scothunter 12,609 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 A fox could certainly kill a small lap dog type, no way would it kill a lurcher, seen whippets struggle when mixing it with one, but a fox is too clever to risk a potentialy life threatening injury when it has the option of escape. When cornered ive seen them give a good account of themselves, one little trick that always made me wonder is when they roll over spraying piss all over, presume its trying to temporarily blind the dog, can any of you foxing guys explain that one. maybe old reynard has a kinky side,likes a bit of water sports lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scalesntails 118 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 I would imagine it's possible. I've seen some pics of dogs having some nasty wounds from the fox getting a lucky bite. I would suggest that if the fox got a lucky bite it could cause the death of a dog. The dog might still get the fox but then die of its injuries before the owner can get it the correct medical treatment. Not a vet but surely a random lucky bite could puncture a major vein or artery? No one on here seems to actually know anyone that has actually lost a dog to a fox so it must be extremely rare. As mentioned in the previous post it probably happens more with terriers when they have a fox cornered as the foxes instinct is to run. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stabba 10,745 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Ive had foxes pop veins/arteries in the dogs before...not a pretty sight blood spraying everywhere but they have had the correct treatment at the time so no ill effects...i think the most likely cause of a death in a foxing dog would be infection..ie sceptacemia and such like....know of a few guys who have lost good terriers to truly wicked foxes below ground but thankfully these instances are very few and far between..hope this has answered your question lad..atb stabba Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 With the average fox weighing in at between 15-25lbs it should be no match for an average sized lurcher that will be twice the weight and size. Obviously you are not going to run a corgi sized dog on a fox. Maybe in a terrier situation underground with a young inexperienced dog but in a straight set too my money would always on the dog. Mind you I've seen the damage a fox can do bite wise as I'm sure a lot of the lurcher guys could testify back in the day. If you lost a running dog to a fox it's probably done you a favour in the long run and saved you the price of a cartridge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
reavo2k9 20 Posted July 15, 2011 Report Share Posted July 15, 2011 Wilf , I bet you wish the world opened up ans swallowed you witnessing this ! Like you say ideots but you have witnessd a fox turn some triple trouble over and get away !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
huntingryan 33 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 once saw a collie x nailing a fox my dog .out of nowere another fox joined in and attacked the collie cross and what happened next?!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j1985 1,984 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 He slipped a bull x to finish the job maybe ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,190 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 once see a hare run of with me mates bed/whippet... lol............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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