December 2005: Shelia and Greg both successfully completed a two-day CAMELIDynamics Clinic taught by Marty McGee Bennett at Fairhope Alpacas in Fairhope, Alabama. This was once again one of Marty's classic clinics where she passed along her knowledge of handling alpacas in a respectful manner that makes the animals very easy to work with. Marty is a real work of art when she is working with the alpacas. Just her presence in the catch pen puts the alpacas at ease and they seem to be truly interested in working with her. Again we were amazed at Marty's knowledge and her ablilty to impart that knowledge to both the humans as well as the alpacas. If you don't get a ready opportunity to take one of Marty's clinics, make that extra effort and go to one even if you have to travel a bit. You won't believe how much time and effort you will save by using Marty's techniques with your animals.

April 2005: Greg successfully completed a three-day CAMELIDynamics Clinic taught by Marty McGee Bennett at Hickory Bluff Farms in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. This class taught the basics of how to handle camelids in a way that builds trust in the animal and makes it much easier to work with the animals in a non-threatening environment. Marty truly understands the way camelids think and easily passes that information on to her students. If you get the chance to take one of Marty's clinics, please do so. You won't regret it and your animals will thank you for it.

February 2005: Shelia and Greg attended an "Alpaca 201" Clinic at Acacia Camelid Ranch in Palestine, Texas. This clinic was more advanced than the Alpaca 101 class taken earlier. More in-depth information was covered about raising alpacas and the problems which can arise on a daily basis on the farm. Both Shelia and Greg considered this additional clinic to be of great value to the new alpaca owner.