Got a call the other day from a friend. She wanted to buy these two llama males, but the guy that owned them was afraid of them and was going to take them to auction if she didn't get them that day. Well she talked the guy into delivering them since he would have to haul them to auction anyway, but she would be at work. Well guess who got the job of getting out the llamas - me. She told me the guy was terrified of them, and I have experience handling llama and even the not so friendly llamas. Well the guy gets there with his son. They can't back up to the pasture gate because there is a big boat in the way, so they get as close as possible. The guy lets me know he is afraid of them. One has a halter, one does not... good thing I brought one and a lead. So I go to open the trailer gate...." you're going in there with him?" asks they guy. I say yes, I have to get a halter on him, LOL. I ask if he has ever tried to bite them or strike them.. he says no, but he has those big fighting teeth.. LOL. He was referring to their grazing teeth that stick out front, and I nicely explained that to him. Picture this.... 2 grown adult men watching a 5ft 1 girl climb into a trailer with two llamas they are terrified of, LOL. I pinned the one male with my body to the side of the trailer and with my one arm slipped it behind his neck, all the while the men are saying" I can't believe you are doing that" I can't believe you are in there with them" like they are lions or something.... He hops around a bit because he is afraid, but I manage to get the halter and lead on him. I say open the trailer so I can get him out. They both look at me like I'm crazy... They open the door and I pull him out and them move to the side and back so I can drive him forward and towards the pasture. He does some rabbit hops and I jerk/steer him in the direction I need him to go... all the while the guys are dumb founded. He gets in the pasture and I take off my halter. "Aren't you going to leave it on him" they ask... heck no I say.. this is My halter..
Ok.. now to the second llama. they were more afraid of him, but he has a halter and is fat as a butter ball. He said he fed them a pound of grain a day. "I think he's just hair" the guy says.... no I say, I think he's just fat. LOL. I get a hold of him and pull fattie out of the trailer, all the while the guys are commenting how they can't believe it. He does the same hop and jumps into the pasture, I wait for him to calm down and them turn him loose. Later that day my friend talks with the guys. They said I was their Hero, they were so afraid of them and I just pulled them around like they were puppies. I'm sure I gave them a fun story to talk about...
