As a species alpacas are more like cats than dogs and quite Intelligent.
When people meet alpacas for the first time – they observe gentle, curious animals with big doe-like eyes looking back at them. An initial question usually turns to their type of personality. My usual answer is that alpacas are more like cats than [...]
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Posted in Alpaca Investments on Jun 22nd, 2009
One of my coaching clients asked a question that I’m sure is on the minds of many other alpaca enthusiasts … and that is all about the stability of alpaca market values.
So here is my personal opinion:
You see, because the most important source of revenue in the alpaca industry is the actual sale of livestock [...]
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Posted in Alpaca Investments on Jun 15th, 2009
We had a visitor to our ranch the other day who had experienced a terrible financial loss in his family when they tried raising Emus & Ostriches in the 1980’s. So he was very curious about what made the alpaca investment different … since he had heard some of the same promises applied to that [...]
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Posted in Alpaca Investments on Jun 12th, 2009
Today I’d like to give you a quick summary of my take on the “Bottom Line” when it comes to investing in alpacas (ROI).
1. It’s not like winning the lottery. However, more like growing your investment exponentially and in the long term profit appears very likely, if you’re willing and able to fully embrace the [...]
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Posted in Alpaca Personalities on Jun 7th, 2009
In a herd, certain alpacas will take the dominant lead while others may remain submissive. This seems to be the case with the females and the males. On the other hand, my experience is that when I get an alpaca alone… each one may exhibit entirely different personalities.
Many alpaca owners are drawn to the [...]
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