A lifetime devoted to camelids and their people
For more than 45 years, Marty McGee Bennett has helped people around the world work more safely, effectively and compassionately with llamas and alpacas.
Creator of CAMELIDynamics, author, educator and clinician, she has taught thousands of camelid owners across five continents.
My first llama jumped off the back of a pickup truck and into my heart in 1981, and I’ve never looked back.
Marty Mcgee Bennett
A life with camelids
Marty has devoted her professional life—and to a large extent her personal life—to the well-being of camelids and the education of the people who love them.
Marty had planned to be a veterinarian in college and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Behavior. But she flunked physics and ended up in the army instead. Life has a sense of humor—today, a significant part of what she teaches is the physics of animal handling! Understanding leverage, balance, and biomechanics turns out to be everything when working with 300-pound animals who have their own opinions about being caught.
By the numbers
45+ years
working with camelids
600+
clinics taught
25+
countries visited
1 million
miles travelled
Featured
in leading camelid textbooks
Author
of The Camelid Companion
CAMELIDynamics is born
Marty developed CAMELIDynamics from her knowledge of the science of behavior, combined with years spent studying with some of the most influential animal trainers and teachers in the world.
The method combines behavioural science, biomechanics and practical handling skills to create a humane, effective system that works for both people and camelids.
Looking forward
Today, Marty focuses on preserving and sharing the knowledge she has gained over four decades, while supporting a growing international network of CAMELIDynamics Certified Consultants. She is also working on developing a multimedia resource of The Camelid Companion book.
Marty McGee Bennett
I’ve seen what happens when humans and camelids work together with mutual respect and understanding. I’ve watched overwhelmed owners gain confidence and “problem” animals become willing partners. That transformation—from force to partnership, from frustration to flow—is what CAMELIDynamics is all about.
Because they deserve it. And so do you.