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by Prime wants the old AB back on December 22nd, 2007

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Foxes seem so dog like, why don't people have them as pets?

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  • by albert nonymous "A" nonymous for short. on December 22nd, 2007

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    Maybe because I live in such a remote rural area I have known two people who had or have pet foxes.
    They are actually kind of timid little animals and seem more cat like than dog like personality wise.
    I know one woman who has a pet arctic fox and it is just the sweetest little guy on the planet.
    He is very "clingy" and likes to be held a lot and ride on her shoulder.
    I think he is sligtly insecure or at least acts like it but he is really adorable and friendly in a timid nervous kind of way.

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  • by Calehay on December 22nd, 2007

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    Because we have not domesticated foxes as we have dogs. It takes a very long time to domesticate animals so that they are fit to live with humans.

    However, some people have taken on the challenge of owning a fox, but you have to remember that you will be attempting to train a wild animal to live within your rules. This is obviously not a walk in the park.

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  • by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on December 23rd, 2007

    Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT

    Dogs have been domesticated for a long time. Their affinity for human contact and affection is pretty inbred. Foxes are very much "wild fauna". You could never really have a "domestic" pet fox. That would take many generations, and you would end up with a creature that was not really a fox. Am I making sense?

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