And it was up to police officers to shepherd the escaped animal safely home.
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: “As police officers we undertake lots of training to make sure we can respond to any situation.
“However we must have missed the page about dealing with an escaped llama in the middle of Dumfries during our nightshifts.
“But ever the professionals, it was no ‘prob-llama’ for our cops who ‘alpaca’d’ his bags and returned him home.”
