An alpaca thinks she’s a dog and even drives around in a Vauxhall station wagon bought especially for her.
Spoiled two-year-old Annie was rejected by her mother and had to be bottle-fed every two hours by owner Dannie Burns, of Stirling, Scotlandwho runs an alpaca farm.
The father of three took her everywhere as Annie needed a strict feeding routine.
The alpaca lived in the house with three dogs and two cats – but caused too much trouble and now sleeps on the porch.
A spoiled two year old alpaca named Annie was rejected by her mother and had to be bottle fed every two hours by owner Dannie Burns, of Stirling, Scotland
Annie is currently expecting her own baby and Dannie isn’t sure how she will get to motherhood as she doesn’t mix with the herd of 75 alpacas that roam the fields.
She prefers to socialize with the three Labradoodle dogs and believes she is one.
Annie has been kicked out of the house for chewing through cables, looting profiteroles at Christmas and can even open doors with her mouth.
But she loves to relax during car rides in the back of the Opel Zafira she bought to house her – which Dannie says will go to scrap instead of being resold.
The alpaca even drives around in a Vauxhall station wagon bought especially for her, she likes to stick her head out the window and recently charmed traffic cops who stopped to have their picture taken with her
The alpaca lived in the house with three dogs and two cats – but caused too much trouble and now sleeps on the porch
The alpaca prefers to socialize with the three Labradoodle dogs and believes she is an event eating out of their bowls
Annie folds her legs under her in the back seat like a camel and doesn’t need a blanket to make her comfortable.
She likes to stretch her head out the window and has recently charmed traffic cops who stopped to take a picture with her.
Grandfather of four Dannie said, ‘Annie was rejected by her mother. She was with us for six months and was bottle fed every two hours.
‘She ate everything – toy soldiers, ribbons, bits of plastic. She swallows them – she’s a nightmare. She now sleeps on the porch.
The alpaca travels with her owner in the car and goes everywhere with her. They leave the back door open and she jumps in the back
The family hopes the alpaca will return with the herd once she has her baby, but at the moment she is not interested
Annie is currently expecting her own baby and Dannie isn’t sure how she will get to motherhood
Dannie admitted she doesn’t want anything to do with the other alpacas, and she even hides when she sees them
She was with the family for the last two Christmases, but she was very naughty, eating profiteroles and taking lettuce out of the bowl
‘She has been with us for the past two Christmases, but she is very naughty, eating profiteroles and pulling lettuce out of the bowl.
“We hope she goes back with the herd as soon as she has her baby.
‘She doesn’t want anything to do with the other alpacas, she hides when she sees them.
“She needed bottle-feeding every two hours, all through the night, like a newborn.
Donnie bottle fed her every two hours when she was a baby alpaca, even at night as a newborn
Family Pet: An alpaca about 4 feet tall, Annie is about the same size as a St Bernard Sheepdog
Annie has been kicked out of the house for chewing through cables, looting profiteroles at Christmas and can even open doors with her mouth
“We bought the car because it went everywhere with us. We leave the back door open and she jumps in the back.
“It was one of those situations that just happened, I had to take her everywhere. That’s what it was bought especially for.’
Annie is about six feet tall and about the same size as a Saint Bernard sheepdog.
She lives on a diet of grains, barley and oats, as well as other things she cleans up.
Dannie’s grain bill last year was £30,000 for the whole herd and he estimates it will be more like £36,000 this year because of the grain coming from Ukraine.
Dannie has a great bond with Annie the alpaca and she is allowed to roam freely in the house
Content: She lives on a diet of grains, barley and oats, as well as other things she cleans up around the house
Dannie’s grain bill last year was £30,000 for the whole herd and he estimates it will be more like £36,000 this year due to the grain coming from Ukraine
Annie leads a luxurious life as a pet and wanders around doing what she pleases.
Dannie said, “I always found her in the house looking out the window at the other alpacas.
‘She has a superiority complex over other alpacas.
“She wanders with the dogs and has learned to open the door handles with her mouth.”
He first bought two alpacas on a whim 14 years ago after losing his job, and paid cash after driving a van to Derby to pick them up.
Dannie said he always found her in the house looking out the window at the other alpacas and said he thought she had a “superiority complex.”
Spoiled: The alpaca lives a luxurious life as a family pet and roams around doing what she wants
Dannie described keeping them as an ‘addiction’ and has ten employees at the Alpaca Trekking Center in Stirling looking after cows, sheep and even a golden eagle.
He said that Annie isn’t as fussy as a puppy to chew, but that she has a penchant for used gum and chocolate.
Dannie said, “She likes gum, chocolate, apples, bananas.
“She chews on cables — they don’t have front teeth on the top, but they’re pretty sharp on the back.
“It’s not as bad as having a puppy chewing on your shoes.”
He said that Annie isn’t as much of a hassle as a puppy to chew, but she has a penchant for used gum and chocolate
Dannie described keeping them as an ‘addiction’ and has ten employees at the Alpaca Trekking Center in Stirling looking after cows, sheep and even a golden eagle