Camel Camp & Clinic 2010

[camel drover]

Our camel camp and clinic this year is April 15Th,16Th & 17Th April 2010!! Microtel motel is Brand NEW one mile from the farm Microtel Cartersville (678) 605-9310 1348 Joe Frank Harris Pky Se, Cartersville, GA this is a brand new motel suits normaly (99.00) your rate $52.00 and im working on smaller cheeper rooms!
Atlanta airport 45 min from the farm, shuttle service to cartersville GA! shuttle from farm to motel provided! Driving directions on www.pettitcreekfarms.com !!!! rain or shine!!!! covered arena !!! RAIN OR SHINE we hope to see you soon www.camelsaddlesforsale.com Scott Allen (770)-596-6250 for information

[camel drover]

Our camel camp and clinic this year is April 15Th,16Th & 17Th April 2010!! Microtel motel is Brand NEW one mile from the farm Microtel Cartersville (678) 605-9310 1348 Joe Frank Harris Pky Se, Cartersville, GA this is a brand new motel suits normally (99.00) your rate $52.00 and I'm working on smaller cheaper rooms!
Atlanta airport 45 min from the farm, shuttle service to Cartersville GA! shuttle from farm to motel provided! Driving directions on www.pettitcreekfarms.com !!!! rain or shine!!!! covered arena !!! RAIN OR SHINE we hope to see you soon www.camelsaddlesforsale.com Scott Allen (770)-596-6250 for information

i sent an Email blast out last night i think !!!!!! and i was wondering is any one on the mailing list for camelsaddlesforsale.com and did you get it !!!!! Remember when you sign up on these web site email list of today, you have to confirm it when my email sends you a conformation! if not you are not on the list till you do!!!!!!!!! thanks for the replysssssssssss S.:wave

[All The Fun In 1]

I encourage all to go visit Scott Allen, Petiti Creek Farms in Georgia!

...if I could get away I would be there as well, I regret that the farm and family keep me from meeting Scott Allen one of the Senior camel trainers of our time.

Scott....keep up the great work over there in Georgia.:applaus

Hope to see you at Lollies

Cheers!....Andreas...from Chicago

http://www.AllTheFunIn1.com

http://www.CamelsUSA.com

[camel drover]

maybe next year :rofl! i must give credit where credit is due these boys are good !!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HgdwHcF5c8&feature=related

[ivieacres]

Scott,
How many camels do you actually own? And how many are males (gelded or bulls) and females. Do you breed them, or just train. You do give rides though right....anything else?

[camel drover]

Scott,
How many camels do you actually own? And how many are males (gelded or bulls) and females. Do you breed them, or just train. You do give rides though right....anything else?

if you can do it with a camel legally in the U S we are game for it!!!!!!!!!!!
If its not immoral to do it with a camel we are game for it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We go under the assumption "What one man can do! another CAN DO!!!!!
(this last ones been a little ruff on us from time to time!! YE ole learning curve!!) so if i see it done and wont to do it I start learning how and go at it(learning curve)! Common Sense and a little reason should be applicable in most cases! as for how many camels i try to reinvest in my camels every year i allocate some of my camel money to buying another camel "female, baby maker" hopefully!!!! or a gelding if he is a bargain! and for the moment a half dozen of each is all i got!!!:rofl!!! this is my 12 or 13Th year working with camels even though I'm not that old (in camel year of service) I have high mileage! hope to see you at the clinic April15,16,17 2010 Cartersville,GA www.camelsaddlesforsale.com to everyone that has not signed up on the email of www.camelsaddlesforsale.com dont forget to sign up and confirm it on your email!!!! i had 50 unconfirmed emails.......those wont go thru so please confirm! thanks scott

[camel drover]

this is a good bunch of camels and somebody knows there stuff with animals!! Give credit where credit is due!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UjDjUbOyu0&feature=related
another great video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2iOQj4VVh8&NR=1

[CamelPA]

Thanks for the videos Scott, WOW I am inspired!!! Now I need to go get one of those fancy costumes and build me a big ring and get to work. :)
I've noticed that most of the trick camels are bactrian, are they better for those types of behaviours or would a drom. work? Just wondering?

[camel drover]

Thanks for the videos Scott, WOW I am inspired!!! Now I need to go get one of those fancy costumes and build me a big ring and get to work. :)
I've noticed that most of the trick camels are bactrian, are they better for those types of behaviours or would a drom. work? Just wondering?

the only time i ever worked any bactrins was with Gumby Micheale in Strawberry Plains Tn. and that was verry limited we trimed one bactrins toenails and drove them in sets of two all six of them two at a time all day! the other bactrin i worked with was helping a boy load a big (and i mean BIG) bull bactrin camel that would EAT YOUR LUNCH!!! he was bull dog MEAN!!! we got him loaded and the boy that owned him ask me what to do with him and i said SELL HIM EVEN IF IT"S A LOSS sell him !!!!!!! i sold him to a guy to turn out in a pasture to look at before i got him home!!!! i did not wont any of him !!!no when to say when!!!!! both these video are the same groups of people i think S.

[bigjohn]

Camel Drover: "The only time i ever worked any bactrins was with Gumby Micheale in Strawberry Plains Tn. "
Do you work for Gumby Micheale or did he train you? How long have you trained camels? Just curious. That boy with the bactrin, why would he own it if he didn't know what to do with it? Sounds like he didn't need it. Young people these days.

[camel drover]

Camel Drover: "The only time i ever worked any bactrins was with Gumby Micheale in Strawberry Plains Tn. "
Do you work for Gumby Micheale or did he train you? How long have you trained camels? Just curious. That boy with the bactrin, why would he own it if he didn't know what to do with it? Sounds like he didn't need it. Young people these days.

Ive had camels 12 or 13 years now and Ive known Gumby and Christi michaels now 4 nearly 5 years! AS for working for gumby NO I HAVE NOT! he is my friend! i buy from him and he buys from me and we treat each other as good as we can! when i go up to see him he and i "go play camel " as my wife says so her and Christi can have a break from US!!! i work for free when i go there because its fun! when he comes by here we do the same whether it is catching his neighbors cow in the middle of a field, breaking a camel to ride advertising his farm or mine things friends do! did he train me ??? i think we train each other he uses my strong suits and "picks my brain" and i take from him!!!! and we both give freely as neither one of us are intimidated by one another! i hope this put the matter to rest! as for the boy with the bactrin you gotta start some where and that's as good a place as any (if ya got the money). i got my first camel in Killen Alabama and did not know squat a bout a camel!!! he is the big gelding (Sammy) in a lot of videos on you tube and on this forum! if some one as dense as me can do it, anybody can do it! "ye old learning CURVE" IT can be exciting !!!!!!!!!!!!! best regards :wave thanks for posting Scott
this is a video of the last time i was at Gumbys! at this point im trying to video this train reck for everyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB1wVRo2wrg
Postscript thanks for asking about Gumby i got to call him and check on my girls (cows) at his place and i had forgotten them thanks! S.

[camelcreek]

Camel Drover: "The only time i ever worked any bactrins was with Gumby Micheale in Strawberry Plains Tn. "
Do you work for Gumby Micheale or did he train you? How long have you trained camels? Just curious. That boy with the bactrin, why would he own it if he didn't know what to do with it? Sounds like he didn't need it. Young people these days.

Who is the boy with the Bactrian? The boy is me, 36 year old Jeff Gray from Hartwell, GA. I’ve been around exotics since I was 9 years old because of my father. He raised follow deer, monkeys, ostrich, emu, rhea, porcupines, llamas, & buffalo all when the market was good. His generation did a good job keeping the ups and downs of the exotic market going. Now I’m walking in the footsteps of my father and into the next generation of animal breeders/handlers/educators, etc. With animals in hand and everyone asking us to bring them to events. In 2004 me and my wife started Sam’s Path Petting Zoo, www.samspathpettingzoo.com, birthday parties, educational programs, & live nativities. I bought my first camel on February 14, 1994 from Henry Hampton, Lazy 5 Ranch in NC. and I bought our second camel in 1997. Now we have 11 camels and that is 16 years of camel experience. Now I know after 16 years I don’t know every thing about camels, but who does? Everyone has their own way of learning and training their camels. I have three ride camels that I trained myself in my own way, might not be the right way to some people, but hey they ride and they do a damn good job. I never really was into the breeding of camels until 2005, had my females and a year ago I bought my not so crazy, but I still have to watch him bull. I like doing the petting zoo, but the nativities are my favorite. In 2004 we did 6 nativities, growing and growing and in 2009 from Nov. 1 - Jan. 2 we did 123 nativities in four states (yes 123, believe it or not). I’m sure there are camel folks out there that do more than that, but that is pretty good for us. We had 10 people, 4 trucks and trailers/with drop offs, and 10 of the camels minus the bull working for there food. I love every minute of it. Story about the Bactrian. In 2006, I went to a sale and this big Bactrian came through the ring with owner leading him in and just standing there. I won the bid at $2400, now we all know that two humpers don’t go for $2400 unless something is wrong with them. I said to myself this dude might be mean (which he turned out to be), but I can still make a profit off this camel. Never meet Scott before, but I knew he lived near me and asked him to bring the camel to his house where I would pick him up. Of all the times I go to a sale this one time I didn’t take a trailer. Sold him before I got home with a profit of $900 pretty good for just loading him in a trailer. Sorry to bore you guys with my story. Had to explain who the boy with the Bactrian is. Hope you like our video.



http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=041_8hERabQ

[camel drover]

[QUOTE=camelcreek;2927]Who is the boy with the Bactrian? The boy is me, 36 year old Jeff Gray from Hartwell, GA. something is wrong with them. I said to myself this dude might be mean (which he turned out to be), but I can still make a profit off this camel. Never meet Scott before, but I knew he lived near me and asked him to bring the camel to his house where I would pick him up.



that was big fun!!!!!!! i was sure that camel was going to get one of us before it was over "what should we do with him"??? "sell him"!!!!! for a yard orniment!!!!
the camels look great in the video!!!! and yes jeff and his wife keep the camels(11) on the road for nativitys and yes he trained them himself i know this for a fact s.
post script .....when are we going for seafood again!!

[camel drover]

march is closing fast (early bird rate) and April will be on us soon!!!!!!!!!! camel clinic 2010 April 15 16 & 17 we have had a great response from folks all over the country!!asking about the clinic! thank you to every one and to some of you thank you for passing us on to those on your email list as well, that's a great idea!!! "clinic chain mail"!!!!!!! all kidding aside any one bringing a camel needs to give us a heads up if at all possible!!! We have cleared the Camel Clinic 2010 with the DNR and they have permitted us for this! i just have to keep record of the camels coming and going So we don't have an EXOTIC ANIMALS invasion of GA!!!!!! You know we don't wont those Ferrel camels roaming loose in our state!! (like they have the snakes in Florida and camels down UNDER) for the record I'm on the list to catch all Ferrel camels in the southeast :rofl So far I'm doing a good job, no camels!!!!! but who ever is responsible for ZEBRAS and BUFFALO eradication of ferrel livestock in ATLANTA is falling down on the
J. O. B. we have had one of each out loose on the interstate in the last month :rofl in down town Atlanta
hope to here from you soon! scott www.camelsaddlesforsale.com

[Donna]

Just sent you my check today Scott! Nothing is going to keep me away this year!!!:clap

[camel drover]

Just sent you my check today Scott! Nothing is going to keep me away this year!!!:clap

are ya gonna bring one of those big cows to ride :confused:Ive got one coming this weak so maybe they can pick him up on the way home!!!!!!!!!!!! i need to video this last camel so you guys can see how he is coming along!!! i think he may be the toughest nut yet to CRACK????? since he has took the most time to bring around does that make him the smartest are the dumbest!!!!! he has been some more pain in the NECK!!!!!!!!!!

[Donna]

Not this time Scott, all my cows have babies with them. (no more bottle babies for me;))

[camel drover]

Not this time Scott, all my cows have babies with them. (no more bottle babies for me;))

well how are the girls doing they being good mommas!!!!!!!!!!!! how many cows you got now 4 or 5 i cant remember ("CRS") i just bought a nice cow (camel) they say will not raise her calf! the first one she rejected (not sure how hard they tried)and they never took the chance with the other two ( i sold them i know she had them ) but I'm going to try and let her raise the next one! (i own rope and I'm not afraid to use them) I'm going to see if we can get the calf hooked up and nursing, a lot of stuff will reject the first born and really just don't know how or why they need to take care of the baby! i had a cow (Bovine) one time that would kick her baby and you like a football (10 to 15 foot through the air) CRAZZY she went to work for McDonald's in the packaging department i think that's where she RETIRED AT:devil1

[Donna]

OMG, they are ALL being GREAT Moms!!! I've got three Moms nursing babies right now. And one cow pretty pregnant. I had to do a little "convincing" the last one to let the baby nurse in the beginning, cause it was her first, but that wasn't too hard after I made up MY mind she was gonna do it!!;):p;).

[Donna]

What time do you think everything will be over with on the last day? I'm just trying to figure out if I need to get the motel room for that evening as well.

[camel drover]

What time do you think everything will be over with on the last day? I'm just trying to figure out if I need to get the motel room for that evening as well.

I'm thinking we will knock off around 4 give or take a little so we can all go eat or get on the road if they like I'm sure it will be a long day at the office :p remember the microte inn and suits is only a mile from the house if that and its brand new!!!!! i got a new camel coming in tomorrow for training :elephant and a saddle!!!!! we will see how he is doing by mid April!!!! i just hope he is not another bone head like the one we have been riding lately!! we finally went to using our head stall and hackamore on him and man he started reining like a Quarter horse!!!!! he came here with a steal bosel ( I'm not crazy about those) and he ran off a couple of times with us then he went to nose chain and figured out how to get past that one (tough) but the hackamore put the whoaaaaa BOY on him!!!!! he will just stand there and hang out with it on him!!!! we were digging up a waterline with the track hoe(big hoe) and ole Humphrey just rode up to the hoe and all of us ,like hay guys whats going on!!!!!!!!i was tickled he was quite and relaxed it was a good day for him and of course i have no video of it :( hope to see every one at the clinic April 15 16 and 17 2010 MY number is 770-596-6250 if i can help you !! enjoy the day Scott

[camel drover]

here is a news article on Jurgan Schultz that imported the paint camels in 1992! www.hillcountrymagazine.com/issues/winter-2008/142/africa-in-the-hill-country/
As for the camel clinic 2010 folks are still sending in there reservations to the clinic from New England to south Ga, Virgina to Idaho so far! thanks to everyone for the great response! on my way to Mt hope Ohio sale (witch is a super nice sale) i was pulled over to get some fuel, when the phone rang a lady from Ky was on the phone wanting to sign up and wanted to send in her clinic fee! i told her i was in Ky. as it turned out i was 10 min from her on the same Exit off the interstate! what are the chances of that again!!!! looking forward to seeing everyone soon! Scott Allen 770-596-6250 if we can be of assistance to you
PostScript remimber sign up your email on www.camelsaddlesforsale.com and you MUST confirm the email or you are not on the list!!!! until you do so!!! check those Emails for a conformation

[Patrick]

Nice article. Where are all of these paint camels now?

[camel drover]

Nice article. Where are all of these paint camels now?

Jurgan still has a breeding population in TX. and as he told me "you wouldn't think much of mine (camels) because i sold all the real flashy ones"! he still has all the genetics for the paints he just sold off the prettiest witch is smart $$$$$ and kept a lot of the plainer ones as breeding stock! i saw a pic of one of his new females babies (2010) black and white as piano keys$$$$$$$! i think the nicest Ive seen to date!!!! my bull has a white face and white on his legs and rump and is here at the farm! last spring at lollies my wife made me stop bidding on a paint bull @ 12,000 and he sold for 18,500! HOLY SMOKE BATMAN!!!! that was crazzy and a friend of mine bought two paint females (at Lollies) bottle babies 8,000 each and took them both ( they were nearly half off the farm price at Jurgens farm in TX.) but he let them sell witch surprised every one including me!!!!!! Gumby Micheal's Tn. has a bull (Buckwheat my bulls daddy) Jason Greer Exotics Tn. has a bull (name unknown) Smooth Rose Mo.(jigsaw???) Tri lakes Exotics TX (name un known) carl mogelson natural bridge Zoo va. and the guy in FLA that bought the paint at lollies!!! and there are a few more out there (some are NON BREEDERS careful) and some are NOT THROWING COLOR on brown cows CALVES!!! I have three half breeds myself that i intend to breed back to paints to get more color hopefully !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time WILL tell!!! S.

[camel drover]

we have had a few last minute calls from folks wanting to come to Ga to the clinic and to them and everyone else thank you for your support! one more full day and then the work begins! hank from Alabama is bringing up a big female to have her toes trimmed up, there long, and she needs it, on Thursday!!! that may prove to be fun because she is a big girl! then we will fit her with a new saddle!!! we are going to do a little riding Thursday if at all possible hope to see everyone at the clinic!!!! We have been on the road 16 hours today delivering camels bringing our girls home ETC ETC............I'm gone to bed calf rope S.

[Patrick]

Had a wonderful time at the clinic. Scott and crew are masters at understanding animal behavior and how to manage it, yet humble enough to keep learning. Their sensible straightforward approach is highly effective, with minimal stress on the animals and the trainers. No gimics like clickers, no camel kissing, just good common sense training techniques that work, while being respectful of the nature of the animal and still keeping his own self respect intact. Very well done.

[Humphrey's Momma]

Patrick I couldn't agree with you more! Scott and his crew did an amazing job with Humphrey! I have to admit that I had my doubt if he could be trained in 3 days of camp but Scott made a believer out of me! I will most definitely be a returning customer next year when it comes time to break hime to ride. Scott go ahead and put me on your calander, I'll be there. I am really not sure if I brought home the right camel, LOL he is so different. He has a whole different respect for me now. I can honestly say I truly feel that Scott and his crew saved my life. Humphrey was begining to get so out of control that one of us was gonna get hurt and I'm pretty sure it was gonna be me! Scott, I can't thank you enough! :clap

[Patrick]

I was wondering how he was doing. As Scott mentioned, he was concerned that Humphrey would try to regress a bit once he was back in familiar territory. I don't know if you heard, but I noticed a huge difference in him at the clinic when you were leading him around, after Scott and the guys had their way with him. In the beginning he was crowding you, too close to your head for my liking, going in for the kissy stuff and acting dominant. Afterward he wasn't, when I saw you leading him around, and he kept more of a healthy distance between you.

After working with camels and seeing how quickly they respond to basic training methods, why would anyone ever want a horse?

[camel drover]

Thanks to everyone for the kind words and the encouragement! i think my ole gelding was the biggest PILL in the bunch and he new better!!! we started off the clinic doing some riding i only had five of my camels saddled and around 20 folks there the first day so to space the riders out so no one was waiting, we just sent everyone to KNOT SCHOOL first, SHeepshanks, bowlines, half hitches and clove hitches!! it was funny to watch and i have some great footage of Donna trying to cheat in class, everyone were great sports and fun was had by all!!!! ya had to tie your knots have them inspected then ride, this made every one tighten up a little!!!! HATCHET KNOTS ARE UNEXCEPTABLE!!!!! We trimmed some toenails on one camel , Then rode an nine year old cow that barley lead when she got there threw a couple of other camels down on there side, got three to kushing pretty well! taught every one how to tie a diamond hitch pack not on a pack camel then drive a couple of camels for a while and go over harness! we all had some great fellowship good food, and good camels to work with, and made some new friends!!!all in all it was another great day on the farm !!!! all kidding aside i think we all left happy except for Jeff greys now gelded X-bull! an i would say he will be happy as soon as the swelling goes down!!!! thanks once again to all for your support at camel camp 2010 at Pettit Creek Farms and www.camelsaddlesforsale.com till we meet again THank you, Scott and crew

[Patrick]

Well Scott, I'm glad that we could provide some amusement for you with those damn knots! Seriously, I see how useful that skill is, and I will be practicing them whenever I get over the trauma of that lesson, but for now something in my brain is not wired the right way to easily pick it up. I should have followed Donna's example!

[Humphrey's Momma]

Scott,

I have to Thank you again so much for the "camel counseling" this morning. After an hour of being in "timeout", Humphrey lead around like a pro. I was even able to lead him into my garage thru the walk in door, twice!!! How about that! I am still amazed at the difference just 3 days with you made!

[Humphrey's Momma]

How about this Scott? Do you think you made a difference in Humphrey???
http://www.camelphotos.com/camel_forum/picture.php?albumid=29&pictureid=282

[Humphrey's Momma]

Our Group Picture !!!
http://www.camelphotos.com/camel_forum/picture.php?albumid=29&pictureid=278

[camel drover]

this is great from spoiled little boy to camel in training you are doing great keep up the work!!!!!!!! and hang in there S.

[camel drover]

we need volunteers to demonstrate how this is done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBSgzFsXxVk&feature=related

[kjay]

This is so funny! That little kid doesn't have much fear at all. Thanks for all the entertainment and information!

[Donna]

Hey Scott, please send me Dr. Underwood's phone number so I can give it to my customers vet. Thanks!

[ivieacres]

Scott, do you think you will be doing a clinic next year? If so would you do it about the same time of year, that seemed to be a good time with the other exotic auctions going on.
Cosmo will be 2 by the and needing some real work--he sure does now, tried to lay on my steve-- actually did. we have given him too much freedom.:joker

[camel drover]

Scott, do you think you will be doing a clinic next year? If so would you do it about the same time of year, that seemed to be a good time with the other exotic auctions going on.
Cosmo will be 2 by the and needing some real work--he sure does now, tried to lay on my steve-- actually did. we have given him too much freedom.:joker

yes we will be doing another clinic next year about the same time! we have had several request to have them twice a year! spring and fall but the fall is tough to get in but who knows if there are enough folks that want to come and "play camel we are game" this years clinic was big fun, with a great group once again!!!!!!
If you cant wait we will train your camel by the month!! i might can arrange for your camel to catch a ride from Iowa to GA about the middle of next month if that will help! Scott

[ivieacres]

No I just want to come out there. Remember my husband could not get it off because of other scheduled vacations and we ended up coming earlier to pick up Priscilla. I would love to come to one in the spring agian if we could solify anydates by say Xmas then we will sure be there. We also visit our son too and would bring our 2 year old cosmo with us this time. No more internet camels sight unseen for me.