Alpaca and Llama Training Articles & Tips.
Marty is a columnist for most major llama and alpaca publications around the world. Her writings have influenced thousands of camelid owners. Below are a selection of articles which give a further glimpse into applying CAMELIDynamics™ and making your and your camelids' lives more fulfilling.
- CAMELID CAVERN O' CONFIDENCE (CCC)
- Plans for construction. This is a great tool that we have developed for teaching llamas and alpacas to trust the handler and is lots of fun...
- Alpaca Babies-Type A and B
- Your Alpaca Baby: The Two Personality Types and How to Raise 'em Up...
- Halter fit-Solving Behavior
- Solving Major Behavioral Problems in Thirty Seconds.
I am only partly kidding. If you haven't paid very close attention to halter fit and you are having trouble with one of your alpacas, you may be able to solve the problem in thirty seconds...
- Husbandry from the Trainers' Perspective
- If you love alpacas, there is nothing better than watching a new baby struggle to her feet and take the first steps. It is heaps of fun, but with the pleasure comes responsibility...
- Kids and Camelids
- Important Considerations to Improve the Success Rate of Camelid Youth Programs...
- Let Your Facilities Do Your Training and Handling for You
- The way your barn and pastures are organized can make your training and handling job a breeze, or it can make it a frustrating nightmare...
- Medicating Made Easier
- Most of my students are new alpaca
owners. That makes sense, since
"newbies" are looking for information
about all aspects of their new-found
love and they are eager to do things
correctly....
Pdf file, adobe reader may be required.
- Novice Handler Syndrome
- Words are important. The words we use to describe situations and events colors our perceptions of those events...
- Patagonia from the Kitchen
- Marty's Patagonia Adventure
As a dedicated traveler, hiker, and camelid enthusiast Patagonia beckons on all fronts...
- Retraining Imported Animals
- Retraining Imported Animals Alpacas are all individuals. They don't all act the same way and it is not useful to treat them all the same as we work with them...
- Tacking Toenails Without Tackling your Camelid
- When I teach clinics the topic that tops the list is trimming toenails and picking up feet. It is perhaps the most problematic aspect of camelid management...
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