My dad was a trapper for many years and taught me that wild animals like skunks, raccoons, fox, badger, etc. are all nocturnal and if you see one wandering around in the daylight it is almost certainly rabid.
My dad hated Disney for portraying wild creatures as docile, friendly humans in fur coats. He loved the outdoors and felt that wild animals and their habitats should be protected, so they can be culled. Human contact with wild animals is never good for the animals and seldom good for the people.
Hubby hunts coon he's out right now with the dogs,he's always told us to beware any nighttime creatures out wandering during the day. The skins are'nt worth much anymore but the farmers appreciate him if he can take some out. As for the dogs tangling with the coon they like to work as a pack when they can to grab that rascal cause coons are mean they are mean as h*ll. He traps one every now and then down by the creek and brings it home for the pups to smell. Those coons will growel and hiss and I have seen the pups wet themselves the first time they see one up close.