When properly screened and placed, some llamas will make excellent guards. Unfortunately, most llama breeders are not educated enough as to the type of llama that meets guard llama criteria when they market their culled animals as guards. It is only at the end of this monitoring and screening period those llamas demonstrating the most desired characteristics are placed as working and experienced guardians. Not all producers require the same amount of predator protection, nor do all producers have the same management needs. The Program evaluates each producer's specific needs and selects the most appropriate guardian llama best suited for those needs.
Every producer is guaranteed an experienced guardian llama ready to start work immediately.
The Program has received national acclaim from livestock producer groups and has expanded into nationally state-based chapters to better assist livestock producers on a more regional level. This Program is the only one of its kind in the United States and works with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, Animal Damage Control and various universities and extension systems around the country to assist and contribute to their studies on predator management. To date, dozens of screened llamas have been successfully placed through the Program since its inception in 1995. Franchised state Chapters are operating successfully across the United States. Please visit the Program's pages on the American Sheep Industry's web site .