Fox??? or something else?

Kazz · 20-07-2006, 10:47 PM

Emma you are a soft touch.

Donna · 20-07-2006, 10:56 PM

Just be careful if it is a stray dog Emma - it might be viscious (you can tell I am nervous of dogs cant you!!)

EmmaG · 20-07-2006, 10:59 PM

Very true Karen, far far too soft

but I won't stand by and see an animal suffer, if I can help it.

I will be careful Donna, if I see it again I will try and see if it will come over to me and I would never approach a stray dog unless it was a matter of it's life or death.

Kazz · 20-07-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by EmmaG

Very true Karen, far far too soft

but I won't stand by and see an animal suffer, if I can help it.

I will be careful Donna, if I see it again I will try and see if it will come over to me and I would never approach a stray dog unless it was a matter of it's life or death.

If it is a dog you have more chance of catching or at least making friends with him/her than you do with a stray cat. Dogs need people. No matter how cruel we are to them they always seem to come back - sadly.
Ask your eighbours if they've seen anything if its a dog he is likely to either have been seen before or will be seen again.

EmmaG · 20-07-2006, 11:18 PM

I will ask about next time I see our neighbours, I wonder if somebody is mistreating their animals and just dumping them?? First that cat and now I am sure a dog

The more I picture it I am sure it was a dog. Does anybody know what type of dog could look a bit like a big fox only grey??? Although I suppose it could be a mongrel??

borderdawn · 21-07-2006, 04:06 PM

DONT feed it! thats the last thing you want to do, encourage it and peoples Rabbits will start getting ripped to bits.

You do occasionally get a greyish Fox, possibly throw backs when some of the silver Foxes escaped from fur farms, we have seen one at the kennels on occasions.

You may think its thin Emma, but if its a Vixen they will look poor now having reared litters of cubs, they also lose all their coat so look very bedragled and skinny and a healthy adult male will only weigh about 14-15lbs on average.
DAwn.

EmmaG · 21-07-2006, 08:50 PM

Dawn I am convinced it is a dog and not a fox, if it is a dog do you think I shouldn't feed it??

borderdawn · 21-07-2006, 10:01 PM

If its DEFINATELY a Dog, I would ask the RSPCA for a cage trap and see if you can catch it. Feed it by all means, gain its trust if you can, at least if its caught, he has a chance of a decent life.
Dawn.

EmmaG · 21-07-2006, 10:35 PM

Thanks Dawn, I will keep eyes open, I wouldn't feed a fox anyway as I wouldn't want to encourage it especially with the cats

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