TenderFoot Alpacas is all about having alpacas but not having a ranch.  It sounds backwards, doesn't it?  It is called agisting or boarding.  I have bought, bred, shown and sold my alpacas under this system while enjoying the alpacas business.  If you would like to own an alpaca or a few alpacas and never felt the country life was for you or, at this time in your life, building a ranch isn't possible, then I encourage you to look into agisting.  A lot of people agist while building their ranch but since I can't have a ranch but wanted alpacas agisting was a natural fit.  On my site you will see pros and cons of agisting that I have encountered over the years and feel they are worth mentioning, some photos of alpacas I have owned or still own, alpacas for sale and facts about alpacas.  Thank you for visiting TenderFoot Alpacas and I wish you every happiness in pursuing your alpaca dreams.  If I can assist you in any way or answer any questions please feel free to contact me using my Contact Us page on my website.