Llama obstacle course

I had no idea how interesting llamas are.

Not only are they pack animals, they can be trained to be therapy animals as well. Clean by nature, they tend to do their business only outside. More than that, they only go in one spot in a pasture.

Lissa Hettervig, assistant superintendent for llamas, says the animals will spit, but generally only when provoked. She says that when they do, however, "It's the foulest stuff ever."

At the obstacle course today, there was no spitting, but the llamas didn't always follow the course.

Here are a couple of competitors in the junior class.






Caroline Haroldson, 11, of Lake Oswego, leads Cello over a ramp.



An impressive jump through the "ring of fire."



It took some doing, but Caroline finished with a smile.



Suzie Geisler, 10, of Aurora tries to get Allex to put both front feet inside the tire.



Allex is having none of that.




Allex didn't want to jump through the ring either.



So Suzie walked away then jogged through it and Allex followed!