Watch out! They spit!

My older female guard llama, Susie, was about 10 years old when she came to the farm and what I consider to be a wide bodied llama (some would just say fat). She had a bit of an attitude when she came. Now I knew llamas could spit but never really found myself the target. Susie quietly settled in for a couple of months and then decided she was ready to take charge. I thought we had somewhat of a relationship going when one day she turned and specifically took aim and spit at me. Not being in the best of moods and not really sure how to handle the incident I did the first that came to mind, I spit back! Susie was quite surprised by that response and decided not to engage and walked off. She never directly spit at me again. On the rare occasion that she may be upset, she turns her head to spit. More often than not, she lays her head on my shoulder and whispers into my ear. I'd say that spitting match has turned into a lovely relationship.