THE FUTURITY GRAND SPONSORS
Laurie McCallum & Dillon Hoffman 69401 Goodrich Rd Sisters, OR 97759 (541) 504-3149 HappyHoundsRanch@yahoo.com Happyhoundsranch.com Happy Hounds Alpaca Ranch
Hasselbring’s Harmony Ranch
Britt Hasselbring 29049 Davis Road Concordia, MO 64020 (816) 769-3939
Hasselbringsharmonyranch.com facebook.com/harmonyranch
Located in the heart of Central Oregon, Happy Hounds Al- paca Ranch is surrounded by numerous mountain peaks and vast irrigated hay fields. Established in 2010, Happy Hounds is owned and operated by Laurie McCallum and Dillon Hoff- man. The sprawling 480-acre property near Sisters, Oregon includes 360 acres of irrigated hay and pasture ground. The program focuses on providing the highest quality nutrition possible in order to grow big, happy, healthy alpacas, all while maintaining excellent fiber traits. Happy Hounds is home to an elite group of top-quality dams that exemplify incredible phenotype and impressive fleece qualities of the Huacaya breed. An award-winning herdsire lineup includes: Snowmass Velvet Touches (2014 Futurity Light Herdsire of the Year & 2015 Futurity Reserve Light Herdsire of the Year), Sunset Hills Zagato (2019 Futurity Dark Herdsire of the Year), Snowmass Everlasting Paramount (2021 Futurity Reserve Dark Herdsire of the Year), Snow Diamond Absinthe (2024 Reserve Huacaya Light Herdsire of the Year), and H2R Valerian (2023 Futurity Huacaya Light Herdsire of the Year & 2023 Futurity Reserve Dark Huacaya Herdsire of Year). With an average herd size of 200 alpacas, Happy Hounds welcomes you to visit and discuss how our breeding philoso- phy and animal husbandry has created excellence across our entire herd.
We fell in love with the living art that is the Suri alpaca, and today we share a farm with over 100 Suris in Concordia, Missouri. We are sur- rounded by the grace and beauty of Suri alpacas. We make breeding decisions carefully, using top stud males and females who have the characteristics to continue improvement of the Suri breed. We don’t want to just breed. We want to improve . Every year. We gather data from a variety of sources to help us make breeding decisions. •Each year we have fiber samples analyzed from our animals to determine fineness, consistency, and comfort factor. • We have our herd classified in the Suri Herd Improvement Pro- gram (SHIP) every three years or so and use information from that classification to identify strengths and weaknesses of each animal. • We participate in the Alpaca Owners Association EPD pro- gram, so we are able to see how our animals rank amid others in the country in various fiber characteristics. • Finally, we show our animals at alpaca shows to see how they stack up to other high-quality alpacas and get feedback from alpaca judges. We breed and sell animals, both to those who already have alpacas and to those who are just starting out on their alpaca journey. We specialize in helping new farms start up. We provide education to introduce newcomers to alpacas, consult in farm set-up and herd man- agement activities. We work with prospective owners to define their goals, select alpacas to match their goals, and then provide ongoing consulting and mentoring. While breeding and selling animals is our primary focus, we also pro- vide a variety of agritourism services, including tours (bringing alpacas to weddings and other events, and special appearances at nursing homes, senior centers, and schools. We sell manure, (both composted and raw) to farmers and gardeners in our area, as well.
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