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Classic Llama Stud Service Perhaps the most significant barrier to the continuation of the classic llama breed is the limited availability of relatively purebred classic studs. Responsible breeders strive to produce only the best, most desirable animals from every breeding. Breeding like to like, as pure-in-type as possible, is a fundamental part of achieving that philosophy. The classic coat is easy to produce, but only when breeding a true classic to another true classic. Crossbreeding causes an incredible amount of rescues and unwanted llamas: The unpredictable offspring type means that many llamas need to be created from a pair of crossbreds just to get ONE ... or maybe NONE ... with the desired phenotype. And the occasional classic-appearing offspring from crossbred parents almost never has the true classic coat, but instead a light-wool coat -- short perhaps, but denser, resistant to combing, and retaining significantly more heat ... thus requiring shearing. For the sake of the breed, and for the sake of the many homeless llamas already out there, classic females should be left open rather than bred -- ever -- to a woolly, crossbred, or "light wool" stud! As part of our commitment to rescue reduction, to support the continuation and improvement of the classic llama breed, and to help conscientious breeders meet the demand for more highly-functional classic llamas without minimal risks of producing a dud, we are pleased to provide the following links and contact information for classic llamas available for stud service. Anders Tobias (JNK Llamas, northwest Washington) Bett's Greyfeather (Rocky Mountain Llamas, Colorado) Gold'n Hawk (Eagle's Nest Llamas, central California) Rocky Mountain High Spirits (Rocky Mountain Llamas, Colorado) Rustee (DeMoss & Sons, western Idaho) Sky Rocket (Lost Creek Llamas, western Oregon; will travel) Please note: The above studs have verified classic coats (shedding and combable with minimal to moderate undercoats), and these animals have been proven superior (not merely "adequate") on the trail and/or in harness. Except for studs that we own, we have not screened the owners' stud service policies, nor do we guarantee anything about these studs, including but not limited to genetic soundness. If you provide stud service to a top-notch, proven performing llama with a true classic coat and would like to have a link on this page, email us. We do not link to unproven (nonworking) animals, studs known to carry or express genetic defects, or studs who have more than 25% woolly ancestry. Return to Classic Performance Llamas Return to Lost Creek Llamas home page