Most people enjoy the company of a cat or dog as a pet companion. But now new studies by camel owners have shown that perhaps a Bactrian Camel is a better bet as mans best Friend...
Gentle giants: Camels make great pets, owners say
By GUY KEELER
McClatchy Newspapers
"You could spend a lifetime looking for an animal companion as friendly as a dog, smart as a fox and strong as a horse. Or you could get yourself a camel.
That’s what Jennifer and Geoff Dean did three years ago — and onlookers have been raising their eyebrows ever since.
“People ask, ‘Why own a camel?’ ” says Geoff Dean, a high school math teacher. “And I say, ‘Why own a dog?’ ”
For the Deans, who live north of Sanger, Calif., owning a camel is as natural as grass and sunshine. To them, anyone who has to ask why camels are special hasn’t looked into the eyes of one of these enchanting creatures...."
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