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| Website Fixed and Fully Operational |
| December 1, 2006 by admin |
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Two problems with our website have just been fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Please check out our gift shop for a selection of attractive holiday gifts, including posters, jewelry, music, and more.
Kind regards,
Website admin |
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| Thunder Valley |
| October 5, 2006 by Stuart |
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Thunder Valley is the location we are currently working on for the camels' new home. Green and golden pastures, open woodlands, seasonal creeks and large clumps of sage-brush and manzanita make up their 150 acre pasture lands.
Set within the heart of the Mountain Of Attention Sanctuary this will be the permanent location of the Sacred Camel Gardens. From here the herd will move no more.
The following three photos show some of the camels during a recent outing to Thunder Valley. They will move there permanently sometime this November. We are currently installing fence-lines, gates, water-troughs and so on.
TO HELP toward the installation and ongoing growth and development of the Sacred Camel Herd please visit HERE to make your contribution. |
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| Updating Catch-up -- Camel News |
| September 26, 2006 by Stuart |
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It's Fall 2006. A lot has happened with our camels this last spring and summer.
I have been tardy in writing about it. I'll have to grease my writing arm to bring this log up to date!
We now have two additional camels, fresh from Al Deutsch's ranch in Colorado (now Montana).
They are Everest, a yearling white bull, and Muffin, a petite light-tan cow of 2.5 years of age. This brings our number to 6 camels.
We are looking to build our base herd number up to around nine or ten camels, with a view to developing two distinct groups.
We want to develop a primarily white herd and a primarily dark colored herd.
Currently we are developing a 150 acre grassy valley to run both groups in.
"Thunder Valley " as we are calling it, will be the new, and permanent, home for our Sacred Herd of Bactrian Camels.
We are hoping to move them all in there before the winter rains set in. The project, in its entirety, will come to around $175,000 in basic set-up infrastructure.
Through many people's incredible passion & generosity we have raised almost $75,000 so far.... more is still needed.
Please visit our donations page and leave some droppings for the Sacred Camels....!
This year we have been studying a variety of training methods. We've checked out the natural horsemanship methods, which definitely have plenty of merit and are tried and tested over many decades, always improving what they bring to the horse, and the person. I attended a camel training clinic which also was useful. Finally, though, we have decided to concentrate first on developing a solid foundation in relationship-building with all our camels, on the back of which we'll introduce riding training and so forth.
Primary to us is creating a deep bond of trust, compaionship and leadership with our camels, drawing them to want to work with us in a mutually acceptable and engaging endeavor... Developing a relationship where mutual respect and consent are always in play. For this we have been fortunate to come upon the training methods of Carolyn Resnick. She calls her method Liberty Training. Although developed with, and for, horses we have found it to be excellent with the camels, including our young bulls.
We are still only novices at implementing this training, but after two clinics with trainer, Robin Gates, we are achieving excellent results. As we learn more, and gain needed experience, Liberty Training will give us the tools we need to manage our mature bulls even during the breeding phase. If you're interested I recommend Carolyn Resnick's book, "Naked Liberty", and her forthcoming book, "Beyond the Whisper".
Thunder Valley is beautiful. We walked the camels in there a few weeks ago, and they loved it. We take long walks with the camels, without halters and lead ropes, and they are happy to follow us just like a group of huge friendly dogs would do.
Will post some photos soon ! We have a large stock of excellent photos to share.
Best wishes,
Stuart  |
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| Visiting Camels On Retreat |
| August 20, 2006 by Stuart |
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*** The following story was sent to us by Diane (August 2006)
Whenever I visit the Mountain of Attention Sanctuary I make it a point to visit Fear-No-More Zoo, and each time the highlight of my visit is being with the camels.
(Shown at right is Peaceful Baba in 2003; his date of birth was March 23, 2001.)
When I was on a three-day weekend retreat in 2003, I was able to spend several minutes alone with one of the young camels. I don’t know which one it was, but my guess is that it was Peaceful Baba, since I felt that he recognized me from when I helped bottle-feed him as a newborn during a previous retreat.
I approached the fence of the camels' habitat and the young camel came over and stuck his head over the fence. I began to stroke him on the head and nose and he began to give the sweetest kisses on my face with his soft muzzle. This continued for a while as we gazed at one other with warm loving affection. I only had a short time before I had to return to the retreat program, and when it was time to leave, I heart-breakingly backed away.
As I was walking back, I felt unusually light and playful. When I rejoined the other retreatants, I noticed a distinct shift in my attention. Before I went to the zoo I was feeling uneasy, but now I felt heart-open, blissful and free.
This simple but powerful interaction was a reminder to me of how valuable Fear-No-More Zoo is. The animals there always teach me about being present, and I am grateful for the opportunity to experience their company in this happy and contemplative environment.
-Diane |
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| Two New Articles Now Online |
| August 12, 2006 by admin |
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Two new articles have been uploaded to the site: Serving Animals Through the Dying Process and The True Zoo.
Serving Animals Through the Dying Process considers the process of a dying animal, whether a pet or a wild animal, and offers guidelines on how to care for the animal, what it might need, and also what we might need in the midst of this process.
The True Zoo describes the true and sacred function of zoos, and how our right participation in the midst of a zoo circumstance is essential for the zoo to fulfill it's sacred purpose. This article is an adaptation of a Discourse, given by Adi Da Samraj several years ago, on the subject of true, or sacred, art.
Please enjoy these new additions. More will be added soon. Send us your comments, questions or suggestions. |
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