No dog I've ever heard of has a tail like a fox. But there are some whose heads and snouts are similar, as mentioned above. posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 10:12 AM on December 2, 2007
Shiba Inu! (Love mine and people ALWAYS say she looks like a fox) posted by stew560 at 10:23 AM on December 2, 2007
My Sheltie looked very much like a fox when he was a puppy. Of course, when his shaggy adult fur grew in, he looked less so -- though his face was still very foxy. These two Sheltiepuppies aren't mine, but should give you the idea. posted by ourobouros at 10:24 AM on December 2, 2007
Where foxiness = sharp muzzle, erect and large ears, reddish coat with cream points, and fluffy tail, Shiba Inu would be my first pick, Canaan Dog my second. posted by jamaro at 11:06 AM on December 2, 2007
Ourdog, which we suspect is a spitz-chow mix, is pretty foxy. She'd be even more so if we put her on a proper diet. She's eighteen. posted by Lola_G at 11:51 AM on December 2, 2007
I knew a girl who had a Corgi crossed with a fox. It was the damn most regal and cunning looking dog I ever did see. It looked smart enough to do crossword puzzles. posted by robotot at 1:12 PM on December 2, 2007 [4 favorites]
Sorry this is not more helpful, but if it's just images of fox-type dogs you want (i.e., you're not trying to actually get the dog), there was an interesting show on the evolution of dogs on PBS not too long ago. It showed some footage of a Soviet scientist "making" dogs out of foxes through selective breeding, in a time span of a dozen or so generations. Boy, were they cute.
On review, maybe that's the tamed silver foxes you refer to in your OP? posted by Rykey at 2:00 PM on December 2, 2007
Ooh some good color matches, but most of these dogs lack the spry cattiness of foxes.
The Shiba Inus are pretty nice, but they're a bit too stubby. Some of the Shelties have nice pointed faces like foxes, but fail on most other counts.
The Finnish Spitz is the winner so far, having a good pointy nose, being quite slender and possessing an adequate ruddy color.
The fennec fox can apparently be domesticated and are sold as pets - there's also a pair in my local zoo, so I guess they're something inbetween a pet and a wild animal. posted by FortyT-wo at 4:46 PM on December 2, 2007
I saw a pet fennec in a bar on Thursday. Yes, it made me double-take as well. It fit the 'it's not a dog, not a cat, so must be a fox' visual identification, though it mainly just wanted its big lugs petted. posted by holgate at 8:26 PM on December 2, 2007
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