02-18-2010, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by violaine
gaining trust of a feral - when he comes around out of his comfort zone, for food from a human is pretty huge. in a minor way, i can compare the guinea pigs- who are prey animals- and while they trust me, beings who want to be picked up and held, is not prey animal wiring. accepting a prey animal/gp, or feral for who they are allows a person to see the full range/beauty of their appreciation of us !

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so true---when working with ferals it is all on their time, you cannot push them or they will turn away. The good thing is that they are very forgiving and once the learn the beauty of the power of touch they do enjoy being touched and loved but being held really takes alot.
I have thoughts on your post but will be back to address when I am off work.
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