Help with Cow in Forest Cover

[c_m_]

I took the quest, not thinking I would actually manage to find the time to succeed, but after not too much of a search and a ritual, there lies the cow - or, in my case, the bull. Thing is: how do I make it follow me? Tried to leash it, no game. The quest descriptions mentions keeping it safe from beasts, but I have been following it around and no wolf/bear/evil spirit seems to attack. Can anyone shed a light on this gameplay dilemma?

[MrMotorhead]

I think they follow you pretty much the same as a companion.  It's probably possible to get them stuck in a mire or on an island but you should be OK if you just travel back to the quest village on the wilderness map.

[Plotinus]

The safe from beasts part means that if you get a random encounter with a carnivore, it'll go for the farm animal and you'll need to kill it or hit the carnivore until it runs away so that you can the bull can leave safely. But there's not an increased chance of that, I don't think.

[c_m_]

Well, somehow it started to work. I believe I had to CTRL+C(hat) with it first. Thank you all for the help, anyway!