"he has a way with foxes"

[Aurora]

So i was at my nans house and she has a lot of wildlife in her huge garden including foxes and when i was younger there was an event that happened to me that I can't actually remember, it goes like this:

I was sat outside in my nans garden while her and my mum were talking inside then I came in and said (apparently) "nanny, I stroked the doggie", they didn't have a dog; neither did anyone else in the area and so it was deduced that the fox from the back of the garden had come up to me and I had stroked it.

just two days ago now I was there again and I decided to go for a walk in the garden. When I got to the end of it I saw two fox cubs playing amongst the daffodils, not a care in the world. I took another step and they saw me and then just kept playing forgetting I was there. I eventually went back inside and told my nan but when she went out they ran away from her.

This could be why my fursona is a fox and I wondered if any of you had experienced similar events

[sniffswind]

well, not really...the closest I've ever gotten was getting a spotty fawn to approach a step or two. I've only recently even got a LOOK at a Coyote (they seem to be really Pine Yellow around here), and I've never seen a RL wolf, even now. 
     Though I do wonder about the one cat in the house.  I always get a head-bump or two...and don't even ASK about heat-time...I think she thinks I'm her mate!

[Kinshi]

Yeah, i have had (and still do) that experience, only with cats...when our oldest cat gave birth to 6 kittens, mom tried to move them out of the basement (our cat gave birth there), and the cat started clawing at mom, and by clawing i mean really trying to hurt her for touching the kittens. Mom eventually told me to try, and the moment i took the kittens, she started to purr  ... really strange, and i still don't quite know why that happened, maybe she thinks i'm some kind of father for her kittens? Also, the wild cats in our garden tend to ignore me or play with me, but when dad comes out (with cat food!) they run away...so I could say ''I have a way with cats'' I once insulted my mom because she accidentally stepped on the oldest cat's tail...

[Leon the Coyote]

I had an experience like this.

It was about 5am and the sun was close to up but it was still dark...off in the distance i saw i figure moving towards me. with the light being what it was i only assumed it was a dog coming to say hello. Well as the animal came closer and closer i finaly realized what it was when it was pretty close to me...It was a Coyote. At that point i was rather nervus to make a break for it and it didnt seem to be coming at me with ill intent...I can detect ill intent from most creatures pretty well...Anyways the thing finaly gets to me, Sniffs my hand and licks it, and the coyote nuzzles up against me and lets me pat it for a little bit, Then the coyote spins around and trots away. as it walks away and i move back to go into the house the coyote turns once more to look at me, Lets loose a wonderful howl, and dashes back to it's den.

It was from then on that i know coyotes we're something more then an animal i like but rather a part of me somehow

[Kay Alett]

I started a thread like this called "Bridging the gap" a few months ago, it has sense died so a new thread was in order.

Anyway, I've always had a way with most any animal. I've talked to cats and dogs just as I would people, and had them understand me perfectly. I've been approached by birds, rabbits, and even squirrels. It doesn't last with the more wild ones but I still manage to get them to approach me a little and take an interest in me.

When I was a baby we had a chow dog, named Baby, who was as protective of me as if I were her pup. She was always laying with me when I was asleep and often let me use her as a pillow. She was really sweet.

[Hayaikawa]

wow, these are some great stories.


The closest I ever got to a fox of any kind was when a sole red fox passed through my back yard when I used to live in a forrest. I got a few pictures from inside the house, but thats about it. 

[Relaxing Dragon]

Closest thing I have is when there was this big raccoon coming up to our back porch to eat our cat's food. He was a fairly skittish fellow, and tended to run if anyone opened the door (we had big windows, though, so we could still see quite well from inside). Still, when I (slowly) opened the door he hung around for a bit without moving, let me feed him some tortilla strips and such. Dunno if it counts since I was just moving really slowly and steadily, but it happened

[Fenny the Fox]

Animals tend to like me. They will let me get close to them, generally, even if they don't let me touch them or such.
I even have a cat that will not let anyone but me touch it. If anyone else tries, he growls and even has scratched at/attacked them...but he lets me rub him and pick him up and whatever.

But, I have never even seen a Fennec in real life, just pictures, vids, etc.

[Landrav]

Never been close enough to a fox to know anything.  Dogs don't sit well with me, but cats and I understand each other.

[Alexandre]

I've never really had any close experiences with wildlife, other than having some hummingbirds land on my fingers (but that was years ago). 

However, I've always been close to any domesticated animals we had.  I used to hate canines... I loved cats a whole lot more.  Things changed, though... heck, as a missionary in Brazil, I was chased by dogs all the time (seems to be a habit with any nicely-dressed person walking down the street).  After a time, I worked with somebody who had been a dog trainer; he helped me understand the way canines think.  While I'm still not perfect, I can see more or less what they are wanting or thinking.  I was even able to play a bit with a pit-bull on the street being walked by an owner (not recommended unless you know what you're doing).

Since then, I've wished I could have been a better owner.  I didn't get to know my pets like I should have.  Of course, I'll have the chance in the future, so at least I've learned a bit. 

(boy, I just realized how solemn my writing gets when I'm hungry; I should go eat )

[Greeblig Venn Aridarr]

The only animals I really get along with are snakes. Snakes don't ask for anything I can't give.

I'm a parselmouth.

[purple_kitty]

When I had a paper route as a kid/teenager, I was always stopping to pet the cats, didn't matter whose, or where it was from... I could usually coax them over The only poor experience I've ever had with dogs is when one was mean and old and bit me for trying to pet it's friend Mozet ... (another dog, cutest softest thing ever.. rip)

My puppy loves me! And is very protective of her flock (aka little children at our family daycare..)

[Zhono Veranhaut]

Hmmm... That IS wierd. The same thing has happend to me. Though i've never really seen a red wolf, the same thing happens with any canid that I see. I come close to a dog that I have never seen, and it just wags its tail and rolls over. When another person comes by, it starts barking vicously.

I've heard from somewhere about a theory that animals and pets can read minds. Has anybody else heard about this theory?

[Luku]

I've heard from somewhere about a theory that animals and pets can read minds. Has anybody else heard about this theory?

I think animals are simply masters of non-verbal communication. Their survival and social development rely on the ability to read tiny facial changes, body language, scents and all that. So yes. It's very likely they can tell what you're thinking.

I've had a precious few close encounters with my foxy brothers. And I mean, close, nose-to-nose stuff. Never seen one in the city, though. I'm just not that lucky.

[Dark]

That is awesome. I wish i could see foxes like that. Well closest i could say I've been to that is dogs react to me different than most people.  And I've been pretty close to deer lately. Like only a few feet away and they'll seem unseey even take a couple steps, but will look at me and watch me as I watch them. I think I just give off a bit of a vibe. Most animals I'm around are alright with me compared to other people that come around them. eh maybe I'm just delussioned. 

[Captain Furvert]

There was one time, a few months ago, when I was on Spring Break. My mate and I were out riding round the neighborhood on our bicycles. It's a pretty decent sized area, we live out between the suburbs and the country. Anyways, all of a sudden, my mate's head snaps round and almost takes the bike off the road before taking off down the street a ways.

I pulled up short and turned to look, and there, ten feet from me, was a white wolf. That sucker was looking me dead in the eyes. I thought at first, "There's now way it's a wolf, it's gotta be a dog." Then I saw it take a step or two, and that notion left my head right quick. I don't know if you've ever seen a predator move, but man, THIS was a predator.

And we both stood there, just staring into each other's eyes. It was one of the most beautiful creatures I'd ever seen, and I remember I didn't even really feel that afraid of it. Certainly I was afraid of what it COULD do, but for some reason, I just felt like there was absolutely no reason to fear it. The poor thing actually looked a little confused. After thirty seconds or so, it just turned around and disappeared into the tree-line.

The highlight of my life 

-Captain Furvert

[DreamerHusky]

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[Avan]

I think I have a way with the more wild canines ^^ (mostly probably out of a mutual respect for each other - small, super-domesticated dogs don't seem to like me very much...)

I've got foxes and coyotes in my area (and a fluffy siberian husky (sorry kobuk - they had a couple malamutes for a while, but it turned out they were just someone else's lost dogs and they were claimed after a few weeks) at my neighbors house), with the foxes and coyotes living right behind my house... Once I was walking along, and I thought I saw a dog. He ran up to me and I noticed no collar, thinking he must've been a stray or something. Anyway, he was rather friendly. Found out later that it was a coyote! (and the ones here arn't usually attributed to being friendly: very shy towards humans, shoe-stealing, and they have a tendancy to attack small dogs here).
Then I had a fox walk up to me in the yard and simply sit and stare for a bit while I was working, and then wander off back to his den (behind my house). Then every husky and wolf I've met seems to totally adore me for some strange reason.... Whatever that reason is, I sure do enjoy it ^^.

[Dark]

Damn Avan you are lucky as hell. I wish I had that. I love canines of all sorts. And if I had a wild coyote walk right up to me I'd piss my pants from joy. xD okay maybe not pee myself, but I think you get the picture. xD

[Avan]

It's really a matter of simply living in the right area. There are a good number of wild canines here. No wolves though unfortunately...

[DeltaFur]

Never seen a badger in RL. I like following my neighbor's cat around the backyards of the subdivision, though. Sometimes he meows outside my window as if to ask if I could come out and play (probably because every time he does this, I come out and play with him). Just watching other cats from a distance as they go about their hunts is fun, too.