mentor in:
recreation, mid –distance, camping, and whatever else :)
E-mail address:
thzsteel@nwi.net  
Experience:
I've been running dogs since 1998. I run a team of Alaskan Malamutes. We’ve done weight pulls in the past but now we primarily do a few Mid Distance races a year and operate a sled dog rides/tours business. Happy to run with anyone…newcomers, veterans, etc. I look at things as if we always have something to learn. We camp with our dogs in the fall and winter. We don’t win any races but we always finish strong and have a fun time out on the trail


Name:  Michelle Murray
Hometown:
Republic, WA
Will mentor by:
e-mail and phone
Will mentor in:
Recreation, Distance, General Questions
E-mail address:
Mcadventure321@yahoo.com  
Experience:
I have 25 years of experience in conforming and obedience. I am now 3 years involved in dryland racing and would like to get more involved with sledding.


Junior MentorJunior Mentor
Name: 
Danielle Palacios
Hometown:
Cle Elum, WA
Will mentor by:
e-mail and in person
Will mentor in:
recreation and general
E-mail address:
danielle@palacios.com
Experience:
I am a junior musher and have actually been involved in the sport for nine years, ever since we moved to a place cold enough. But only during the last 3-4 years have I gotten really "serious". I'm sixteen and open to share stories, tips, and answer general questions. My breeds are the Alaskan Husky and "pound found hound".


Name:  Mike Torrence
Hometown:
Browns Point, WA
Will mentor by:
e-mail, phone and in person
Will mentor in:
distance, recreation, sprint and general
E-mail address:
sledrider2@hotmail.com
Phone:
253-227-2010
Experience:
Hi, I would be glad to help any folks that want to "learn." I have been running sleddogs for 20 yrs. I have weight pulled dogs and trained them as a team. I posses 2 international medals and over 20 regional medals and my dogs held records for years. I have been running Alaskans for 10 yrs now and dwell primarily on distance type training. I am the cart king! I can ride like no one else I know. I like carts the best. Takes more control training but the results are quite rewarding, not to mention the variety of areas it opens your riding up to. The name of the game is to have fun. Well trained dogs have the most fun!! Jim Welsh once said "there is no better feeling than riding on a fast well trained and conditioned team. A privilege few will ever get to know". It is a feeling I know well. You can too!


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