oh any animal, wild or tame, will listen to you if you know how to talk to it in a high tone, not a low tone..
I was raised on a farm in the mountains. I got to talk to cows, horses, chickens, geese, ducks, birds, goats, burros, deer, etc. Once you know how to talk to them they will stand there and listen and come to you if you teach them the words “come here”.. If you give them names they remember their names.
A fox [Mr. Fox] here will stand and listen to me talk. He comes up on the porch every once in a while. But I have to keep the cats indoors. Wolves sometimes come in pairs at night and just stand there and growl. The bears come around when it is dry in the high mountains, so they usually go down into the towns looking thru the garbage bins, then leave.
But raccoons are just like big fluffy dogs. The females will sit there and listen to you and let you feed them and their babies... they even let you pet them. But the males are kind of jittery coz sometimes they have more than one mate and they are nervous and jealous. The males need coaxing . My sis has raccoons in her house - now they use the doggie door to come into her bedroom at night to eat the dog food. She doesn`t care. Here the females will lay down and guard the porch at night against all intruders. [Watchcoons]
Chipmunks will come up into my lap - I just call them and talk to them. Woodpeckers will also come when I call them- They like to catch peanuts in mid-fight.
Horses are ok -we have 19 on the other farm but they always stepped on my feet or squashed me against the stall walls or bit my butt... They are great for quarter horse bareback racing, no reins, just mane and knees and horsetalking, ride with the wind..
Once they know that you are talking to them, any animal will come to you if they know you have food. Animals think they are people once they are around humans..
Wow! That is beyond cool! I’ve heard of such things from old timers, but never to that level! I grew up in the country, live there now and always thought I was good with animals, but you are the master! We did have names and used high pitch for the squirrels, “Cookie Sam” would climb on your arm to get an Oreo. I will have to try much harder, lots of coons and foxes around and I would love to have them hang out up at the house. Thanks for making my day, it’s good to know there are still folks around who preserve the old ways of living with nature.
Animals think they are people once they are around humans..
They are people. They’re just wearing animal suits.