Meet our adorable and intelligent animals
Welcome to Adrawable Animals, where you’ll meet some of the cutest and cleverest animals around!
Get to know Cadbury the llama, whose fluffy charm makes him a perfect drawing subject, and Beanie the sheep, who can perform an astounding 101 dog tricks. Each of our animal friends brings their unique personality and talents, offering you an unforgettable and interactive experience. Join us to learn more about these incredible animals and discover the joy of drawing and training with them!
Beanie the sheep
Valais Blacknose sheep are known as the ‘cutest sheep in the world’.
Originating in Switzerland, they were first imported to Australia in 2020.
Beanie was one of the first Valais born in Australia. The sheep travelled happily by plane from Victoria to Sydney Airport in a dog carrier.
On arrival here, he missed his mum and friends and wandered around baa-ing. It was Cadbury the llama who kept going and standing near him. So Beanie followed Cadbury around, where he soon made friends with Jacket the sheep and Ginnie the cow also.
As well as being cute, Beanie excels at dog sports. He has his Grand Champion Trick (dog) Title and can do 101 recognised dog tricks. He completed these titles online through Do More With Your Dog.
Beanie holds the Guinness World Record for the most tricks done by a sheep in 1 minute. He did eleven.
Beanie also enjoys agility. He competes in the Any Other Animal courses online through the International Horse Agility Club. Competitors include guinea pigs, sheep, cows, pigs, llamas, dogs, chooks and even a turkey!
Freestyle Dance is another fun activity for Beanie. By competing through the levels we have both improved our dancing and choreography skills. There are even silver screen options that allow for video editing. Good editing makes us both look good.
Beanie shares his paddock with Jacket the sheep, Cadbury the llama, and cattle Ginnie, Ebony and Coco.
Rose the miniature horse
My friend at work told me about miniature horses. Miniature horses exist!!! I looked online to learn more. At a miniature horse show I got to see them. I visited a breeder, chose one and found horse stables close to home that would let me keep one there.
Rose was the most beautiful filly I could ever imagine and I was so excited when she arrived. She had her own stable at night and her own paddock near the big horses during the day. I visited her every morning and evening before and after work.
I learned about pressure and release and discovered positive reinforcement. Rose taught me how horses learn.
Horse Rose was the first horse in the world to earn her Grand Champion Trick (dog) Title. She can do 101 recognised dog tricks. She was the Australasian Online Agility Champion in 2014.
The Miniature horse holds the Guinness World Record for the most tricks done by a horse in one minute. She did 13.
Thumbelina the miniature horse
Just 14 inches (36 cm) tall at birth, Thumbelina is a very pretty and confident horse. She was born in Margaret River, Western Australia, and once weaned, she arrived at Sydney Airport in a dog crate, weighing 25 kg.
Thumbelina loves learning tricks. At 2 years old, she entertained the crowd at the Australian Circus Festival. At 3, Thumbelina appeared on Australia’s Got Talent (2019), performing her trick routine perfectly to music.
Thumbelina enjoys carriage driving. Her sulky, which weighs 12 kg, was designed for dogs by Jim Walsh, Australia’s leading sulky manufacturer.
Chelsea & Cindy the miniature donkeys
Chelsea and Cindy are Miniature Mediterranean donkeys. These animals originated in Africa before being brought to Sicily and Sardinia, and the first American miniature Mediterranean donkeys were imported into Australia in the 1990s.
While horses live in herds and quickly gallop off together at the hint of danger, donkeys are more independent. As desert animals, they spread out in search of food and can hear each other from up to 60 km away, thanks to their large ears. Donkeys make independent decisions about danger and determine the best reaction for each situation.
It is difficult to “make” a donkey do anything, which is why reward-based training works well. All behaviors are the donkey’s decision.
Cadbury the llama
The star of ‘Meet and Draw a Llama’ online experience, Cadbury was born in 2013. Llamas live for about 20 years. You can read more about Cadbury’s adventures here in his own blog post.
