You hear a lot from us about how you can train, handle and care for camels, but what we haven’t shared, in detail, is how camels [are continually] teaching us massive life lessons. We gave up our ‘other life’ for our passion of camels. We know some of you can relate. […]
Author Archives: Tara
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Every camel, no matter how experienced they are, will show signs of fear and anxiety, obviously as camels gain more experience this can lesson, but this depends on their handling, training & management too. Camels are a prey animal, meaning they are constantly on guard and on a fine line between being […]
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Building a relationship with the camels that are in your life is essential if you want the best outcomes for them AND yourself in handling, training and as a companion. Camels thrive off relationships – all you have to do is look at their natural herd environments to understand how important relationships are […]
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Are you considering owning and operating a camel riding operation and or camel business for yourself? Or maybe you’re just interested in what it takes to get such an operation occurring on a daily basis? Maybe you just want a sneak peak into our daily lives when we conduct our beach camel rides…? Then this […]
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Have you ever wondered if your camels learn from each other? Todays question comes from Lisa and she asks: “Do camels learn to trust humans and human requests from other camels? For example, if a camel sees another camel being saddled or ridden, will it think about what they see and be […]
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Having a camel experience positive reinforcement from their human companion is essential to good handling and training, but it can be over AND under done. We share with you 4 (easy) Positive Reinforcements To Use the next time you’re with camels. You’ll notice in this video that our reinforcements are […]
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Camel Training Tip: How to Hobble a Camel Safely, two ways. Two safe ways to put hobbles on a newly trained camel as well as more experienced camels. Reasons to use hobbles: – Feeding out un-teathered in open spaces – SOME Training methods (please seek professional advice before proceeding using hobbles for training. […]
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One of the most common questions we get from camel owners and non-camel owners is how much water does a camel actually drink or, need to drink…? It might surprise you that this is a complex question with a complex answer, but today we’re sharing all the details with you in this Camel […]
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Having a pet camel is one of the biggest joys in the world! Camels are affectionate and really do crave their human companion’s connection. So, if you’ve got a pet camel, with no real intention to use them for riding, trekking or any other activities do they need to be trained? […]
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Are you ever fearful around camels…? Are you afraid of their size, biting, kicking, the unknown etc etc…? Fear is a totally natural thing to have….AND…. We recommend it to a certain extent! We give the reasons why in this episode. Learn one of the most useful and easiest […]
