During the summer of 1997 while sitting in a doctor's office, thumbing through a magazine, my eyes fell on an ad for "alpacas". I saw the picture of a small child  in a pasture of several alpacas and knew they weren't llamas, but what were they? When I came home I went right to the web, investigating this curious looking animal. I read all that I could find, and declared to my laughing family that I was going to "raise alpacas!" Two years flew by during which Gus was born. At this point, I again started to look into the alpaca business. The concept held an even stronger appeal and created an even greater inspiration than it had initially.  Raising alpacas was something I could do from home, and thus spend more time with the children and less time commuting and working at the hospital. It would create a wonderful oppurtunity for the children to learn about animals, responsibility, life, and work on a daily basis. It would be a family-involved business which could incorporate all members skills and schedules.It also meant that I would realize a life-long dream of having a farm!

 

I, now officially Lotta Luv Alpacas, bought my first two yearling female huacayas in October of 2001.  Three years from the date of the first purchase, a move to Upton, Massachusetts, much planning and construction and Lotta Luv Alpacas has its own farm and is up and moving forward! Come visit - Life is great!!