A GUIDE TO RAISING LLAMAS, Gale Birutta.
Subtitled "Care, Showing, Breeding, Packing, Profiting," this new guide leads the llama breeder and lover through all these areas of llama husbandry with great attention to details and a contagious love for these ancient domestic creatures. The nitty gritty of a llama's daily routine are explained with charts, drawings, and photos. The section on guard llamas, full of anecdotes, will warm your heart and make you want to get a llama!  ISBN-10: 1580173284. Softcover.  $18.95  #139110  Out of print - limited to stock on hand.

KNITTING WITH DOG HAIR: A Woof-to-Warp Guide to Making Hats, Sweaters, Mittens & Much More, Kendall Crolius & Anne Montgomery.
A truly wonderful harvest can be had during a dog's natural shedding cycle, clipping, and pet brushing. The authors include a spinner's guide to many dog breeds including whether to blend or spin solo and what to treasure (silky undercoat) or make into a rug. They explain sorting the harvest, give a yardage guide for sweaters from child's size 4 to men's XL, share information on washing, drying, oiling and carding the fuzz, which is shown step by step in black & white photos. ISBN: 0312152906.  Softcover, $13.95  #139111 

PUTTING ON THE DOG: Handbook of Spinning with a Different Twist, Carol Kroll.
Once you have seen, and touched, the lovely yarn inside the front cover, spun from dog fur, you will want to know how such soft, fluffy yarn was made. The author explains it all. Instructions for using a spinning wheel, making simple drop spindles, and an improvised yarn winder are also included.  ISBN: 178053490.  Softcover, $6.50  #139112

THE SHEEP BOOK: A Handbook for the Modern Shepherd, Ron Parker.
This comprehensive guide to raising and maintaining sheep has been in print since 1983, and reprinted with revisions and additions in 2001. It came to my attention when I searched for books to use while mentoring a young spinner who wants to raise her own sheep. Whether you have one new lamb or a huge flock, I'm convinced that a responsible shepherd of any age — one who is 12 or 60 — would want a thorough yet undaunting reference. This is that book. Other books may be prettier to look at, but this is technical, practical, friendly and sometimes even humorous. An indispensable guide. ISBN: 0804010323.  6'' x 9'' softcover, $24.95  #139141

Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, Paula Simmons.
Here's a definitive book on small-scale sheep raising. It gives you complete up-to-date basic information, in understandable form, on every phase of sheep raising. Paula and her husband have been raising sheep for 20 years. She has faced all the problems she writes about. Her book is an enjoyable offering of practical know-how.  ISBN: 1580172628.  Illustrated  softcover, #18.95  #139140

YOUR SHEEP: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing,
Paula Simmons & Darrell L. Salsbury.
Forget the subtitle. This book will be valuable to you whether you're a child or adult. If you haven't raised sheep before, you'll have dozens of questions. Can I get my sheep to come when I call? What kind of pasture and home must my sheep have? What shall I give my sheep to eat? This book will be a constant source of help in answering those and other questions. Both authors have had many years of experience with their own sheep, and their wise and friendly advice will help you to be the very best shepherd of your sheep. ISBN: 0882667696.  120 pages, illustrated.  Softcover.  $14.95  #139054