Hi, Marty.
I just wanted to give big thanks to you! I've now owned alpacas for three years and consider myself to be a true rookie, but I've learned so much about handling from the Camelid Dynamics book and one of your DVDs. I have three alpacas and can halter all three with no struggle! My two young ones I've had since they were nearly a year old and began working with them immediately. They slid into halter training quite easily, and are pretty good on leads, too! My latest alpaca came to me as a four-year-old, and I watched as she fought and reared up when her former owner muscled a halter onto her. I thought to myself, 'Oh, crap! What have I gotten myself into?' She was supposedly in first trimester pregnancy, so I didn't work with her for the first four months. After the four months, I began working with her at a pace some would call painstakingly slow. This month, the month of her due date, I was stunned to see that she just stood there while I put the halter on her! From her feedback, I could see that all along, I was going about it the right way, and this I owe to you, Marty! Thank you! Anyway, it turns out she wasn't pregnant after all, and I have to admit, I'm a bit relieved--now I can just focus on the fun of continued handling of her. Once again, BIG THANKS!
Sarita
