discobob Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 We knew there was a fox in the estate - and I saw it walking the dog on Bin Night. Well, last night, we had the curtains and window open seeing as though it was unusually warm based on this year!! I thought I saw a cat jump out low wall into the front garden. Turns out it was a fox after the hedgehog food we put out. We have several hedgehogs coming now and currently our drive seems to have turned into a dogging site for them from the noises they are making 😂 Question is though - we have a small dog - would there be issues with them meeting when we let it out for it’s bed time constitution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow243 Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 depends on how small the dog is a fox might attack it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 Sh##Tzu - not a tiny tiny one that you see though. Bordering on towards medium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 2 hours ago, discobob said: We knew there was a fox in the estate - and I saw it walking the dog on Bin Night. Well, last night, we had the curtains and window open seeing as though it was unusually warm based on this year!! I thought I saw a cat jump out low wall into the front garden. Turns out it was a fox after the hedgehog food we put out. We have several hedgehogs coming now and currently our drive seems to have turned into a dogging site for them from the noises they are making 😂 Question is though - we have a small dog - would there be issues with them meeting when we let it out for it’s bed time constitution? Why was it walking your dog on bin night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 1 hour ago, steve_b_wales said: Why was it walking your dog on bin night? 🤣🤣 please excuse me - English is my first language 😂 doesn’t mean that I’m any good with it🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 1 hour ago, discobob said: 🤣🤣 please excuse me - English is my first language 😂 doesn’t mean that I’m any good with it🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 We have foxes in our garden and walking openly around the streets every day where we live. Never heard of of a dog or cat being attacked but the health risk to dogs is passing on mange and worms. The urban foxes are all infected with everything going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minky Posted July 21 Report Share Posted July 21 (edited) We quite often see foxes on the cctv system. Mostly they are just passing through but I have seen them feeding on worms out on the front lawn after rain. It is something to see the athletic performance when they go over the garden fence in one movement as if it wasn't there. The foxes sèn to be in residence for a few weeks and then move on and a new fox takes over residence. Seeing as we live on a small housing estate there is absolutely no possibility of shooting out of the window. It's a total. Non starter. Firstly wouldn't know when it would be out there and you would have to be at the open window rifle at the ready. I don't think that pedestrians or vehicles parsing by would appreciate it and I don't think that plod would accept such. Behaviour and they would just revoke my tickets. Edited July 21 by Minky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted July 21 Author Report Share Posted July 21 13 hours ago, Minky said: We quite often see foxes on the cctv system. Mostly they are just passing through but I have seen them feeding on worms out on the front lawn after rain. It is something to see the athletic performance when they go over the garden fence in one movement as if it wasn't there. The foxes sèn to be in residence for a few weeks and then move on and a new fox takes over residence. Seeing as we live on a small housing estate there is absolutely no possibility of shooting out of the window. It's a total. Non starter. Firstly wouldn't know when it would be out there and you would have to be at the open window rifle at the ready. I don't think that pedestrians or vehicles parsing by would appreciate it and I don't think that plod would accept such. Behaviour and they would just revoke my tickets. Wouldn’t be looking at anything like that. We will just go out and check before letting the dog out. He likes to pee and scrat in front of the hedgehogs but apart from that leaves them alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted July 22 Report Share Posted July 22 We have Mr. fox in the garden most nights. If there are any scraps left out for the birds he takes them but always leaves me a little present. I wish he would attack and eat the little dog that wakes me most mornings at around 0530 what it's daddy walks it past my window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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