Captain Murphy of Rosehaven

We love Nemo. We all love Nemo, from our partners the Sweeney's at Celtic Criations to all who come to our farm. He is proud, he is stately, he is charming and he truly may be one of the smartest alpacas I have ever met. He definitely knows that he is king over his world, he controls his herd, and they all are much better behaved with Nemo around. Nemo has many wonderful traits that he passes onto his progeny, from incredible conformation, exquisite fineness, lovely crimp, and excellent density. He stamps them - and you can always tell a Nemo cria. Don't get me wrong - they aren't cookie cutters. They are distinct and they have an attitude and a presence that is recognizable to all of us. And he also passes on his great temperment and his intelligence. You know the saying that alpacas don't challenge fences? Well someone forgot to tell Nemo. He challenges them all. We swear he knows how to pick locks. He knows how to escape from any fence, gate, paddock, or arena around. I have seen him shimmy under a fence - like a marine crawling under fencing in boot camp. And he has taught his sons. And this is because he has a one track mind - girls. Here's a story: One late night Nemo decided it was time for a panty raid. And at 1am in the morning, he pried open a gate, he broke out of "camp"; and led 12 very very happy males over to the girls barn. The girls were thrilled, the boys were thrilled, perhaps I wasn't as thrilled......I had to get them all back. I know he was the instigator because i saw him do it. But to his credit, he also helped me corral one of the most indignant boys and get him haltered and led back down to the boys barn. Nemo pranced back to the boys barn, as proud as could be. Ever since that night Nemo has been my buddy. Nemo has many fine attributes other than being a girl loving escape artist. Nemo is as rare as they come... Full Peruvian, solid dark rose grey!!! This male has it all...color, fineness, crimp, charisma, presence, and attitude! His fleece (18.6 micron 2006) has a uniform fine handle and crimp. And at the age of 7 his micron came back at 22! Amazing--now that is lingering fineness! He has consistent grey fiber throughout his blanket. His sire, 5Peruvian Santana, is an AOBA 2000 Blue Ribbon winner in halter competition and the AOBA 2003 and 2004 Blue Ribbon fleece. His dam, Dona Perlas, was the 2001 PAOBA Breeders Showcase Reserve Color Champ for grey females. Her sire is 6Peruvian Dom Timbo 5042, a superb dark silver grey hersire owned by Magical Farms. This guy has inherited the best from both parents with impeccable fiber, conformation and presence. And Nemo's kids are great. He is producing champions and ribbon winning prgeny. Here is a sampling: 3x champion/reserve Lord Stirling (CMSG) 10x blue ribbon, Silver Crown (MMRG) 2x reserve champion, 3blue ribbons, Celtic Criations BlackSod Reserve Champion, 5x blue ribbon winner, CCABC Bombay's Black Betty, Reserve Champion Safona, Prince Dakkar 3x b