[Alpacasite] Re: Pet Quality Definition

"Pet quality" is whatever a breeder says it is--in
other words, animals that for whatever reason
shouldn't be in the reproductive gene pool. I own two
pet quality alpacas, both geldings. Both have lovely
fiber that has won awards in fleece competitions.

"Pip" is pet quality because his breeder decided he
didn't have the size desired. Otherwise he's a really
nice boy, and I've been asked why he was ever gelded.

"Yelka" is a beautiful rose gray with blue eyes. His
sire is a blue-eyed white who went deaf, so the
breeder decided that was a line that shouldn't be
propagated any further.

I've see other pet quality alpacas that had coarse
fleece, birth defects (polydactyl), and were blue-eyed
whites. Interestingly, ALL the pet quality alpacas
I've seen have been male.

Susan Gawarecki
Pathfinder Farm
Andersonville, TN

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