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Ahh, the 2007 Date Festival. We had not been
down there for two years. If you read the travels from the last
time we went down, you understand why we took a break from this
show.
This year was PERFECT! We hit the road with two
girls, Gypsy & Shawnee. The trip down & the weather was
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The Fairgrounds now has a covered arena to show
in. The Fair had put in $30,000 in arena & paddock
improvements.
Lora Crawford was the judge for the show. As you
can see, not even Lora's' calm demeanor could settle down
Shawnee's first time at a show. I guess that is a draw back for
living way out in the country - the llamas never get to see
strangers, |
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Gypsy acted like an old pro - at a year old. She
stayed calm through the whole trip & put up with Shawnee's
needy behavior.
Shawnee remained a 'squirrel on the trip down
& at the Fair. Both llamas went to the bathroom when we took
them for walks and only had an accident once when they locked up
the barn at night. |
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On the way back, it clicked for Shawnee. She
figured out that people were not so scary. We stopped at many
rest stops and a few attractions. Both acted like old pro's
around people & objects. They allowed people to touch them
& started giving 'kisses' no nearly everyone. In fact, if
Shawnee had her way, she would have stuck her head inside the
dinosaur |
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