We have owned 3 alpacas for almost a year and I have very slowly introduced them to van riding. Rico (white) and Finn (grey) are almost 4 years old and are geldings.
Taking them on van excursions to hiking trails, beaches, therapy visits and possibly parties is my plan for these two.
Our third is Remi who is almost 8 and clearly in charge of these two. He probably is the most comfortable being left to wait for his herd mates to return!! If you listen carefully at the end, you can hear his vocalizations while he watches from the other side of the fence. By the way, I did take the two on a 25 minute van ride through out neighborhood prior to taking them back to where I unloaded them. The van is only about 30 feet from the entrance to their training pen and they very readily are happy to get back “home.” I do give them lots of pelleted treats both during their haltering AND after they arrive back to their training pen (10” square). Also when we take them on walks, we give intermittent treats and allow anyone we meet to also feed some treats!!
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