Snake River Dallys

ILR # 113804
female  b.6-23-93
Snake River Bandit x Snake River Morgan

 

Dallys worked her way from frightened weanling to reliable packer and was part of our main show string in years past. She is 45" at the withers and runs around 320 lbs.

Dallys originally was very definitely Gwen's llama, but life evolves and changes, and Dallys found a wonderful new home in 2003. But ... even the best things don't last forever (perhaps especially the best things), and so now Dallys is back at Lost Creek Llamas with her daughter Chanterelle and her best friend Summer, ... and Dallys is Gwen's llama once again!

Dallys did exceptionally well (and during her growth spurt, very poorly!) at halter. She holds the ALSA title of Halter Champion, and currently has four Grand Champions and two Reserves to her credit, and also a Reserve of Show. Dallys's performance progress was initially hampered by her fears, but she did graduate to the advanced competition level in all classes. At her last home, she also earned her Halter Recognition of Merit Certificate.

Dallys dropped from the main show string here when the emphasis swung from measuring ability and training to scaring llamas (something she is not particularly fond of) and it became clear that this showring trend was not going to change. She then proceeded to make herself much less competative at halter by losing an incisor while chewing the fence rail (a once-favorite pastime that she has now abandoned).

Dallys has an excellent classic coat in addition to her superior performance capabilities and notable intelligence. However, she initially showed a propensity for really early births. After Dallys went almost full-term with Finys, a daughter by Andrew (whose daughters were known to carry to full term or better), we placed her in a good primarily-working home where she could get more of the "action" she enjoys, and where she also produced one female offspring by Sky Rocket -- overdue! Apparently our initial assessment was either more specific to the pairing than to Dallys herself, or it was the result of Dallys's individual response to the in-utero hormones from her male babies.

Dallys likes athletic endeavors and going places, particularly where there are people-watching opportunities. She really enjoys trail work ... as long as there are no unleashed dogs.

At a speaking engagement near Dallas, Oregon, we found a very wild, solid grey tiger kitten in a trap stenciled "Dallas Humane Society." We of course rescued the kitten from certain death and took it home. Dallas-the-cat (a female) went from throroughly frightened to affectionate friend before dying of a congenital kidney disorder at the age of one year. Dallys-the-solid-grey-llama came to us a wildly frightened weanling. We named her in honor of Dallas-the-cat, hoping that Dallys-the-llama would also be able to shed her wildness and become a good friend (which she has).

We made the spelling change to placate the ubiquitous stuffy types who had said, "You can't name a 'girl' cat 'Dallas'-- that's a 'boy's name'." That strategy hasn't worked so well -- now they all mispronounce it because (you guessed it), " 'Dallas' is a 'boy's name'." (Interestingly enough, "Dallas" was originally a female name, and "Dalys" is an accepted alternate Scottish spelling.)

Meet Dallys's offspring:

1997 gelding -- Lost Creek Ranger Stehekin (sold)

1999 gelding -- Lost Creek Ranger Shuksan

2001 female -- Lost Creek Finys Mitchell (sold)

2005 female -- Friday Creek Farm Chantrelle, aka "Peanut"

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