Training BABY LLAMAS - Ep.57 - Llama Life

Filming this video was one of our favorites days of filming llama life. Training llamas is awesome, but training young llamas is even better. It takes a great deal of time, patience and dedication to train llamas. However, training llamas is very rewarding and enjoyable. We hope you enjoy today's episode of llama life.
Here are a few steps we try to keep in mind when training llamas of all ages:
Step 1-Get your mind right- Make sure you are in the right mind set, you need to be in a good mental space. If you are upset, stressed out or discontent you will not get very far when training your llamas. It is okay to work with your animals when you are stressed or need a break as this can bring you a great deal of comfort. Training them on the other hand is a different story. So, prepare yourself so you have positive results and training session with your llamas.
Step 2-Set the stage- Do your best to make sure to train on days were there is not a ton of wind, dogs barking, people watching, noise going on around you, lots of commotion etc. You need to make sure your llama can pay attention to you vs. let animal instinct kick in and pay attention to its surroundings and the commotion around you.
Step 3- If its not working It’s you, not the llamas- Many times you try to get the llamas to do what you want, and often it just doesn’t work. Most likely you are communicating the wrong thing to them or asking them to do something contrary to what you really want them to do. Point is…. If its not working then change what you are doing and ask them to do it what you want in a different way.
Step 4- Have fun
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  • @manilajohn0182
    @manilajohn01828 ай бұрын

    First class video! Sincerely, the world needs more people like you. Keep up the great work! +1Like...

  • @zenrockgardens
    @zenrockgardens3 жыл бұрын

    love your approach to animals. No force, no hurry, just love and patience.

  • @wesleydynna8411
    @wesleydynna84116 ай бұрын

    Awesome training box you built there.

  • @bonnie3937
    @bonnie39372 жыл бұрын

    Love his patience and gentleness with the Llamas.

  • @kristinb4249
    @kristinb42492 жыл бұрын

    Nice is so cute.

  • @jaimereynolds258
    @jaimereynolds2585 жыл бұрын

    Llamas are my favorite animal. I love them so much. You are lucky 🙂

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    Our favorite animal as well. We agree with you we are very lucky

  • @jmoney4627
    @jmoney46275 жыл бұрын

    So cute!!

  • @missryanswers
    @missryanswers4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Beau, THANK you for sharing your bit of the world with all. I have a horse and have trained horses, and trained riders, as well as worked with a therapeutic riding non-profit to help children with many different challenges/loss of ability. While watching and listening to how you train, it was SUCH a joy to see YOUR joy in doing this rewarding work. ...like a carpenter who starts to see the wood grains come alive into their own beauty, large animal trainers of animals who are compatible with humans is everything you said it is. Horse people who are "in the know"... know that when someone says "Oh, I got an awful horse, this horse can't do anything right! Can we turn back and get me a different horse?". They never hear an answer as if it were not heard. Because the answer would be, it's never the horse, it's always the rider. Switching will not help you nor the next animal. Human/Animal companions have an unwritten natural agreement that says "I am the beast. I will always be the beast. You are the human and you are the one who know how to change what you do. SO if you do not like what I am doing, change how you are asking and maybe you will get a different answer". And in that way, a horse I was introduced to in my early 40's after trying many different times over the years to really learn how to ride well, staying seated in the saddle, getting the motions I'm asking for.. and this horse taught me how to ride by being so stubborn that he wouldn't do it, UNLESS I asked in the right way, no matter HOW many times I asked in the wrong way. No one liked this horse. They said he was too stubborn. He was lazy. Didn't want to do the work. In less than one summer we were soaring through fields of long grass, bareback, free and crazy happy. He had what he was waiting for all those years, respect to ask the right way, and I learned how to listen to equine, then canines. And I think Llamas just may be next. :)

  • @gailwright4326
    @gailwright43262 жыл бұрын

    They act like they're looking for a treat.

  • @hannahthurmond8507
    @hannahthurmond85075 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful video, it’s not like it’s easy to get a class on “how to train your llama” haha, so watching your videos will be something we can look back on if we need some pointers. It’s impressive how much they already love you and are curious about you, every animal owners dream! I can also appreciate that you guys don’t use treats for training since that can cause some confusion when other people try to handle your animals. It’s helpful to see other tactics for training aside from just giving treats when they do something

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the very thoughtful and in-depth comment Hannah. A lot of folks ask us why we do not do reward training. Now I can just show them your comment. Thank you very much.

  • @markbelke5595
    @markbelke55955 жыл бұрын

    Beau.. are you ever NOT in a pleasant mood???lol great work gang..😎

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment Mark. We all have our weak moments:)

  • @simplyoutdoors1321
    @simplyoutdoors13215 жыл бұрын

    Ahhh, looks like fun. They are so sweet!!

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    It was a blast. Training helps pass the winter by for us.

  • @TSUNAMI-MAMI

    @TSUNAMI-MAMI

    Жыл бұрын

    @@wildernessridgetrailllamas6971 truly gorgeous animals you got there

  • @WilliamAM43
    @WilliamAM435 жыл бұрын

    That was awesome, so cute! Nick is going to be a great one. Thank you for sharing the thought process along the way.

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think so to. He is a curious fella. It seems to translate well on the trail.

  • @tommythuntdeer
    @tommythuntdeer5 жыл бұрын

    Oh man. I can see why you love them. ❤️😁

  • @MorrisandKelsey
    @MorrisandKelsey4 жыл бұрын

    You are so lucky I'm obsessed with llamas... they make me happy when my life is going bad. If i win the lottery im getting 6 llamas on a farm lol

  • @mariadelcarmeniriarte7312
    @mariadelcarmeniriarte73122 жыл бұрын

    Those llamas are beautiful and friendly I like it ❤️❤️🌹🌹

  • @seenkingston2820
    @seenkingston28204 жыл бұрын

    i just love how interested they are with cameras and pretty much everything, i see why you love llamas so much!

  • @michaelambrosano938
    @michaelambrosano9383 жыл бұрын

    Really Cool!! Thanks for sharing!

  • @nategaris3457
    @nategaris34574 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting. Amazing animals.

  • @shanepegram6478
    @shanepegram64785 жыл бұрын

    Great info.

  • @doghairdontcarelindaniel7531
    @doghairdontcarelindaniel75314 жыл бұрын

    New sub from Texas. Just watched an U are an amazing human. Kind, gentle like a good man should be. Oh an the llamas r terrific to see.

  • @KestrelBlais
    @KestrelBlais4 жыл бұрын

    I am shearing some tough pregnant females who have never been handled, first time for me. This gives me perspective on the future of with the babies. The training box is what got my attention. Nice video. Thank you.

  • @nickb8618
    @nickb8618 Жыл бұрын

    I might have to get some llamas. Just enough to hunt with 😊

  • @ericwiitala5407
    @ericwiitala54075 жыл бұрын

    I can really really appreciate your tenderness and thought process. For being away from their mom, there's certainly a level of comfort between them and you. Soon their anxiety will turn to trust and make them happy and therefore trainable. Excellent video and great job. Not to mention I think Nick (think that's his name) wants to be a Superstar! He's not camera shy! LOL!! 😁

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    Man alive Nick wants to run the joint I think:) thank you for the great comment and observations Eric.

  • @kathycagg6531
    @kathycagg65314 жыл бұрын

    Hi! I just found your channel and subscribed. I got the pleasure of working with llamas as a docent at my city zoo for 13 years. Zoo visitors loved to see them out walking. I enjoyed watching your training methods. Beautiful crias!

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is so cool. Thank you for reaching out and watching the channel.

  • @michaelnelson1911
    @michaelnelson19115 жыл бұрын

    Beau, this looks like one of my favorite days. I wish I was there with you; it looks really fun. You have some beautiful animals. Loved the one named Liberty. I have a granddaughter name Liberty. She was born on the 4th of July. I does look really rewarding. I can't believe that you can keep all of their names straight. Nobody is camera shy. Cheers,

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    That is so cool. We should have you and the family up to come see lady Liberty and the crew sometime. It guess when you work with them every day you can keep them straight much easier.

  • @claudias2667
    @claudias26674 жыл бұрын

    Nick: “Teacher, can I have extra homework for the weekend?!”

  • @sheerwillsurvival2064
    @sheerwillsurvival20644 жыл бұрын

    Watching this again wife loves them wonder if my home owners association would let me have two of them in backyard 🤔

  • @elkhntr4evr421
    @elkhntr4evr4214 жыл бұрын

    Hi Beau, didn’t realize until I watched one of Randy’s videos that you had your own too. I wondered how you were able to loan them out to Randy and they behaved for him almost exactly the same way they do for you, now I understand. Keep up with the great videos, and I’m wondering when you’re gonna go on another outing with Randy and crew. I am moving back to Montana soon and hope to go hunting next year, and I’d really like to talk to you about all your llama information. Again, thanks for the great videos!

  • @alhust967
    @alhust9675 жыл бұрын

    your training is very similar to what I used to do with the colts I raised, very nice

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    We converted some of our horse training ideas and methods over to llamas. It seems to work pretty good. Thank you for watching Al.

  • @wyatthanson1575
    @wyatthanson15754 жыл бұрын

    I like the videos! Keep up the informative stuff as well as the hunting content. So at what age do you introduce the saddle? A comment you made on the video made me think they are probably around a year or so. At what age do you add a little weight? I know as a general rule they should be 3+ before you start loading them down with substantial weight. Thanks!

  • @tedb.5707
    @tedb.57073 жыл бұрын

    They're like giant cats. I have ten cats --all related-- and they like and need lots of contact and attention.

  • @heatherfriend9583
    @heatherfriend9583Ай бұрын

    This is great can you create a udemy course about caring for llamas?

  • @kt3300
    @kt33003 жыл бұрын

    New sub here.. thinking hard on a guard Llama for my small sheep herd. Do you guys have worm issues with yours?

  • @kimllama_seoul
    @kimllama_seoul3 жыл бұрын

    i need training too

  • @theslayer5280
    @theslayer52804 жыл бұрын

    Praise llama in boat we call him boat llama

  • @trek4554
    @trek4554 Жыл бұрын

    if I may ask, how wide and long is the training chute? Thanks for the great video. The master is well mannered itself! lol

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    Жыл бұрын

    The cute is 40" wide and 10' long. I dont think it needs to be 10' long. I think 8' would do just fine. I have been thinking about building another one this winter. I think we might just do that.

  • @williamcarter746
    @williamcarter7462 жыл бұрын

    Maybe I missed it, but why do you put them through the box? To train them for entering a trailer?

  • @brianwyatt8438
    @brianwyatt84384 жыл бұрын

    Llama life

  • @johnnyray7236
    @johnnyray72363 жыл бұрын

    I'm planning to build my own training box but I haven't found any ideas online. Could you give me some measurement suggestions? Thanks. I love all your videos.

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    3 жыл бұрын

    So we went 8' long and 8' tall and then 40" inside measurement for width. It seems to be a great size for most things

  • @shootthelips
    @shootthelips Жыл бұрын

    Hey Beau what are your thoughts on young males and Berserk syndrome? Ever experienced it?

  • @Jyromi
    @Jyromi5 жыл бұрын

    if you tell me to do that i would do it too😍😘

  • @Jyromi
    @Jyromi5 жыл бұрын

    😍💋💋💋💋

  • @dougcherry7517
    @dougcherry75173 жыл бұрын

    My number one rule when I am training my dogs. If I had a bad day then we don't train.

  • @sharonohare6399
    @sharonohare63993 жыл бұрын

    How old are these Llamas please?

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    3 жыл бұрын

    8-10 months

  • @Jyromi
    @Jyromi5 жыл бұрын

    they are from South America, how can they adapt to snow?!!!

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    Believe it or not SA has areas with tons of snow. They do pretty good in the snow but are not going to dig for food in the snow like native NA animals such as elk and bighorn sheep.

  • @galereynolds4171
    @galereynolds41715 жыл бұрын

    Any new babies. My wife is waiting for you to name one after her

  • @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    @wildernessridgetrailllamas6971

    5 жыл бұрын

    March 28th is the first due date. Stay tuned.