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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Re: [AlpacaTalk] Guard llama question

 

Laura, have you noticed how, after becoming covered in mud, somehow, they managed to become clean and white, all by themselves?  This has always amazed me.
 
I agree with you that we will always have dogs with the alpacas.  I cannot imagine having livestock without them.  They are the reason we can sleep at night or leave the house for hours.  The thing that amuses us the most is the "lion's roar" that Anton produces when he wants to intimidate a potential predator.  It's the most impressive sound I've ever heard!
 
Best,
Sue
 
Kindred Spirits Ranch
P.O. Box 68, Yale, OK 74085
18604 Wallace Circle, Maramec, OK 74045
Ed: (918) 873-0280 / Sue: (918) 873-0283
www.kindredspiritsranch.com
 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:08 PM
Subject: RE: [AlpacaTalk] Guard llama question

 

            I feel the same way about our Maxwell and Lulu, but after so much rain, mud, muck…………..they are about as nasty looking, yet happy, as any two muddy dogs could be!  They want to give me kisses, but I CAN resist them at this point.

            I think we will always have dogs in with the alpacas.  Actually, our two are in with our girls and cria.  Our boys have a guard llama and he isn't too fond of dogs.  I haven't tried putting my big white dogs in with him.  He watches them very closely but sounds his alarm when my sister's Great Dane comes to visit.  He also sounded when a beagle came strolling down our driveway. 

Laura Roberts

R Half Pint Farm

Spotsylvania, VA 

From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Susan Downs
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:06 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Guard llama question

 

Well, not necessarily!  I would love to bring our Pyrs into the house and cuddle with them inside.  But they are truly "outside" dogs who don't want to be locked up inside.  They are very work-oriented, and their herd is their life.  As long as they have good shelter with their herd, they are happy.  If you could see our Pyrs rolling around in snow or on ice, instead of staying inside the shelter, you would be shocked.  They love the cold weather, just like the alpacas do.  Still, it would be MY preference to have the fireplace and a doggie to keep ME warm, lol!  There isn't much that can compare to cuddling with a Great Pyrenees, the ultimate teddy bear!

Sue

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RE: [AlpacaTalk] Guard llama question

 

            I feel the same way about our Maxwell and Lulu, but after so much rain, mud, muck…………..they are about as nasty looking, yet happy, as any two muddy dogs could be!  They want to give me kisses, but I CAN resist them at this point.

 

            I think we will always have dogs in with the alpacas.  Actually, our two are in with our girls and cria.  Our boys have a guard llama and he isn’t too fond of dogs.  I haven’t tried putting my big white dogs in with him.  He watches them very closely but sounds his alarm when my sister’s Great Dane comes to visit.  He also sounded when a beagle came strolling down our driveway. 

 

Laura Roberts

R Half Pint Farm

Spotsylvania, VA 

 

From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Susan Downs
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 1:06 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Guard llama question

 

 

Well, not necessarily!  I would love to bring our Pyrs into the house and cuddle with them inside.  But they are truly "outside" dogs who don't want to be locked up inside.  They are very work-oriented, and their herd is their life.  As long as they have good shelter with their herd, they are happy.  If you could see our Pyrs rolling around in snow or on ice, instead of staying inside the shelter, you would be shocked.  They love the cold weather, just like the alpacas do.  Still, it would be MY preference to have the fireplace and a doggie to keep ME warm, lol!  There isn't much that can compare to cuddling with a Great Pyrenees, the ultimate teddy bear!

 

Sue

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Guard llama question

 

Well, not necessarily!  I would love to bring our Pyrs into the house and cuddle with them inside.  But they are truly "outside" dogs who don't want to be locked up inside.  They are very work-oriented, and their herd is their life.  As long as they have good shelter with their herd, they are happy.  If you could see our Pyrs rolling around in snow or on ice, instead of staying inside the shelter, you would be shocked.  They love the cold weather, just like the alpacas do.  Still, it would be MY preference to have the fireplace and a doggie to keep ME warm, lol!  There isn't much that can compare to cuddling with a Great Pyrenees, the ultimate teddy bear!
 
Sue
 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:59 AM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Guard llama question

 

Sue, I always wanted an LGD and our neighbor has a rescued female that is perfect.  I just know though that he/she would be inside sleeping in front of the fire or ON our bed if its cold out!!!  LOL
 
SUSAN
Alpaca Loco
Riverside, CA

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Pet peeve

 

Hey folks, 

Color checking can be a challenge to say the least! A few pointers! First, if you have an unusually colored alpaca, go to the show rules book and look up the color checking rules to best find where you think your alpaca fits and to understand how alpacas get grouped together if the numbers at the show are not large enough to separate multis from indefinites, for instance.

Most important though is that if you have a question or concern about where your alpaca is being placed, or your alpaca has been color checked one way at one show and is now being color checked differently at this show, bring it back to the ring (handled by someone else) to ask the judges for that show to evaluate it. There is a specific time before the show starts to accomplish this.

I have pasted some of the color rules below, but will tell you that one current issue is that some folks are trying to get alpacas with color contaminated fleeces out of the solid classes and into the indefinite classes, where they would probably stand a better chance of getting a ribbon. The animal that is indefinite must obviously be indefinite when examined, not just a light fiber here and there in the brown fleece, for instance.

Hope that pasting these rules is helpful!

Laurel

Classic Grey (Silver & Rose): The alpaca must have a predominantly white face. It may also have white on the brow, front of the neck (tuxedo) and front of the legs.

Modern Grey (Silver & Rose): The alpaca’s face must be predominantly any colors other than white.

Definition of Indefinite Light: White or Beige alpacas/fleece with easily recognizable dark fibers uniformly interspersed throughout the blanket of which the primary color is not grey.

Definition of Indefinite Dark: Colored alpacas/fleece with easily recognizable white/light fibers uniformly interspersed throughout the blanket of which the primary color is not grey.

Definitions of Multicolor

a. Pattern: An alpaca shall qualify as a pattern if it displays a secondary distinct (easily identified by the naked eye) solid patch of color at the skin on the blanket, providing that any single solid patch of color shall be greater than six inches in length in any direction. The primary color shall not be grey.

b. Pinto: an alpaca that exhibits two distinct colors one of which is white. The extremities are predominantly white and the majority of the blanket is fawn or darker.

c. Fancy: blanket fiber that exhibits three or more distinct (easily identified by the naked eye) colors of which the primary color is not grey.

d. Appaloosa: blanket fiber that exhibits six or more spots of distinct (easily identified by the naked eye) secondary color(s) of which the primary color is not grey.


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