DMAR Calendar for December 2008

Posted 3 December, 2008 in Alpaca Health, DMAR Store, Maremmas, DMAR Calendar | No comments

DMAR Calendar for December 2009:

December 3rd: Tucson’s Women’s Night Out held at the Radisson Suites at 7pm. I was thrilled when they asked me to be one of the vendors. All shopping will be conducted in one of the ballrooms between 5pm and 7pm. They expect to have over 80 professional women attend.

December 4th: Take Bianca (Maremma LGD) to vet to confirm that she is pregnant. I can tell you that her mammary glands have begun to swell and it looks promising, however I have my doubts about the whole testing procedure. Last year I took her in twice to the vet. One time he palpated her stomach area and the other time he took x-rays. Both times he told me she wasn’t. I didn’t believe him and luckily I didn’t as on Dec. 23rd she went into labor. I had Tom prepare a whelping box for her a couple of weeks before, so we were prepared. What we weren’t prepared for was that a young pup would make the wrong turn and go up the other uterine horn. The pup was stuck and blocking the passage out. Bianca had to have an emergency c-section. I am sure Bianca nor the pups would have survived if I believed the first vet who said she wasn’t pregnant. I am thankful that I stayed with her for two nights when her temperature dropped and was able to help my beautiful Bianca when she was in trouble.

I am happy to say that the new owners of Bianca’s pups from last year, Gino and Poppy, have kept in touch. Tom and I were able to personally see Poppy last month while at a show in California. Her new owners were kind enough to bring her over. Wow! She has really beat the expectations I had on her. She has Bianca’s face and Santino’s coat. She is a tall girl who appears to still be growing. She is now 11 mths old and after a little time I truly believe she remembered me. Unfortunately I didn’t have a camera, so no pictures were taken. The owners are thrilled with Poppy and plan to breed her in the future.

On the other hand, Gino’s new owners sent us pictures recently. Gino is the spittin’ image of his dad, Santino. The owners love his look and especially his personality. They say he is one of the family, however just recently he was on the wife’s bad side for chewing up Christmas ornaments outside. Oh well…..Gino still is a puppy after all. Take a look at how nicely Gino is growing.

Gino at 11 mths old.

December 10th - December 29th: Waiting the arrival of Michelle’s cria.. I will pretty much be homebound during this time period simply waiting on the newest arival. As usual Tom and I are full of anticipation and excitement. I love having small crias running around the place playing with each other.

December 25th - Christmas Happy holidays to everyone. The ranch will be closed on Christmas day.

Desert Mtn Alpaca Ranch welcomes all visitors. Please remember to call at 520-803-9569 or email at info@desertmtnalpacas.com to schedule an appt. before coming out. We do need to put our guardian dogs away.

November Calendar for DMAR

Posted 3 November, 2008 in DMAR Calendar | No comments

November Calendar for DMAR:

Nov. 1st, 2009: Dragoon Daze held in Dragoon, AZ off of exit 318 at the Women’s Club. DMAR Store will be there with products excellent for gift giving.

Nov. 8th & 9th, 2009: Fall Festival at Holy Trinity Monastery in St. David. Over 5000 people visit this festival yearly. This will be a first for Desert Mtn Alpaca Ranch, but the monastery has welcomed our store and alpacas. Stop by and say hello to DMAR Apollo and DMAR Diego. They will be there all weekend. Afterwards peruse the store and buy your holiday gift. We have something for everyone.

Nov. 15th & 16th, 2009: Alpacafest West in City of Industry, CA. I simply love this venue and alpaca show. It is a level III and we are looking forward to it. We will be taking DMAR Nikoli, DMAR Antonio, DMAR Royal Knight, DMAR Dominique, and the newest show string alpaca, DMAR Armani.

Nov. 21st - Dec. 10th, 2009: Alexis is due to give birth. Last year she gave birth exactly on day 335. We bred her back to DMAR Royal Knight’s sire, Royal Sun, and we are hoping for another incredible cria. Keep your fingers crossed for a girl. Check out our web cam on the home page at  www.desertmtnalpacas.com. 

October Calendar for DMAR

Posted 7 October, 2008 in DMAR Calendar | No comments

October Calendar for DMAR:

October 10 - 12, 2008: Patagonia Fall Festival. Hours are Friday: 11am-5pm, Saturday: 10am-5pm, and Sunday: 10am-4pm. Desert Mtn Alpaca Ranch will be sharing a booth with Square Top Ranch. Stop by the festival and be sure to stop by and see the alpacas and do your holiday shopping.

October 25, 2008: Southwest Fiber Festival held in Amado, AZ. First time festival. Held from 9am -4pm. We will take a couple of our alpacas and of course our ranch store.

For a ranch visit please call 520-803-9569. We take appts. for any day of the week now.

DMAR Calendar for September

Posted 15 September, 2008 in DMAR Calendar | No comments

DMAR Calendar for September:

New Mexico State Fair Alpaca Show: The show is a level III and is being held on Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 21 in conjunction with the state fair. We will be taking 6 alpacas with us.

National Alpaca Farm Days:DMAR will participate in farm days on Saturday, Sept. 27 only. If you are in the area please stop by to visit the alpacas. Learn why we raise them and how much we love doing it.