Shawn Quimby cuddles up to Gilbert, a wayward llama that showed up unexpectantly at his friend Doug Harvell’s home at 26 Summer St. in Madison on Tuesday.

Shawn Quimby pets a llama, Gilbert, that he tied up after he said the wayward animal charged him at his friend’s home in Madison on Tuesday.

Shawn Quimby, left, and homeowner Doug Harvell discuss what to do after a runaway llama, background, showed up at Harvell’s home in Madison on Tuesday.

Staff photo by Rachel Ohm Shawn Quimby hugs the llama he said charged and spit at him in Madison Tuesday. Quimby is keeping an eye on the llama while police try to find its owner.