Lost Creek Misty
ILR # 255572
female b. 7-10-2003
Andrew Jackson x Rocky Mountain Greymist
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Misty weighed in at 28 pounds and was a welcome sight to all ... after a then-farm-record 368-day gestation!
Misty started out asone of Jim’s primary partners, and was becoming well-known as she accompanied him to more venues for demonstrations of Get Connected! llama training ... until a very long treatment for a stubborn face abscess of unknown origin placed a significant setback in their relationship, and the llama-within-the-llama came out ... Misty is quite capable of expecting the worst and making pre-emptive strikes! Now years later, Misty has continued to be resentful of being haltered, and we suspect that the incisions necessary to drain the abcess (not knowing what it was at the time and fearing for her eye) may have left Misty with permanent nerve damage on her face, creating discomfort when wearing a halter.
When she was very young, Misty looked dull white from a short distance, but a closer inspection revealed subtle hues of silver and salmon pink, as well as a few more obvious appaloosa spots. She’s now lost all those elusive colors.
Misty is a non-breeding “career” llama. We initially considered her a potential breeder, but between further knowledge of her genetic background through paternal half-sister Finys and her inability to “compete” with the many superior females we have here to choose from, it’s a no-brainer that Misty should not be a breeder here.
We've also admitted that although we could continue to keep Misty here and learn from her, she would probably be as happy or perhaps happier in a different home where she can get a "fresh start." Misty has no qualms about attacking what "isn't right", so she would do well guarding small livestock (sheep, goats, or alpacas) from both canines and human weirdos. Email us if you are interested in Misty.
We knew “Misty” was a name that fit well from the early hour of the morning she arrived, and we figured we’d come up with a longer registered name ending in “mist” (to honor mother Greymist) that would also honor father Andrew. Nothing seemed to agree with Misty, and finally she fessed up that she didn’t want a longer name because then people would call her something else and she wants to be called “Misty” because she likes that. After years of having to listen to a lot of people — who should know better — verbally butcher even our most well-known llamas’ names, we figured that’s a fine reason to leave it just as she wants (besides, it is HER name, and it should be agreeable to her).