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Dog Adopts A Baby Fox After His Mom Died In A Car Accident
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Dog Adopts A Baby Fox After His Mom Died In A Car Accident

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Baby wild animals like Dinozzo, a fox cub whose mother was killed in a road-side collision, often don’t stand much of a chance when their parents are taken away from them. Luckily for this three-week-old fox cub, he was handed over to a vet and then adopted by an animal-loving couple in Germany with a beautiful collie dog named Ziva, whose motherly instincts helped nurse him back to health.

Ziva belongs to Werner and Angelika Schmaing, a couple living in Oberscheld, Germany that also owns a Bengal cat named Leopold and two adopted piglets. Leopold has also formed an unlikely friendship with the now-recovered fox cub. The caring dog and cat duo have made Dinozzo feel welcome, and he now uses the cat-door regularly to get in and out of the house. Despite being given free run of the surrounding area, it seems like he prefers staying with his best friends for now!

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This 3-week-old fox was rescued from a car accident where he lost his mom

Luckily for him, Ziva the collie and her family took him in

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Though Dinozzo is free to roam, he still feels like he’s just ‘one of the dogs’

“The fox has gotten used to getting in and out of the house through the cats door,” said his owner, Werner

He also made friends with their Bengal cat, Leopold

“Ziva and Leopold fell in love with the little fox immediately”

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“Our collie acts as a foster mum for the little ones”

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“The interaction of animals is very much like siblings in a family”

“They are mostly peaceful, often playful and sometimes tired – sleeping together in one place”

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Dovas

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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Dovas

Dovas

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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MarkFlower
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is adorable. I love seeing animal mash-ups that you wouldn't normally see. Good post Dovas

Imperfekt
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love the expression on the collie Ziva's face when she's looking at him. It's like she herself is thinking... How much cuter can you get?

LeopardHorse56
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aw... Heartwarming and so sweet..... Ps LOVE LEOPOLD THE CAT! BEAUTIFUL COAT!

KarenzaT.Wall
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i think we need to learn from the cohabitants of this planet. and that you are a model for all - providing a space for interspecies growth/

JoanGraney
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was told by my vet that foxes are carriers of lung worm ,which can be fatal for dogs !!

MarkFlower
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is adorable. I love seeing animal mash-ups that you wouldn't normally see. Good post Dovas

Imperfekt
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love the expression on the collie Ziva's face when she's looking at him. It's like she herself is thinking... How much cuter can you get?

LeopardHorse56
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Aw... Heartwarming and so sweet..... Ps LOVE LEOPOLD THE CAT! BEAUTIFUL COAT!

KarenzaT.Wall
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i think we need to learn from the cohabitants of this planet. and that you are a model for all - providing a space for interspecies growth/

JoanGraney
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was told by my vet that foxes are carriers of lung worm ,which can be fatal for dogs !!

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