95. Market Drayton - House and Pet Sitting - Episode 24

The 30-minute trip to Market Drayton was an easy affair and we were met by Tiggy, Islay, (pronounced eye-la) Paul, Eric and Roy's owners outside their converted barn. A lovely property indeed.

                                Tiggy                                                                    Islay

  

   The converted barn


This is Paul (Handsome chap!)


Eric


Roy  (That's hail on his back)


Sean


All animals behaved well. 
Tiggy especially loved the attention. 



It's the first time we looked after alpacas and found them to have the characteristics and behaviour of sheep but a bit more boisterous.

A bit of live interaction


This sit went quickly as it was only a four-day stint. The weather had its moments and there was only one day with reasonable weather so we took advantage of that. 

Comments

  1. KayeApril 18, 2024 at 9:04 PM

    How fabulous is that! Those alpacas. Absolutely gorgeous x

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  2. AnonymousApril 19, 2024 at 8:23 AM

    Brilliant!

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  3. MaxineApril 19, 2024 at 8:34 AM

    The sheep was actually called Salt. They used to have a black one called Pepper

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  4. AnonymousApril 19, 2024 at 3:56 PM

    Fantastic, love it, Glen x

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  5. NataliaMay 9, 2024 at 12:28 AM

    How simply beautiful 😍😍😍

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