Today, after years of researching and saving money, I got a pet fox. I was able to enjoy the majesty of the animal for three hours before it burrowed under the fence and ran away. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, there was an animal rummaging around in my trashcan, so I kicked the trashcan to see what it was. The fox then chased me for three blocks to find out what I was. FML
Today, I looked out the window just in time to see a coyote carrying off my cat that I had just let outside five minutes before. FML
Today, I wandered around my property with my children, trying to find our escaped house cat. While in the more wooded parts, we spotted her on the ground, being picked over by a coyote. FML
Today, I found my cat downstairs with a squirrel dangling from his mouth. When I saw this, I yelled at my cat to put it down. He did. Turns out the squirrel was still alive and run. I had to spend the next three hours chasing it out of my house. FML
Today, I found out my dad ate my pet rabbit two years ago. He said he ran away. FML
Today, my husband was arrested because a fox, fleeing from about a billion dogs and rich twats on horses, jumped through our car window, and cowered between my legs. He got out of the car, waded through the dogs, and pulled one of the twats off his horse into a puddle, ruining his red coat. FML
Today, my 6 ft snake got loose. I found it. It was in my neighbor's backyard, constricting their pet rabbit. FML
Today, my dog ran away. It was dark, so I couldn't see very well, but I ran after him anyway. Thinking I had caught up to him, I grabbed him. It wasn't my dog. It was a skunk. FML
Today, I bought a dog to make me feel less lonely. He ran away. FML
Today, I agreed to catsit for a friend. Her cat rode back to my house sitting on my shoulder in the car. As soon as I opened the door, he jumped out and ran off into the woods. It's been 2 1/2 hours and not even food will entice him back to me. FML
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mpj13 8
He probably felt foxed in.
SpamPam 18
Listen Doc, there is such a thing as "domesticated foxes" just like cats and dogs had to be domesticated through breeding, training, and human interaction. If you do your research like OP did you would know that domesticated foxes make better pets than most cats & dogs because they have the best traits of both. If anything I blame OP for not installing a deep rooted fence because foxes at notorious diggers.
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Comments (127)
ChillbroBaggins 1
Iowa, huh? Interesting. A fox just turned up in my grandpa's backyard the other day.
ocampo 6
shouldve gotten a falcon
xXNerrrdXx 16
YDI ...foxes are wild animals those shouldnt be trapped in cities.
SpamPam 18
Some people live in suburbs or rural areas and have nice backyards for their pets. Also foxes love to go on walks so there will be no problems of them getting stir crazy
khaya 9
And now the hunt begins,"get the horses and dogs boys!"
KaylaTackett 18
Wild animals are not pets
Hiimhaileypotter 53
OK, but foxes have been domesticated.
stanjohnson 11
If it comes back it is yours forever. If not, it never was.
jayellef 3
I'm guessing you didn't really research it all that much.
Mizzoulove 4
Just out of curiousity... WHY WOULD YOU BUY A FOX?
HarroIAmBob 21
because they make great pets if bred in captivity
Cazz91 21
That fox made quite the sneak and dash from you. Perhaps invest your money towards a pet that isn't so cunning with their tricks.
mpj13 8
Animals don't talk either but that didn't stop them.