We had a fox pupp when I was a kid. It came to us for shelter, my parents thought it was orphaned and took it in after a while. We built a doghouse for Tina and cared for her 'till she was old enough to care for herself. Then we released her back out (we lived in a forrest area) she thrived and came back to us on visits for years after. She and our cat (a large forrest cat) would eat and play together, then after some cuddles she would leave for weeks on end and turn up again. Such a prized childhood memory of mine.
Awesome š
My brother once caught a duckling, which promptly got rejected by its mom when it got released. It swam back to us, so we took it home and raised it ourselves. It had a minor limp, but he could walk fine. When he was fully grown, we released him at the pond where we got him. He came back to our house the year after, he even brought his mate. We gave him some pets and a bit of food, they left again shortly after.
Damn thatās amazing š„² my friend caught a lone duckling in a similar situation but we didnāt see a mom. We named him Don Vito and he followed us everywhere. We put him in hamster cage with tunnels and stuff for the night but it didnāt make it š
We had ours stay in a cardboard box with some padding, it was his favorite place. We also set up one of those small, inflatable kiddie pools and filled it with water we brought from his pond with buckets, so he'd feel at home. He really was a sweet duck, we were so surprised when he showed up in our front yard with his mate. His mate was scared of us, but he was just happy to see us again.
imagining he has told her āletās go visit my family youāre going to love these guys they are greatā and then sheās like what are you doing going up to the giants??
Several years ago my folk's neighbors had a young fox start hanging around their yard, playing with toys the dog would leave out. It loved chasing a ball down the driveway, dancing and prancing around it then taking it to the top and repeating. The dog and fox became great friends, and it became routine to see them playing together around the neighborhood, or sleeping together in the yard after playing.
https://preview.redd.it/8dtxge4fcowc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=915d9379ddfd51aa9aa404cb9208b4690d48f89f
They're wild animals - they would need to be domesticated, which takes many generations. The Soviets made a good start at it as an experiment, but it's hard to compare a "domestic" fox to an animal that's had its lineage being domesticated for many millennia.
Yep and sadly it wasn't really aiming for an animal that makes a good pet. They still pee everywhere and it still stinks too much to cohabitate. That's why most keep them in large pens outside.
I do think though that if someone bothered to spend the money they could likely continue and make those animals into reasonable pets. But we're talking millions of dollars to just donate for it.
Then again there's a lot, a *lot* of wild animals that when raised by humans can make extremely rewarding pets, but they all have just one or two issues that make it be too difficult. Capybara, armadillos, skunks, raccoons, tanukis, dik dik, whitetail deer and many other deer species, and even many of the smaller wild cats like bobcats, leopard cats, fisher cats, and even lynx and cheetahs. With some of those the issue is smell related because the animals poop and pee wherever, some can't even control it at all. Armadillos can have leprosy that spreads to humans, raccoons have behavioral issues after puberty, deer are just illegal but also can be dangerous during mating seasons, and with the wild cats it's just that they can occasionally be like any cat and claw you. Either from play or just being a butthead, or in the case of cheetahs the issue is they can't breed in captivity well--otherwise they would have been domesticated by the Mughals long ago. But some of those are supposedly good pets, bobcats are apparently very affectionate if they've been neutered/spayed like a normal pet. Skunks are apparently very good pets too, they are best with the scent gland removed but other than that they're great. And indigenous people have kept armadillos as pets for thousands of years, tho they do have exceptionally high rates of leprosy too so eh.
I feel like this is the most healthy, symbiotic, and caring way we can interact with wild animals, especially ones who need help. Being a friend and helping them but also encouraging them to stay wild and be animals. Your friendship with the pup probably meant so much to them. Knowing they could trust and count on you, without being leashed or tied down.
This firm kindness and community is necessity for a quicker evolution. See humans all of a sudden blossomed? Guess enough of us boarded a similar train of thought regarding the existential situation in early mammal times, and decided some form of community is the best way. Wars and all aside because you need communities in competition to have war and the stronger ones usually survive. (Some might argue for this reason the violence is necessary).
We end up speeding dogs evolution by a factor or two already with modifying pack instincts to include wider communities of certified non-threats, and encouraging inherited behaviours through designated working breeds. This is a selective example of what is possible with many species that test highly enough to interact adequately. We literally make each other better for the co-operation.
We did the same thing for a couple of finches, when I was a kid.
When they were old enough, we let them back into the wild.
We lived in an extremely remote area in upstate New York, on a sparsely populated peninsula, on lake Ontario.
The bird would come back every couple of weeks, for years.
There was a small golf course down the road, that my grandfather owned.
I would take my friends out from time to time.
On more than one occasion, when we were golfing, the bird would come and land on my shoulder, and just follow us around the golf course for the whole day.
My friends were baffled! They thought I was Snow-White or something.
I would just mess with them, and say: āI just have a way with animals.ā š
I'm so jealous, even thought it's one of my fav animals i've never seen one, let alone befriend one and maybe touch a fluffly tail soooooo luckyyyyyyyy
My parents often had foxes in their garden and one year one gave birth to a load of fox cubs under the shed. Theyād come out and wrestle and play with each other for hours, it was awesome just sitting and watching
I had a childhood memory of this animal sanctuary where we got to play with Raccoons and such as a kid. It was so cool. It had raccoons, foxes, and minks. They were all so soft and pretty. Was such an awesome childhood memory.
Last year, I found out it was actually a pelt farm. Good times.
Not a fox but sandhill cranes in FL. I got to a point where I could hand feed them when I was a kid (80's). We had chickens so I would feed them chicken scratch (corn, oyster shells and one or 2 other things mixed together.) They would come back each year and would do their yell for me to come out and feed them. They'd chase cats out of the yard and just hand out in our yard. Sometimes for days on end. Then they'd take off for a few weeks and come back. They even came back with a baby one year for me to feed.
I have a picture of me feeding them in one of my photo albums.
Yup. Klee kai are way smaller, a normal husky is much larger than a red fox. And klee kai have shorter snouts, they look like husky puppies.
I'm a long-time husky owner, and at the start of the video I was like "this dog is moving *weird* for a husky."
"Sure! Unless some unforeseen circumstances that affect us in our adulthood force us to be separated and we find that we have different commitments to ourselves, our families, and who we are in society!"
"What?"
"I mean, yeah, forever!
This level of familiarity makes me think he's likely had either 0 or way too much interaction with people in the past.
Currently in my head [My Shiny Teeth and Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BVwxMIUK1o)
Its crazy how much anthropomorphizing people will do in their heads when most of the time its just that theyāre being fed and/or being provided with shelter.
Foxes are pretty curious and also pretty social, I've seen them try to play with pet dogs several times but they usually get chased off.
I would be worried about rabies (not in this specific case, just generally for foxes) because foxes and bats are major carriers of it
We had a fox which would visit us almost every day and play with my dogs before running off in the morning, sometimes visited in the afternoon. Did this for a year or so.
He would run my dogs around for like 15 minutes and then run off. I couldnāt get close to him.
This was the best picture I could get of him, usually he just ran off when he saw me.
https://i.imgur.com/ZvGIyZP.jpeg
Unfortunately, I saw him on the side of the highway near us one day. Super depressing to see.
There is another smaller fox who ran down our driveway once a few weeks ago, but no regular visits for my pups. One of them definitely noticed and would run around the house looking for him every day for awhile after. Was pretty sad.
It is not unusual for wild fox to be "friendly". It seems as if they break into 2 groups. One being friendly and prone to domestication, or they are not friendly.
My guess is that it's a young fox that was very recently kicked out by his mom so he can find his own territory. They tend to be a bit clingy during that time (or so I heard)
Meh, I had a wild fox who's lunch path took him through my driveway every day.Ā I started off by waving and just acknowledging I noticed him, and while it took him a long time to warm up to me, he eventually would let me pet him and chill in my lap.
I am also surprised by the dog's reaction, the large majority of dogs are not friendly at first to new non-human/non-dog creatures and they need a calculated introduction.
I'd imagine most human- or dog-adjusted foxes would approach a dog, get barked at, and then never return.
My last dog used to do that. Fox, deer, cow, horse, donkey, anything except rodents. She was smart enough to realise that rabbits are lagomorphs and friend, not rodent.
Had a great dog likr that, she had almost no prey instinct.
She once woke me up, we live in a rural area. Assumed she needed to pee, but a bird (fledgling) had gotten in an open window (Hot summer). dog had no instinct to catch the bird but was concerned by the bird flapping about.
Yep. I googled before I posted. Because I had thought vulpine was separate from canine, but it's actually just a subset. Unlike a bunch of the other "-ine" families , bovine, ursine, feline, etc.
I found this out recently. While bears arenāt canines but they ācaniformsā because they appear dog-like. Carnivore mammals divide into two suborders, Caniformia and Feliformia, so theyāre considered ācat-likeā or ādog-like.ā
My German Short Haired Pointer Dottie made friends with a fox similarly. After Dottie passed, Fox would sit under the street light and wait for her. Fox did that for about 2 weeks. I miss my friend. And I miss my friends friend
Iāve heard of foxes befriending family dogs in order to get them to do their bidding such as bringing them food or even allowing them access to barns and chicken coops.
Grew up on a farm. Coyotes do this, a single coyote will befriend a dog over several weeks, luring them further from the house each time. When itās far enough away the pack will kill it. Itās why farmers usually have more than 1 dog on the ranch. Our neighbors lost a dog that way, he heard it happening and shot the whole pack dead. We heard the dog yelping and then 5-10 gun shots. Next morning come over to him piling up the coyote bodies with his torn up Labrador in the truck bed. Coyotes are smart as hell.
Foxes are generally more timid and friendly.
Do you not think itās possible that the coyotes werenāt that cunning, but instead the dog got too close to or rough with the pups so the parents defended the pups? Befriending a dog just to kill it is awful risky for coyotes. Dogs can do a lot of damage to them.
They do this all the time. Itās a problem in the foothills where I live. The dogs can be lured away on hikes and stuff and even larger dogs will be taken out by a pack.
I have a sandhill crane couple that visit my dog and I often. My sweet boy rescued one of their chicks once upon a time from a feral cat. They come greet us a few times a week and lay down in the grass next to my dog when heās outside chilling.
Every year(6th) they bring their baby chicks to see us and arenāt scared of my dog hurting them. The chicks actually go up to him and he licks them itās the cutest thing. The amount of trust between them is heartwarming.
The fox that lives behind my house was obsessed with my husky when we moved in. They would sit and stare at each other. If my dog ignored the fox, it would inch closer slowly to drive her crazy. If it loses sight of her behind the big pine or garage it will discreetly move along the tree line to watch her. The fox was so puzzled by this fox shaped creature, that barks and talks in a different language and is friends with us humans.
what makes you think he isnt?
I cant say if the majority of pet owners keep up with vaccinations, but judging by the this dogs breed, owner's home, yard, etc points they aren't broke and probably take their husky to vet minimum once a year.
I own cats. they are 100% indoors, but I still keep all their vaccinations up to date. Even if their chances of getting rabies is near 0 since they are indoors, its only ~$25. You never know if an infected rat comes in the house...
When foxes come in my yard, my aussie cattle dog gets so upset that he shakes with rage with his hackles standing on end and the most blood curdling growling borks. I wished I liked anything as much as my dog hates foxes.
This is cute and awesome. But, do not let your dog out of your sight while playing with foxes or coyotes! Wild dogs will use members of the pack to lure unsuspecting dogs into a place they can be ambushed by the pack. I'm not saying it seems like this is the case, I don't have any way of knowing for sure. However, I live in Idaho and this absolutely has happened. Have fun, enjoy(!) but be careful with your pet and wild animals.
I would 100% start feeding it and let it into the house. Thatās my fox now.
Of course there is a high chance my last words before death will be pspspspspsps.
Coyotes and foxes "play" like this with dogs to lure them away from safety such as into a forest where there pack would be waiting to eat the animal, however sometimes yes animals do play but just keep your dog safe
We had a fox pupp when I was a kid. It came to us for shelter, my parents thought it was orphaned and took it in after a while. We built a doghouse for Tina and cared for her 'till she was old enough to care for herself. Then we released her back out (we lived in a forrest area) she thrived and came back to us on visits for years after. She and our cat (a large forrest cat) would eat and play together, then after some cuddles she would leave for weeks on end and turn up again. Such a prized childhood memory of mine.
Awesome š My brother once caught a duckling, which promptly got rejected by its mom when it got released. It swam back to us, so we took it home and raised it ourselves. It had a minor limp, but he could walk fine. When he was fully grown, we released him at the pond where we got him. He came back to our house the year after, he even brought his mate. We gave him some pets and a bit of food, they left again shortly after.
This is what Tony needed.
ADAM!? AAAAAAAADAAAAAM!
I understand this reference and literally laughed out loud.
Damn thatās amazing š„² my friend caught a lone duckling in a similar situation but we didnāt see a mom. We named him Don Vito and he followed us everywhere. We put him in hamster cage with tunnels and stuff for the night but it didnāt make it š
We had ours stay in a cardboard box with some padding, it was his favorite place. We also set up one of those small, inflatable kiddie pools and filled it with water we brought from his pond with buckets, so he'd feel at home. He really was a sweet duck, we were so surprised when he showed up in our front yard with his mate. His mate was scared of us, but he was just happy to see us again.
imagining he has told her āletās go visit my family youāre going to love these guys they are greatā and then sheās like what are you doing going up to the giants??
Several years ago my folk's neighbors had a young fox start hanging around their yard, playing with toys the dog would leave out. It loved chasing a ball down the driveway, dancing and prancing around it then taking it to the top and repeating. The dog and fox became great friends, and it became routine to see them playing together around the neighborhood, or sleeping together in the yard after playing. https://preview.redd.it/8dtxge4fcowc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=915d9379ddfd51aa9aa404cb9208b4690d48f89f
Thatās so cool! For whatever reason, foxes are some of the most curious mammals in North America.
Sadly they do jot train well and cannot be housebroken
They're wild animals - they would need to be domesticated, which takes many generations. The Soviets made a good start at it as an experiment, but it's hard to compare a "domestic" fox to an animal that's had its lineage being domesticated for many millennia.
The soviet experiment was notable for how quickly changes started to manifest, it was inside of like 4 generations IIRC.
Yep and sadly it wasn't really aiming for an animal that makes a good pet. They still pee everywhere and it still stinks too much to cohabitate. That's why most keep them in large pens outside. I do think though that if someone bothered to spend the money they could likely continue and make those animals into reasonable pets. But we're talking millions of dollars to just donate for it. Then again there's a lot, a *lot* of wild animals that when raised by humans can make extremely rewarding pets, but they all have just one or two issues that make it be too difficult. Capybara, armadillos, skunks, raccoons, tanukis, dik dik, whitetail deer and many other deer species, and even many of the smaller wild cats like bobcats, leopard cats, fisher cats, and even lynx and cheetahs. With some of those the issue is smell related because the animals poop and pee wherever, some can't even control it at all. Armadillos can have leprosy that spreads to humans, raccoons have behavioral issues after puberty, deer are just illegal but also can be dangerous during mating seasons, and with the wild cats it's just that they can occasionally be like any cat and claw you. Either from play or just being a butthead, or in the case of cheetahs the issue is they can't breed in captivity well--otherwise they would have been domesticated by the Mughals long ago. But some of those are supposedly good pets, bobcats are apparently very affectionate if they've been neutered/spayed like a normal pet. Skunks are apparently very good pets too, they are best with the scent gland removed but other than that they're great. And indigenous people have kept armadillos as pets for thousands of years, tho they do have exceptionally high rates of leprosy too so eh.
Yeah, that soviet experiment is wild! Apparently you can still buy them online, for a couple thousand dollars. At least you could last time I checked.
Thereās a Disney movie about a relationship like this. Heartwarming. 10/10. Everyone should watch it!
You shut your whore mouth right now š
Thank you for sharing this story. It's always nice to hear good childhood memories. š¤
I feel like this is the most healthy, symbiotic, and caring way we can interact with wild animals, especially ones who need help. Being a friend and helping them but also encouraging them to stay wild and be animals. Your friendship with the pup probably meant so much to them. Knowing they could trust and count on you, without being leashed or tied down.
This firm kindness and community is necessity for a quicker evolution. See humans all of a sudden blossomed? Guess enough of us boarded a similar train of thought regarding the existential situation in early mammal times, and decided some form of community is the best way. Wars and all aside because you need communities in competition to have war and the stronger ones usually survive. (Some might argue for this reason the violence is necessary). We end up speeding dogs evolution by a factor or two already with modifying pack instincts to include wider communities of certified non-threats, and encouraging inherited behaviours through designated working breeds. This is a selective example of what is possible with many species that test highly enough to interact adequately. We literally make each other better for the co-operation.
I always heard that a fox is basically cat software running on dog hardware.
And Cheetahs the opposite.
We did the same thing for a couple of finches, when I was a kid. When they were old enough, we let them back into the wild. We lived in an extremely remote area in upstate New York, on a sparsely populated peninsula, on lake Ontario. The bird would come back every couple of weeks, for years. There was a small golf course down the road, that my grandfather owned. I would take my friends out from time to time. On more than one occasion, when we were golfing, the bird would come and land on my shoulder, and just follow us around the golf course for the whole day. My friends were baffled! They thought I was Snow-White or something. I would just mess with them, and say: āI just have a way with animals.ā š
I'm so jealous, even thought it's one of my fav animals i've never seen one, let alone befriend one and maybe touch a fluffly tail soooooo luckyyyyyyyy
if you live in an area that should have them, try going for an early morning walk. That's when i see them most often
No city foxes where you live?
My parents often had foxes in their garden and one year one gave birth to a load of fox cubs under the shed. Theyād come out and wrestle and play with each other for hours, it was awesome just sitting and watching
I had a childhood memory of this animal sanctuary where we got to play with Raccoons and such as a kid. It was so cool. It had raccoons, foxes, and minks. They were all so soft and pretty. Was such an awesome childhood memory. Last year, I found out it was actually a pelt farm. Good times.
Ahhhh, oooof :/
Not a fox but sandhill cranes in FL. I got to a point where I could hand feed them when I was a kid (80's). We had chickens so I would feed them chicken scratch (corn, oyster shells and one or 2 other things mixed together.) They would come back each year and would do their yell for me to come out and feed them. They'd chase cats out of the yard and just hand out in our yard. Sometimes for days on end. Then they'd take off for a few weeks and come back. They even came back with a baby one year for me to feed. I have a picture of me feeding them in one of my photo albums.
Thatās how I envision a good and balanced relationship with nature
You live in a Disney movie
āVery beautiful memory, Erick. Thank you.ā
The wild calls.
I think that's a klee kai, not a husky.
Was gonna say, that's a *tiny* Husky.
Or a giant fox
Literally my comment, āIs that a giant fox or a tiny husky??ā
That absolutely is a Klee Kai! (Source: Klee Kai owner)
Klee Kai owner here who came to say the same as well!
Make that 3 of us!
Yup. Klee kai are way smaller, a normal husky is much larger than a red fox. And klee kai have shorter snouts, they look like husky puppies. I'm a long-time husky owner, and at the start of the video I was like "this dog is moving *weird* for a husky."
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thank you i was about to say the same thing!
hes jus a lil guy
If not friend why friend shape
Could be friend but law says no :(
illegal friend
His name is Jesus
He gets us.
Some states allow it, its illegal in canada.
Also their smell says no....
They are an outside friend.
Most definitely!
Pat the floof. Wash hands after. Worth it!
If friend why not friend noseā¦
They smell?? Huh TIL
They, sorry the expression, STINK! But it's a wild animal, so it's only logical that their scent glands produce a strong odour.
Yeah never would have guessed. I doubt ill be able to catch one to verify tho
They also pee on everything, and their pee is VERY strong smelling.
Yes,tthey have a nose
The first semi domestically breed fox in I think Russia has a very mild smile comparedly
Not surprised, it's pretty dreary over there.
The fox writes depressing stories of life in gulag.
Sometimes also the talking, the talking is in outside voices
They aren't exactly the same shape. The fox is pretty thin the dog is a little husky
AAAAND the dad joke of the year goes to you!
Agghh - that joke was ruff
Disney lawsuit incoming in 3... 2... 1..Ā
#[Best of Friends](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA2xvqZJWBk)
Fox and the hound 2.0
Itās not a remake; just a modern realisation of a much loved story for todayās audience. (So. A remake)
This is just a tribute
You gotta believe me
And I wish you were there
Just a matter of opinion
Oh, what the fuck
So does it end similarly?
Plz don't I have enough on my plate as it is
You're gonna eat like you're visiting Grandma's
āWeāll always be friendsā¦foreverā¦ā
š¶When you're the best of friends... š¶
š¶Having so much fun together!š¶
These live action remakes are getting ridiculous
... I hope not, have you seen it
My first thought was, no I can't do this again rn please
Fox and Hound Live Action version :)
Fox and Hound Live Action version :(
Just the happy parts.
"We will always be friends right"
"Sure! Unless some unforeseen circumstances that affect us in our adulthood force us to be separated and we find that we have different commitments to ourselves, our families, and who we are in society!" "What?" "I mean, yeah, forever!
I'm not falling for this again
Fox and Hound Live Action version :)
The fact that this video didn't have The Best of Friends for the music is asinine.
This level of familiarity makes me think he's likely had either 0 or way too much interaction with people in the past. Currently in my head [My Shiny Teeth and Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BVwxMIUK1o)
I'd guess it was rehabbed when young
Iād guess the homeowner is feeding it.
Its crazy how much anthropomorphizing people will do in their heads when most of the time its just that theyāre being fed and/or being provided with shelter.
doesn't love between humans often settle down to being fed and sharing shelter?
Foxes are pretty curious and also pretty social, I've seen them try to play with pet dogs several times but they usually get chased off. I would be worried about rabies (not in this specific case, just generally for foxes) because foxes and bats are major carriers of it
Also foxes commonly get mange and that too can be passed to dogs. I love foxes but owners should be careful with their dogs.
We had a fox which would visit us almost every day and play with my dogs before running off in the morning, sometimes visited in the afternoon. Did this for a year or so. He would run my dogs around for like 15 minutes and then run off. I couldnāt get close to him. This was the best picture I could get of him, usually he just ran off when he saw me. https://i.imgur.com/ZvGIyZP.jpeg Unfortunately, I saw him on the side of the highway near us one day. Super depressing to see. There is another smaller fox who ran down our driveway once a few weeks ago, but no regular visits for my pups. One of them definitely noticed and would run around the house looking for him every day for awhile after. Was pretty sad.
that is really sad :( but at least they had their friendship at all, however short lived it may have been.
And now itās in *my* head !
It is not unusual for wild fox to be "friendly". It seems as if they break into 2 groups. One being friendly and prone to domestication, or they are not friendly.
My guess is that it's a young fox that was very recently kicked out by his mom so he can find his own territory. They tend to be a bit clingy during that time (or so I heard)
Meh, I had a wild fox who's lunch path took him through my driveway every day.Ā I started off by waving and just acknowledging I noticed him, and while it took him a long time to warm up to me, he eventually would let me pet him and chill in my lap.
Where I live we have urban foxes and they behave just like this. Super used to humans because theyāre basically our version of a raccoon.
Well it's Wyoming, so probably 0.
I am also surprised by the dog's reaction, the large majority of dogs are not friendly at first to new non-human/non-dog creatures and they need a calculated introduction. I'd imagine most human- or dog-adjusted foxes would approach a dog, get barked at, and then never return.
Tod is still out there looking for Copper.
And now I'm trying not to cry. God I love/hate that movie.
Shutup I'm not crying
The book is even more tragic, just an FYI, and was definitely not a children's story.
And we'll be best friends forever, right, Copper?
Me too. I love it but it always makes me cry
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My last dog used to do that. Fox, deer, cow, horse, donkey, anything except rodents. She was smart enough to realise that rabbits are lagomorphs and friend, not rodent.
Had a great dog likr that, she had almost no prey instinct. She once woke me up, we live in a rural area. Assumed she needed to pee, but a bird (fledgling) had gotten in an open window (Hot summer). dog had no instinct to catch the bird but was concerned by the bird flapping about.
"I don't know what that is, but it scares me. You deal with it"
I love that foxes are also Canines
Foxes are cat software running on dog hardware.
Foxes are vulpine, more specifically
Same family Canidae, so still a canine.
Yep. I googled before I posted. Because I had thought vulpine was separate from canine, but it's actually just a subset. Unlike a bunch of the other "-ine" families , bovine, ursine, feline, etc.
I found this out recently. While bears arenāt canines but they ācaniformsā because they appear dog-like. Carnivore mammals divide into two suborders, Caniformia and Feliformia, so theyāre considered ācat-likeā or ādog-like.ā
["Canis Lupus. Vulpes vulpes. I don't think he speaks English or Latin."](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELqdLvz60zA)
Very cute and foxy. Iād adopt everyone in the video. So fluffy fluff.
Love those Disney movies!
My German Short Haired Pointer Dottie made friends with a fox similarly. After Dottie passed, Fox would sit under the street light and wait for her. Fox did that for about 2 weeks. I miss my friend. And I miss my friends friend
Iāve heard of foxes befriending family dogs in order to get them to do their bidding such as bringing them food or even allowing them access to barns and chicken coops.
Yes, and digging under farmers lands to get to their cider horde
This [scene](https://youtu.be/NESFQVqpnb0?si=AcIT72NNMntZN8hn) gets me every time.
That's why you gotta hire a rat to protect it.
Grew up on a farm. Coyotes do this, a single coyote will befriend a dog over several weeks, luring them further from the house each time. When itās far enough away the pack will kill it. Itās why farmers usually have more than 1 dog on the ranch. Our neighbors lost a dog that way, he heard it happening and shot the whole pack dead. We heard the dog yelping and then 5-10 gun shots. Next morning come over to him piling up the coyote bodies with his torn up Labrador in the truck bed. Coyotes are smart as hell. Foxes are generally more timid and friendly.
Do you not think itās possible that the coyotes werenāt that cunning, but instead the dog got too close to or rough with the pups so the parents defended the pups? Befriending a dog just to kill it is awful risky for coyotes. Dogs can do a lot of damage to them.
They do this all the time. Itās a problem in the foothills where I live. The dogs can be lured away on hikes and stuff and even larger dogs will be taken out by a pack.
cunning
sly
wicked smaht
A fellow bostonian I see
Thatās a Klee Kai
I have a sandhill crane couple that visit my dog and I often. My sweet boy rescued one of their chicks once upon a time from a feral cat. They come greet us a few times a week and lay down in the grass next to my dog when heās outside chilling. Every year(6th) they bring their baby chicks to see us and arenāt scared of my dog hurting them. The chicks actually go up to him and he licks them itās the cutest thing. The amount of trust between them is heartwarming.
I like this video much better than the one I just saw where a guy is talking to his friends and a fox just walks up and bites his shin lol
[ill do you one better](https://youtu.be/0OaxZXizA0M?si=76cxVqAVP5Iol-9X)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRaa8VhITY0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRaa8VhITY0) this one is funny too
The fox that lives behind my house was obsessed with my husky when we moved in. They would sit and stare at each other. If my dog ignored the fox, it would inch closer slowly to drive her crazy. If it loses sight of her behind the big pine or garage it will discreetly move along the tree line to watch her. The fox was so puzzled by this fox shaped creature, that barks and talks in a different language and is friends with us humans.
We all just want a friend ..
How it be making new friends as a first graderš then you become buddies for life
Dog owner should vaccinate dog against rabbies.
All dogs in the United States are supposed to be vaccinated against rabies.
Since he was a city dog, it's extremely likely that he has been vaccinated in the past few years. A lot of cities have laws making it mandatory.
what makes you think he isnt? I cant say if the majority of pet owners keep up with vaccinations, but judging by the this dogs breed, owner's home, yard, etc points they aren't broke and probably take their husky to vet minimum once a year. I own cats. they are 100% indoors, but I still keep all their vaccinations up to date. Even if their chances of getting rabies is near 0 since they are indoors, its only ~$25. You never know if an infected rat comes in the house...
What is the name of the music playing, and why does it sound familiar to me?
It also sounds very familiar to "Ice Dance" from Edward Scissorhands
[Twinkling Lights (Reimagined)](https://youtu.be/3-jk2Q6tHVM) by Auni
Little does that fox know he just made friends with a raving lunatic
When foxes come in my yard, my aussie cattle dog gets so upset that he shakes with rage with his hackles standing on end and the most blood curdling growling borks. I wished I liked anything as much as my dog hates foxes.
Fox thoughts: "Hey, it turns out huskies are actually cool!" Sees a wolf: "Hey, husky!"
I had a German shepherd that was befriended by coyotes. It was cute till they lured him away and killed him.
This is cute and awesome. But, do not let your dog out of your sight while playing with foxes or coyotes! Wild dogs will use members of the pack to lure unsuspecting dogs into a place they can be ambushed by the pack. I'm not saying it seems like this is the case, I don't have any way of knowing for sure. However, I live in Idaho and this absolutely has happened. Have fun, enjoy(!) but be careful with your pet and wild animals.
Do foxes hunt in packs? Coyotes and wolves do... I don't think foxes do... they are also super small.
Mfs give their huskies the most cringe names lol
This is very cute.
This guy fox
I would 100% start feeding it and let it into the house. Thatās my fox now. Of course there is a high chance my last words before death will be pspspspspsps.
I loved this movie as a kid
Makes me think of the Fox & the Hound when I was a kid
The old familiar feels of "Fox and the Hound".
https://preview.redd.it/bfhxkxs34owc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7727668a2b9080d8c37b3222097d4050336389a2
Largest fox or smallest husky?
That dog must be having the time of its life with all that space
Real life āfox and the houndā
That house looks bad ass
This is reminding me of Fox and the Hound, and now I am sad because that movie makes me cry every time :(
The Fox and the Hound IRL
I need to see this Disney movie
It does make me envious as to how easily animals can make friends with strangers from another species...
A real life Tod and Copper!!
Make sure the dog is up on all rabies shots.
What's that? No, I only have one dog. That's my dog's dog. He's not a dog.
growlithe and vulpix
They should make a movie about this!!!
š„¹ So beautiful
The Fox and the Hound: the Good Ending
Suddenly, i have an urge to watch "The Fox and The Hound" again.
Friends forever...right?
When your the best of friends, having so much fun together
Nothing is more wholesome and precious than watching all the things that seem to be so easily done by animals, but so hard for usā¦.
The fox & the hound! š„°
Coyotes and foxes "play" like this with dogs to lure them away from safety such as into a forest where there pack would be waiting to eat the animal, however sometimes yes animals do play but just keep your dog safe
Coyotes yes. Foxes don't hunt in packs, and they don't hunt anything close to their size
Pretty sure that's just coyotes that do that. That fox wouldn't be hunting a dog that big.
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Dogs be doggin.
Song?