Guy Trains a Wild Raccoon to Play Jazz Piano, Rigging a Smol Keyboard to Dispense Treats With Each Melodic Tune (VIDEO)

Every animal lover grew up wanting to have their own animal circus. Bears balancing on a beam, tigers jumping through hoops, and the family cat conducting a saucy feline conga line. Those dreams were never realized for most of us, as we struggled to coerce the dog into moving from his cozy bed, but for the guy in our next tale, wild animal training became a synch thanks to some tried and true Pavlov techniques.

After noticing a resident raccoon in his yard rummaging for snacks, he decided to create a contraption so simple yet so irresistibly whimsical it has gone viral online. With a jerry-rigged, treat dispensing device, he managed to train this wiley wild raccoon to play the piano, paying him handsomely in automatically dispensed kibbles. Looks like this animal circus is off to a great start with a jazzy raccoon as its headliner.

Be sure to turn your sound up for this next video because your heart will sail at the adorably heartfelt piano solos played by the most mischievous hands in the animal kingdom. Formerly known as the 'trash bandit,' the only thing this little critter is stealing anymore is the instrumental spotlight.