'It's just a really fun thing': Sask. alpaca ranch provides wooly unique opportunity

Just north of Pilot Butte is a spot of land home to the fluffiest walking group imaginable.

Just north of Pilot Butte is a spot of land home to the fluffiest walking group imaginable.

Tiger Lily Alpaca Ranch is a functional farm, which means they raise alpacas and breeding stock and sell alpacas across Canada, the United States and even into Germany.

Recently, Carol Poole, owner and operator of the ranch, and her family have started offering an opportunity for folks to come visit their alpacas and learn more about the animals through ‘Alpaca Walkz’.

“As soon as I open up the barn door for the alpaca experience, it's like everybody's hearts jump, and they just, ‘Oh, my God, I just want to be their friend’ And so after so you get to come for the experience for an hour and a half, we go for a walk,” Poole said.

Poole explained that while alpacas are naturally skittish animals, they often warm up to visitors quite quickly as the walk goes on.

“We’ve got lots of babies right now. It's just a really fun thing. And it's a really fun experience…how can you not just love them?” she said.

Poole said a magazine ad she saw 28 years ago sparked the idea.