HERD DISPERSAL UPDATE: Ruthie has a lot to offer. She hangs out in the back of the herd and tries to blend in. But she is truly an exceptional dam that stands out! Her fleece is consistent, dense and soft. She possesses nice handle as well. Ruthie is a great mom, which is a characteristic of her line. She is also an easy breeder and birther. With an impressive ribbon at a tough show, she is nicely decorated. At first glance, Ruthie may be underrated to some, but in reality she is a solid production dam that could be very useful to an alpaca breeding program. Ruthie is a lovely ribbon-winning dark brown girl! She has a friendly disposition, which is similar to her mother Rosie and her grandmother Friday. However, she does not desire to be the center of attention. This friendly and curious personality is an inherited trait, but only manifests itself when she is open! Her mother and grandmother are also both great mothers, which is another heritable trait! Ruthie is a beautiful dark brown with black shading on her feet, ears, and nose. She has a cute and inquisitive look about her! Her fleece is extremely dense and soft, and is bright with a great handle. Ruthie has a great lineage that includes PPeruvian Timoteo, Pperuvian Felix, Rosario, and 5Peruvian Quicksilver. Ruthie gave birth in June 2014 to her first cria--a gorgeous light light fawn boy named "Tyson" out of Mesquite's Tropical Storm. She followed that up with in fall 2015 with a true black boy named "Stay Positive" out of the late Woodland Meadows Greyson. Ruthie has proven to be a great mom! With Ruthie’s genetics and mothering skills, she would be a valuable asset to any herd. Ruthie is named for Ruth Fulton Benedict, an American social scientist who helped lay the foundation of modern anthropology. Building on the work of Franz Boas in exploring the relationship of individuals to their cultures, her fieldwork among Native Americans, and her studies of contemporary European and Asian cultures, led her to emphasize concepts of cultural configuration, national character, and the relationship between individual personality and culture. Her highly influential books, including Patterns of Culture (1934) and The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture (1946), popularized the anthropological concept of culture, even as they attacked racism and ethnocentrism.