Lori fell in love with alpacas and told her husband that if he was planning on sticking around, he�d better build a barn and fence in some pasture. JR�s only requirement was a case of Canadian beer. The deal was struck and the rest is history. That�s not quite how it happened, but it�s close. Lori and JR Weber visited a bunch of alpaca farms in 2004, learning about the animals and the industry.