Driwind Farms
ARI Registered Alpacas
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About Driwind
In The Beginning -
DRIWIND was established in the 1980's as a small hobby kennel, training, showing, and breeding Australian Shepherds. DRIWIND is a permanently registered kennel name with the Australian Shepherd Club of America.
While our Aussies are first and foremost our best friends and constant companions, we are no longer breeding or competing; Cinda is no longer teaching or boarding. We are, however, always available to help you with questions or to find an Aussie that fits your wants and lifestyle.
With today's economy what it is, more and more people are turning their dogs in to shelters and breed rescue groups because they can no longer care for their beloved pets. Therefore, we encourage anyone not planning to show in regular conformation to consider a rescue Aussie. Of course, we are always happy to discuss this as well as Aussies (or just dogs in general) with you.
The Rest of the Story -
When we moved to El Paso we bought property that was a little more rural than most of the neighborhoods. We wanted to have some room for the dogs to romp and play and for Cinda to set up agility and obedience training equipment. Ha! Little did we know!
Just two years later, after taking our granddaughter to visit a nearby alpaca ranch, we found ourselves to be the proud owners of two pregnant alpacas. Down came the dog kennels! Up went fences and shelters! (With a little help from a "friend"!)
Then autumn two years later we had twins! So as our tiny herd grew and grew some more, we found we needed to put up more fences. There suddenly was great need to do more separating of animals than we originally had in the plans.
Gary's job now finds him out of town more than at home, but I am blessed at this point to have two of our three sons living at home again. Both boys have "real" jobs but are usually home in the evenings and on weekends to help with any heavy chores, like bringing in the hay for the next twelve months and putting up fences.
Care of the alpacas is usually a family affair. Everyone joins in when nails or teeth need to be trimmed or vaccinations given. And in the evening even our granddaughter enjoys helping with chores.
It won't be long though before we'll need to be looking for a larger place so that our herd will have room to continue growing. Meanwhile, please feel free to stop and visit with us at any time. Just give us a call first so we know to expect you and can give you easy directions to find us. We're always glad to show off our alpacas and/or show you how to trim teeth and nails, give vaccinations, discuss what we feed and why . . . you name it.
Look forward to seeing you soon!
Cinda and Gary Young
915-276-1827
Everything that happens on the farm does so under the watchful eye of our "barn boss", Bella, who with the help of her two sisters, Mouse and Precious, keeps mice, lizards, bugs and birds at bay. Together these three are often seen working as a team to chase off a stray cat or the neighbors' dog away from the fence-line.
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