Bob
Huss with his gals Muffin (left) and Betsy (right)
in the wilds of Gunnison Colorado.
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If, three years ago somebody had said, “You
will soon own two special needs llamas.” I
would have told them that they were crazy. Betsy
came to me right after Thanksgiving in 2005. Two
friends bought her for me as an early Christmas
present because her previous owner was talking about
shooting her because she was useless and a waste of
good hay.
She was afraid of traffic noise, any throwing
motion, a halter, and many other things because of a
variety of different types of harsh treatment and
abuse. Today she’s calm and very sweet having
overcome her fears.
In August of 2006 Muffin was given to me because
Betsy needed a llama girlfriend. Muffin was weaned
too early, sold at a pet exchange with a bottle, and
raised in a back yard with children, dogs, and
people. Because of this, she is a recovering
Aberrant Behavior Syndrome (ABS) llama.
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She’s shown no serious aggression in several
months and I’m very proud of her for the
progress she’s made. Muffin is 99% trustworthy,
gentle, kind, and sweet but 1% unpredictable, which
means that I always keep an eye on Muffin for my
safety and her wellbeing.
Today I’m happy that I have two special needs
llamas. Since I keep them for personal pleasure
instead of utilitarian purposes, they are my
pets.
Read about Bob's adventures with Betsy and
Muffin in the SELR Newsletter where he is a frequent
contributor!
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This is Squash Blossom upon coming to SELR -
her
halter had been allowed to grow into her nose.
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This is Blossom now! She is happily living with SELR
rescues Holly Berry and Cover Girl in Covington, GA.
Thank you Steve and Debbie Aldridge, for giving our
former "poster child" such a great home!
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Blizzard is one
happy guy!
Poor Blizzard never saw another llama until he came
to SELR. Now he has a new llama family.
You'd be smiling too, if you got to live with Corinne Hewett and
her other SELR adoptees, Kiara and Moses in lovely Tennessee!
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Kiara and Moses (a/k/a "Mr. Frosty") lounge by the
lake with Blizzard. They know that not every llama
has it THIS good!
Here's a close up of Moses. The Hewitts love their llamas. Just look at those faces!
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Athena has a new best friend - and his name is
Cupid! Athena's new Mom saw this little black and
white girl and it was love at first sight. Cupid
thought she was pretty great, too!
Athena now lives with Katie & Jimmy Futrelle
and a host of other critters in Georgia.
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is that queen of the hay roll? Whatever -
sometimes you just have to make do with what
you've got!
Shania, her daughter Aspen and their buddy Neeko
were all adopted from SELR and live in beautiful
Tennessee with Carol Stewart.
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Cappy, Pete and Eli relocated from Georgia to
Florida to live with Winnie & Steve House and
their alpacas.
These guys had been together all their lives
before being surrendered to SELR (Pete is Cappy's
son). It is wonderful that they can continue on
to live happily ever after with their buddies and
with such great folks!
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Here's Fanny sneaking a bit of extra goodies from
Susan Nicolas in Florida. Susan and George
(right) adopted Fanny and her daughter Anna Lee
to help guard their chickens as well as to soak
up lots of love and affection.
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No more chickens have been lost since these gals
came on the job!
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