Alpacas: Like Mini-Llamas, Only Not

You've officially been introduced to my kitties, so now it's time for you to meet my dogs and alpacas.  Is this becoming a serious relationship??  On a side note, I now have FOUR followers, which makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  I hope you all aren't bored to tears.  Okay, let's start off with the original alpacas.  All of our alpacas are Huacaya (as opposed to Suri).  They all have their own personality, and they are truly a joy to own.  We send our blankets (the top-notch fiber) into a co-op, and this year we had our seconds and thirds (the fiber from the neck and upper legs) turned into rugs.  We hope to get the rugs in the next few weeks.  I'm not sure how much time you've spent around alpacas, but they also make the best animal noise ("hmm").

Callie
White
8 years old
Nice girl, except when she's pregnant (which is most of the time)

From left to right:  Flourish, Athena, Callie

Flourish
White
5ish years old
Very silly, loves to play in the water to cool off, had surgery for osteomyelitis performed by Dr. Anderson

Flourish drinking from the hose

Diego
Black
Companion male, non-breeder

Left to right:  Zeus, Diego, Eva, Callie

Zeus
Beige
Flourish's cria
2.5 years old
Our first cria!

Alpaca kiss:  Athena and Zeus

Athena
White
Callie's cria
1.5 years old
Probably our best-looking girl (Eva is also in the running)

Left to right:  Callie and Athena

Eva (AKS Evangelia)
Medium fawn
Callie's cria
about 5 months old
Prissy girl, but oh so cute!  Loves to eat food right out of the bucket.

Eva.  She's much fluffier than this now!

That sums up the alpacas.  Hopefully Callie, Flourish, and Athena are all pregnant, so our herd of 6 will become 9 around September.  We have two alpaca livestock guardian dogs.  They are both purebred Great Pyrenees, and they are fantastic.  Very sweet dogs!

Missy
Nicknames:  Moo, Missy Moo, Big Dog
Very loving, likes to play with dirt clumps, favorite pasttimes include lounging around in the pasture and pretending to fend off predators, loves belly rubs and ear rubs

Missy Moo

Halle

Nicknames:  Halle-hoo, Halle bear
2 years old
Good guardian dog, loves to be petted and get belly rubs

Halle Hoo

Bailey
Nicknames:  Bailey Boo, Bailsey
Chocolate lab, 4 years old
Loves to be with her people, currently watching her womanly figure, likes to play with her duckies

  

So there you have it.  You've officially met all 15 animals on the Streiff farm!