While I was out watering my flowers and trees this morning, one of my neighbors drove by with her horse in a horse trailer. The horses next door went running up to the fence calling out. The horse in the trailer starting neighing back to the corralled horses. This went on for the entire time she was driving by (which takes a few minutes because it’s a very potted dirt road).

My neighbors dogs run up to our fences every time Dakota and I go outside. Dakota will run the length of the fence with them, tails a-waggin’ and you can tell they are having a great time doing this.

The llamas are interesting. They chirp…loudly. There is a black llama that chirps whenever the females are in his sight. In fact, my neighbor had to separate the llamas because he would get so aggressive with the females and it would cause fights.

The funniest thing, though, is when my brother brings his Great Pyrenees over. They will roam around my property and the llamas go bezerk. They start chirping up a storm. I’m not sure if they think the dogs are llamas or if they are calling out warning but they don’t retreat. They run up to the fences. The dogs mosy on over to check them out and then move on.

I love hearing the animals and watching them engage in this communication. The horses are typically so quiet until they see another one and then they become lively. The llamas, likewise, are very quiet.

I smile when I hear this and stop to watch how it all works out. They are all a bit excited for a bit afterward and it’s fun to see them so lively.