Land Animals:
- Cat (coming towards you) improved finances
- Dog (howling) generally a negative omen
- Hare (meeting) be careful
- Horse is a positive sign the day will be good
- Mice, trouble ahead
- A black cat crossing the road or entering your house is considered very good fortune
- Keep black cats at your home to ensure your husband's safety at sea
- A black cat crossing a path of a bride as she leaves the church is said to grant a fortunate marriage
- A sneezing cat will bring good luck to a bride as well as being a sign of rain
- If a dog digs a hole in your garden there will be a death in the family
- If a dog licks a humans wound, it will heal faster
- When you see one fox it is lucky, but to see several together is unlucky
- If a donkey brays and twitches its ears, rain is coming
- It is unlucky to have a pig cross your path
- A pig carrying straw in its mouth is a sign of a coming storm
- If a cow lows in your face, it is a death omen
- If a cow breaks in your garden a family member will die
- If a cow carries her tail upright, rain is approaching. If she slaps it against a tree or fence, it is a sign of coming bad weather
- Black goats are regarded as the keepers of treasure and friens of fairies
- If a black goat is seen on a mountain path it means treasure is hidden nearby
- horse shoes hung above doorways keep evil spirits out of the house and hold good luck
- A mouse is considered a sign if bad luck in most places, especially if it eats your clothing
- A white mouse is lucky and brings misfortune if killed
- saying "white rabbits" three times very quickly on the first day of the month will give you good luck for the rest of that month
- To see or kill a black rabbit is bad luck
- Rats leaving a house means the building will collapse
- You will loose your hunting skill if you kill a squirrel
- If a weasel approaches a house and makes a squeaking sound, a death is near
- To kill a bat shortens a man's life
- A bat hitting a building is a sure sign of rain
- If a dog eats a live frog it wont be able to bark