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These photos from our DVD Llama Training with Bobra Goldsmith show that llamas can at times resist what you want them to do. Bobra is just giving the llama enough space, and she is hanging on. This was an untrained adult. As you might guess from these images, the legaliities of this DVD are that […]

Training a llama to accept a halter consists of a series of moves that you do, generally in slow motion so as not to alarm the llama. Here you see a series of photographs which I took from our DVD, Llama Training with Bobra Goldsmith.  The photo quality isn’t ideal on a few of them, […]

It’s a really good idea to move slowly when you are training a llama. In this article, I will explain why.  We will explore the situation of catching a llama who is in a field so that you can halter him. We’ll call this llama Thundercloud, because my husband and I used to have a […]

Llamas are very intelligent animals who can learn many things, and it is easy to train them. Every llama should know some basics: 1. To allow you to halter him quickly and easily. 2. To walk along with you when on a leash, keeping the leash loose. 3. To jump into a van, pickup, or […]

Our experiences with llama training were shaped by our good fortune to meet Bobra Goldsmith, and we have used her methods primarily. There are quite a few other good resources online for llama training, and here I will describe two that belong to old friends of mine and one newer one. [1] An old friend […]

PLEASE NOTE THIS ISN’T AVAILABLE NEW FROM US ANY MORE, BUT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND A USED COPY. Can you handle your llamas? It’s a great feeling to know that in an emergency, or anytime, you can work with your llamas.  Llama training gives you this confidence. Or–if you don’t have llamas but […]

Another afternoon, we took Tumbleweed out for a hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, which passed near our ranch. Tumbleweed was a steady, reliable hiker. On the trail, there were a number of stream crossings, something new to him. He took them with flying leaps, so I stayed well to one side and kept my […]

Shadow was growing up quickly. We sometimes took him out for a walk with Posey: She would be on lead, nibbling here and there, and he would be loose. He didn’t let her out of sight for long, but he was quite adventurous, going off on little sorties, eating and looking. Bobra Goldsmith, who had […]