Life was a lot less complicated; the animals either trusted you or they didn't.
When he treats a skunk kindly, all animals everywhere thereafter trust him.
The animals liked and trusted her and she seemed to know by instinct what they wanted.
For then the animal will trust you," she told them, "and will do things to please you.
But the animals had trusted her, the child knew what she would do and was prepared to surrender to her.
In his travels, Johnny befriends a skunk, and thereafter, all animals instinctively trust him.
"I guess they chose me," he said, "because animals have always trusted me."
The animal trusted Beatrix to keep her safe.
Petronella had allowed her to ride the pony whenever she wanted to, so the animal recognized and trusted her.
Well, the way I see it, animals trust us.