Leroy

We stopped today and located the house where the people live who own the Llama. The Llama's name is Leroy, and he does love carrots, and bread, and apples, well actually any fruit. They said that people stop and feed him all the time, and that is why he hangs out near the fence. It did always seem to me that he was standing there in anticipation of something. Now I know what, FOOD!! Seems Llama like to eat, also. haha

Anyway, Nick and I each brought a carrot and Leroy knew exactly what to do with carrots. He snaps off bite sized pieces until he gets to the stub, and then he snatches that up also. You have to hold on tight or he grabs the whole carrot, and if it drops to the ground, he just ignores it. It appears he wants to be fed by hand. haha We had a good time, and he let me pet him. His fur? hair? is very soft around his neck. I didn't see any signs of spitting, he seemed to be very social. The man who owns him said that Llama's protect the cattle from dogs. I guess if dog goes in to bother the cattle, the Llama either chases them or kills them. hmmmmmm Wonder if my dog Lou wandered that way? Naw, that was way to far from home. Besides, Lou would have run away. The owner told me if we feed him an apple, please cut it up in pieces. I suppose an apple could easily choke him if it should get down his throat. I doubt I will be feeding him many apples at $1.99 a pound.