Originally posted by Lil brekky:

I think it makes sense. An animal wont form a bond with you if you drop some food on the ground and walk away. It sort of simulates the need for your presence so the animal associates the good with you.

Except they won't tame if they know you're there, so where's the bonding?

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

Switch tasks to something you can do near by when you get something that needs taming. Plant and harvest crops, use the kiln to turn wood into coal for the next time you get ore or scrap, stock up on arrows, add those decorations to your base you have been putting off, fill your sconces, hearths, and other fires. Get ahead on cooking so that you don't have to stop and do that before your next big explore.

Lots of routine tasks that you have to do anyway. Just do them while you tame.

It's much easier to tame something where you find it, which isn't necessarily anywhere near your base. And you can't really make too much noise and build a base around the pen.

Fortunately there's really no reason to tame anything.