And you talk to them so they get used to peoples' voices. What do you say to a Longhorn, I wondered. Then you ask them if the hay tastes good. It sounds silly, I know, but you have to talk to them. Then at night you turn the radio on so they can hear people talking.
Talk shows are best.
Country music shows are best after that. He said he talked to his Longhorns the same way and played the radio. I said I didn't think it would be a good idea, though, to expose Longhorns to Rush Limbaugh's radio talk show, even if talk shows were generally thought to be best. Gates and Justin laughed, but Justin said that Longhorns had actually gained an undeserved reputation and they really weren't all that difficult to train. That's what I think, anyway.