Alpacas

[tortoise]

Ad says he's easy to handle. But, I'm only experienced in shearing my dog's fur. Not being hardy would be a problem. I open the barn door every day, even in the winter, unless unusually cold.

He has the same hair cut as my dog.

Alpaca would shear like poodle hair, IMO.

 

[tortoise]

Ad says he's easy to handle. But, I'm only experienced in shearing my dog's fur. Not being hardy would be a problem. I open the barn door every day, even in the winter, unless unusually cold.

He has the same hair cut as my dog.

I believe they are cold hardy, but wet and snow + friction will cause wool/hair to mat. It might be more about protecting the wool quality?

 

[Britesea]

ah, ok. So it isn't The Weather that's the problem. Gotcha. I know almost nothing about any camelids.

 

[JanetMarie]

Alpaca would shear like poodle hair, IMO.

Probably. The hair style is about the same, only the alpaca is larger.

Anyway, I believe more planning is in order to add alpacas, and probably isn't really going to happen. They're adorable, but just leave it at that, and snuggle my spoiled spoo.