Marble Foxes (Anyone with Wolfdogs, or other wild/semi-wild dog breeds, please look)
- From: malanutt4life@xxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:47:35 -0800 (PST)
Hey,
Another type of dog I was thinking of getting, was a wild breed of
dog, called a Marble Fox. It is basically a domestic Red Fox, with a
white with black accents, fur color phase.
I just had a question that could also apply to Coydogs, pure Coyotes,
Wolfdogs and pure Wolves.
My one neighbor said that you can apply for a variance for ANY city
regulation. Well, I was kind of thinking of moving into a city that
don't allow "Red" Foxes (they do, however, allow Fennecs) and if I do
move there, I wanted to apply for a variance to own a Marble Fox
there. You only need a DNR permit to own any native wildlife exotics,
here in Michigan, and a Marble phased Red Fox is not native. So,
everything with non-native exotics, is up to the city or township you
live in.
So has anyone here, ha a wild or part wild breed of dog, such as a
wolf, wolfdog, or any I mentioned above, who has tried to apply for a
variance in this area to keep this type of dog? Because I wondering,
in a city, what do you guys think that my odds are, of getting
approved for a variance for owning a fox? I was told on a pet message
board that, my odds probably are not good, but I figured I'd get an
opinion here, as well.
I already had a Red (phased) Fox, and so, I know what they are like,
and my neighbor told me I should mention that I have fox experience,
to the council, and the city I wanted to move in, is in my old
neighborhood, where I grew up. I wanted to buy my grandma's house, if
she ever sells, and my house was around and on the same block, so I
would be close to home. Anyway, more and more people are moving in my
grandma's neighborhood, with Pitbulls, which I would regard as, way
more dangerous than any fox (unless the fox was rabid, anyway) and my
grandma's neighbor on the one side, had a mean Rottweiler and mean
Pitbull, and the Pitbull actually got loose, and under my grandma's
fence, and bit her hand up. That Pitbull is gone now, but, now new
neighbors moved into the other side house next to my grandma, who has
five Pitbulls, and a new neighbor directly across the street, with
Pitbulls, and I've seen even more Pitbulls, in that neighborhood,
being walked by people in that neighborhood.
So, my argument for being approved for the fox variance, would be
that, I would be surrounded by people with dangerous dogs, so I don't
see why I can't have what could become a dangerous dog, just because
its a wild dog. And I wanted to argue, if they allow Fennecs, which is
a type of fox, why can't I have a Marble Fox? I'd also argue that, you
can fight off or (God forbid, if you had to do it) kill a fox easier
than a Pitbull, if you had no other choice, but to kill it.
Also, I know some people don't consider foxes as "dogs" but, even
though foxes are further away from dogs than wolves, I still consider
them "a breed of wild dog"
This may be an odd post and request, but, can anyone with a wild breed
of dog, shed some light in, on this issue, who may have experienced
this type of issue, first hand?
Tom
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