Patience is my Greatest Virtue

Patience is my Greatest Virtue

by | Jan 28, 2014 | Llama Behaviour

If you want a test of your patience, stand in line with a group of llamas.  They can queue on a forest trail for hours! If only I could find some way to bottle it for later use.  The real test of patience comes at feeding time.  Some of them still have it in abundance...
Help With Feeding

Help With Feeding

by | Jan 27, 2014 | Elderly Llamas, Feeding Llamas & Alpacas

If only there was an easy way to feed the llamas and ensure that each and every one of them received their fair share.  Unfortunately, the strong, the demonstrative and the long-range spitters end up with everything, leaving the weak and elderly;  the sick and the...
Evening Walk

Evening Walk

by | Jan 23, 2014 | Foraging

It’s not often that the llamas want to go for a walk in the evening, but they obviously appreciate the milder temperatures as much as we do.  You can almost smell the excitement of the grass waiting to grow beneath the snow  ….or maybe I just stepped in...
Llama Coats

Llama Coats

by | Jan 22, 2014 | Llama Coats

“I know it’s your favourite, but it’s too small !” I’m certain this phrase has been quoted by parents for countless generations and will continue to issued by the parents of countless generations to come.  Such is our innate fear of...
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We respectfully acknowledge that The Llama Sanctuary is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc (Shuswap) people. We are grateful for their stewardship of these lands since time immemorial and recognize the ongoing role of Indigenous communities in caring for the land, animals, and people. As a sanctuary dedicated to healing and connection, we strive to honour these values in our work.