Lost Creek Klahowya
ILR # pending
female b. 11-11-2009
Sky Rocket x Ramblin' Rosie
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Klahowya was Rosie's last baby for us and was born at JNK Llamas; she came to us at weaning in early April 2010. She's already had a good background with daily handling and basic training, although (like all of the Rocky x Rosie babies, for whatever reasons), she backslides with her acceptance of foot handling, which will just take some continual, patient work as she matures.
Klahowya exemplifies the highly-desirable standard (short) Classic coat, has excellent potential to pack well for all but the most hard-core hikers, and is also a good breeding prospect for anyone who is serious about producing top-quality working Classic llamas. As a bonus for those who like to do everything with their llamas, her disposition and conformation make her a top show prospect (older full brother Credo is the highest-point Classic male in the ILR-SD, with numerous Grand Champion awards in just one year). Klahowya's gaits don't make her a harness prospect, however ... which is fine; nobody is perfect at everything!
We are keeping Klahowya's older full sister (Saucony) and half-sister (Ceilidh) and at this time are also retaining her full brother (Credo) and half-brother (Troubadour) for future breeding. Much as we are charmed by Klahowya, that's plenty from Rosie's line and we know we will have to let Klahowya go. But, as always, we will only let her go to the right situation ... and, of course, one very lucky person is going to benefit greatly when they become Klahowya's!
Klahowya is the Chinook jargon friendly greeting; Chinook jargon, for those who don't know, was the near-universal trade and inter-tribal language of the Pacific Northwest, spoken by Native Americans and whites alike whenever a common tongue was required. Klahowya is, like her mother and all her sisters, prone to bestowing pleasant greetings on all who meet her.