I agree 100%, I was pleasantly surprised by this as well and it's very convenient I almost always do a howl to "charge" my wolf every time I mount - I even named him "Charged"

And we need more highlight for the new idle animations
I've yet to see the new senche and horse... But the new wolf animation is so cute! When I visit my house, I always visit the wolf to ask him "Are you a good boy?" - and he almost always performs this "Yes, look what a good boy I am!" animation It's random of course, but it looks like he is responding to my words. Such a simple thing, but it adds so much life and fun to the mount



I have my "business hub" exactly near the entrance, so I can quickly do crafting/banking/outfitting after arriving to my house. And my wolf is parked rather far away from the entrance (it was the only place where I could fit Aeon stone formation in this house) - but I spend time visiting him because he always looks happy to see me
With older mounts who don't have updated animations, the closest thing which can be seen as their reaction - is when I stand next to them and they randomly turn their head into my direction (as if they are looking at me)...

I hope all older mounts will eventually have these updated idle animations as well

I made a video showcasing all 3 Radiant Apex mounts if you guys are interested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFWIq-jBL44

Oh. My. God. You're telling me these new mounts actually have parked/idle animations, and don't simply stand there doing nothing!?!

Please?
The shadow wolf too while youre at it, without the particles its so lackluster