A Morning Encounter with a Cute Fox

I love foxes very much. I think they are one of my totem animals. I feel a deep connection with foxes, especially in snowy countries. A fox is such a clever, smart, and playful animal, even though many folk tales describe them as tricksters or cheeky figures. I don’t see them that way, but I believe I need to maintain a healthy boundary with them.

One day last autumn, I saw a female fox in our garden who was probably looking for food. She looked like she was pregnant. She seemed so scared when she bumped into my dog. My dog was very curious and wanted to play with her. He was especially attracted by the scent of her pregnancy. She tried to protect herself and scratched my dog. I couldn’t stop my dog from barking loudly, because he was so excited and trying to get closer to her.

Finally, my husband called him in a powerful voice, and my dog stepped back from her. She ran away and hid under the shed for a while. We had to block off our shed because I didn’t want her to be scared in our yard again. I didn’t mind having her there, but I needed to be careful about disease. We also needed to take my dog to the vet just in case. He had to receive some early vaccinations.

Later in the story, we saw a male fox in the big field this early spring, after all the snow had disappeared. He was peeking at us from a distance. He looked curious and seemed to be looking for his dinner, I guess. I wanted to talk to him, but I knew my dog might not be able to stop himself from getting too close.