Sam’s View

Around 1pm most working days you will find me making my way from my office in Fitzroy to the local sushi shop on Brunswick Street. I generally do this in a bit of a daze having stared at a computer for the first half of the day. Whilst going through my lunch time routine, who would have guessed that I would have had the opportunity to meet a very handsome boy called Pablo!

As I approached him I though to myself “that is one massive poodle!”. Yeah I know I had a lot to say about these sorts of confusions…anyway…what gave Pablo away as I drew nearer where his…yes you guessed it…his hooves! So there I was standing before an Alpaca in the middle of Fitzroy…and he certainly was attracting some attention and causing a bit of a stir in the Brunswick Street lunchtime hustle and bustle.

Apparently Pablo hails from Tasmania and his dad is the man in the photograph below. Pablo is also allowed in the house, which I agree with because what is the point of having a pet if you lock them in the yard all day and let the sleep in the cold. I call that bad parenting!

Pablo is also apparently a busker…well so his dad explained. He had a donations pouch around his neck and that seems to cover his transport costs and then a little extra. I know many would question this (not least of all me), but Pablo looked like a happy boy with a lovely thick coat and was nibbling on some nuts while he did his busking.

So it is official…I want an alpaca…I want an alpaca just like Pablo!