Wendy, Was just thinking of you.
It's been really warm here the last few days but I think we may get some rain today. The grass is growing (as is the weeds) It's time to freshen up the flower beds and get out the lawn chairs.
Please email me anytime. Take care. Kathy
Kathy & Earl Klay
Jefferson Laurel Farm
8181 Havens Road
Blacklick, Ohio 43004
(614) 855-9194
--- On Wed, 4/22/09, wnunezcruz@aol.com <wnunezcruz@aol.com> wrote:
From: wnunezcruz@aol.com <wnunezcruz@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Dogs? Coyotes? killed my only 3 females alpacas left
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 12:35 PM
Jen,
Thanks for the great advice. I had all of my alpaca in inner pastures with an outer pasture with llamas, a donkey and 2 horses. I also had a llama in with my girls, luckily she is okay. I always wanted to get at least 2 livestock dogs, but I have heard so many tell that is it extreamly hard to find working dogs. I don't have the finances to keep trying to find the right ones. If anyone out there have 2 working dogs available for a reasonable price, please let me know. We are working on our fences now. My land is hilly so it is hard to get the gates level at the bottoms. Any suggestions? I will have girls again. One way or the other. You all have given me so much encouragement, how could I not have the courage to try again? I will always miss my girls, 2 were born here on my farm and one of those was expecting her first cria next month. I will include a few pics of them in the photo section in their memory. I miss the kisses everyday now, I miss sitting
in the barn with them after a hectic day. But I will get more girls and try again. If anyone has any available at a good price, please let me know. And again, I cannot say how much it means to me to have all of you as family.
Wendy Cruz
Humming B Alpacas
Lebanon, TN
-----Original Message-----
From: jenq11 <jenq@worldpath. net>
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro ups.com
Sent: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:25 am
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: Dogs? Coyotes? killed my only 3 females alpacas left
Wendy:
So sorry to hear about your loss. I would be devastated.. . Your poor poor girls! Don't give up with the insurance company. They likely have a policy to say NO a number of times. I would just make it a policy of your own to call or write them EVERY DAY if necessary until they relent. That is what insurance is for. As a matter of fact, write them a letter telling them exactly what you want/ expect out of the situation... . Here's what happened, here's all the suporting documents, here's how much she was insured for, I will be expecting a check within 2 weeks....I am confident that you will handle this matter expeditiously and respectfully. ....sincerely. ....etc.etc. I believe very much in The Law of Attraction (basically energy follows thought OR you get more of what you focus on) in all aspects of my life. When it comes to matters such as these, focus on the outcome that you WANT. Give THAT outcome all of your attention, energy and focus and you will be
amazed at how the energy will shift. The insurance company WILL pay. The deals out there are AMAZING and you will be able to get 2-3 more healthy females for the price of the ONE that was insured.
This being said, in terms of replacing your females (understanding that they were unique and loved and irreplaceable) ..... focus on the outcome you want in this department as well. Ex. I want to find 3 healthy, high quality bred females for free of a very low price within the next 2 months... There are so many people in financial distress everywhere, you never know what kind of great deal you might get. People are getting great deals EVERY DAY in EVERY part of the country. I have seen situations where people couldn't care for their animals anymore and basically "gave" the whole herd to a friend of mine for 1/2 the profits... You might find someone willing to give half shares in an animal in exchange for YOU keeping the animals and taking care of them. Put the energy out there for what you want and see what comes back.
The forums and lists are a great place to post your wants, make sure you post on as many as you can, craigs list, local farmers bulletins, alpaca nation....do a google search for distress sales. Ask others to keep their ears open for you and forward you any leads. Advertise that you are willing to take care of animals in exchange for shares of cria etc... You never know who will be willing to help OR who needs help...
In the meantime - as was suggested, you need to figure out where the dogs got in and do something to prevent further attacks. LGD's are a good way to go. I love mine.
Best to you!
JenQ
Strafford, NH
Abundance Acres Alpacas
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