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01-03-2008, 12:31 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London
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| Fox vs Yorkie? Does anyone else here live in London? I'm from New York but I live in London now with my Yorkie Fifi. I live in an apartment and I take Fifi across the street to the park so she can use the toilet. Recently a vixen has moved into the area. The past two nights when walking Fifi the fox has appeard from out of the blue. I try to wave my arms and scare her away, but this fox clearly isn't scared of me. She tries to approach Fifi. Today she was about five feet away when Ihad to grab my Fifi and run away. Fifi is usually wary of other dogs doesn't seem to be bothered by the fox's presence. Should I be worred? Do urban foxes eat yorkies? Thanks, Ana |
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01-03-2008, 12:39 PM | #2 |
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| I don't know if I can help. I do know that as we encroach on areas previously ruled by wildlife, we do have more encounters than in the past. But a fox so brazen as to approach you would worry me that it was rabid. I have seen a fox in our neighborhood here in the midwest, but it was running "away" from us. Do you have city officials that could help answer your question?
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01-03-2008, 12:49 PM | #3 |
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| I agree w/ ForMyCody... I'd be a little worried, especially since its trying to approach you all. Better to be safe rather than sorry. If its a public park - dont you have animal control or a parks & rec department that you might be able to place a complaint with? Maybe they can see about rehoming the fox? Dunno...but I definately would hold off on taking my pup back to that park... Keep us posted
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01-03-2008, 12:56 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Colorado
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| I would be worried. We have a dog park near our house thats right next to a lake and I saw a fox there once. It seems to stay away when large groups of people are there but just a little yorkie could get attacked so fast. Did Fifi even see the fox? |
01-03-2008, 01:07 PM | #5 |
Lovin' 2 Girls Donating Member | Yes, please use CAUTION! Alert your local officials, as a fox so bold may very well be rabid, and not thinking clearly. We had an experience with a rabid fox this past summer, in my neighborhood, and I live in town. The fox attacked a Jack Russell, just across the street from us, and also a neighbor who was trying to save the dog The fox was killed (my husband had to be part of that ), and the Jack Russell quarantined. I never did find out what happened to him. Just find somewhere else for Fifi to do her "business" until this is cleared up.
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01-03-2008, 01:27 PM | #6 |
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01-03-2008, 06:41 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London
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| Hi Everyone, Thanks for your advice, but things work a bit dfferently here in London than they do in the USA. Basically the attitude of the city council and RSPCA is to do nothing about foxes. Apparently there are something like 10,000 foxes roaming the streets of London! That's like 16 foxes for every square mile of London. Urban foxes are noticeably bolder than their country cousins, sharing sidewalks with pedestrians and raising cubs in people's backyards. Foxes have even sneaked into the Houses of Parliament, where one was found asleep on a filing cabinet. Another broke into the grounds of Buckingham Palace, reportedly killing some of the Queen's prized pink flamingos. As an American, I find that to be completely ridiculous! I don't understand how an animal so large can live in the city?!? If there were 10,000 foxes roaming the streets of Manhattan people would be furious! These foxes here in London are about the size of a small German Sheppard. I found some advice about dealing foxes at the link below. It mentions cats but it doesn't say anything aboug dogs. http://www.richmond.gov.uk/home/envi...with_foxes.htm So I'm wondering how dangerous are foxes to dogs? Thanks, Ana |
01-04-2008, 05:58 AM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tallahassee, FL
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| Part of me thinks this fox is curious. Part of me thinks it's interested in food. Problems with cats = problems with dogs in this context I think ... since they are similar in size. In the back of my head, I want to say to bring food so if the fox makes a move, you can deter it with what it is seeking, food. However, if you have food, that will also attract them, and possibly make them less on-guard about even coming up to you. DON'T BRING FOOD! Perhaps use some type of whistle or horn to try and scare it away? |
01-04-2008, 06:35 AM | #9 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London
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| That darn fox made an appearance again this morning! She must be stalking us! We were about 30 feet away this time and she ran off. She is soooo sneaky. I swear she appears out of nowhere and disappears just as quickly. But that guide about foxes in London that I posted says that in a fight between a cat and a fox the cat usually wins. I can't imagine my little Fifi winning a fight against a fox 4X her size. |
01-04-2008, 07:03 AM | #10 |
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