http://encorealpacas.com Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:14:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://encorealpacas.com/2009/11/stubborn-with-an-attitude/ http://encorealpacas.com/2009/11/stubborn-with-an-attitude/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:18:01 +0000 http://encorealpacas.com/?p=275 Marrisa is a girl out of the foundation herd.  She is one of the original girls here on the farm and is in no uncertain terms the leader of the herd.  She recently returned from being bred at Avalon Alpaca Farm who co-owns her.  In their herd of 80 or so I don””t think she makes the impression she does here on a small farm.  Here her attitude and stubborn determination makes her the leader of the herd.  I love this girl.  If you watch her she knows just what she wants and goes about getting it without the rest of the herd ever questioning a  thing.  If she thinks it is time to go to the pasture she takes off and not one of the other girls questions it, they all follow her lead.  (Even her daughter Mikayla who is a want to be leader.)  When Marrisa feels it is time to go in, in comes the herd.  When I halter Marrisa up she acts as if I tried to overthrow the government.  Once the halter is on however her facade starts to fall and I put my arm around her neck.  I laugh and tell her the she doesn””t fool me, I know she loves me and that she is nothing more then a big softy.  She looks at me knowing the gig is up, at least with me.  I laugh at her and sent her on her way.  She has so much to do to keep this herd in line.  It pays to be stubborn with an attitude, at least in her world as Queen of the Herd.

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