Are Alpacas Good With Dogs? Alpacas and dogs can be fine together as long as each animal has been trained to act appropriately with the other species. Dogs need to be trained to protect and not chase alpacas. Alpacas need to be accustomed to the dogs so that they don’t attack or run from their
Are Alpacas High Maintenance? Keeping alpacas means that alpacas are very easy animals to keep, and really don’t need much maintenance. They have a low-protein diet of grasses and pasture plants. How hard is it to take care of an alpaca? Caring for alpacas is not difficult — in fact, they are easy to keep
Are Alpacas Good For Riding? No, you cannot ride an alpaca. An alpaca’s bone structure is not designed for heavy loads. An alpaca also does not like to have things placed on his back. How much can an alpaca carry? Llamas can carry 28% or so of their body weight for a short distance (2