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Dundee's Jaguar Jaxon

Jenny May at 3 weeks  (owned by Sweet Songs Alpacas)

Piper

Rosemary

Patty Mac

The Rock

THE SHOW STRING 2010

Dundee Farm has a standing herd of approximately 20 alpacas, depending on birthing, sales, and life events.  We are small.  Therefore, every alpaca must be carefully selected, thoughtfully bred, and contribute to improving the herd. 

We have made some strategic purchases and breeding decisions that have led to success. 

We define success as breeding BETTER alpacas, not just more.

Because we are a small farm, we do not pick our show string from the hundreds of alpacas we own. Some years our show string consists of all of our show aged alpacas.  Sometimes, we have alpacas who are not show animals because they may have a physical injury or problem, not have a temprement that works well in a show situation, or they are production girls.  Not all boys are meant to be studs, and so they are gelded.

This year we had a very successful show season culminating in December at a new show in Amarillo.  We took six alpacas of our own and two (Jenny May and Tenacity) that we had bred and are now owned by Sweet Songs alpacas.  Here are the results.

Dundee's Jaguar Jaxon, Black

                   First and Male Black Color Champion

Dundee's Jenny May Jaxon, Black

                     First and Female Black Color Champion

Dundee's Highland Piper of Augusto, Fawn

                     First and Male Fawn Color Chamion

Zamboni of Artic Ice, White

                     First and Male White Color Champion

Dundee's Rosemary of Adrenalin, Fawn

                      First

Dundee's Patty Mac of Adrenalin, Light

                    Second

Dundee's Tenacity, Fawn

                    Second

Dundee's The Rock of Adrenalin, Fawn

                      Second

It is a priveledge to have these alpacas as part of Dundee Farm's breeding program.

Zamboni

Tenacity (owned by Sweet Songs Alpacas)

Zamboni as a yearling - Fleece below

ZAMBONI OF ARTIC ICE

Zamboni is the son of our Canadian girl Aztec D'Anna, whom we bought at the Canadian Futurity from Aztec Alpacas.  We have waited a long time to have a dam like D'Anna and her breeding to S.Accoyo Artic Ice made her even more desirable. (See D'Anna below with Zamboni at 3 days old)

Zamboni's siblings from Artic Ice were in three different classes at the 2008 Canadian Futurity and took first in all three. One was a full sibling, Aztec Arctic Impact, and his 1/2 sibling Aztec Inukshuk, took Grand Cchampion in the whites.  In 2009, Artic Ice was the highest winning male.

Zamboni's fleece is extraordinarily soft, crimpy, and bright.  His curls go right into his belly, up to his head, and down to his toes.  In this photo above, he is only three weeks old and already his presence is felt.  He has dense bones, a solid frame, and a beautiful head.  

Now, after winning a White Color Championship at 9 months of age against very impressive competition, Zamboni has grown into a stunning young male and will join our other herdsire's The Lad, Axtion Jaxon, and Adrenalin the spring of 2010.  We will breed him to both white and color - can't wait to see the results!

Sara Jane with Axtion Jaxon at his last Great Western Alpaca Show where he placed first.  AJ has never disappointed us.  All his cria are black or brown.  Many have gone on to become champions and first place winners. He is a four time Reserve Champion and a winner of the Get of Sire - rare for a true black.

THE JUDGE

In 2005, Sara Jane received her certification to be an AOBA Judge qualified in all four areas: Huacaya halter, Suri halter, Fleece, and Performance.  Since then, she has judged at over 25 shows across the U.S. and Canada, including two assignments at the National AOBA show judging fleece.

Sara Jane enjoys using the opportunities in both the fleece room and the show ring to educate breeders and help them improve their breeding programs.