When sharing his story, the boy received sympathy from many netizens who had been in similar situations.

No matter how many pets there are in this world, there are probably as many interesting and sometimes funny stories surrounding them, such as the situation that a young man in America encountered. . 

Bringing the puppy home to raise, the boy was stunned to realize that it was not a dog

According to information published in The Sun newspaper, one day, Malachi Forester, 21 years old from the US state of Texas, was cleaning a field with his colleagues when he saw a small puppy that seemed to have gotten lost. on the side of the road. One of his colleagues, when he saw the animal, told Malachi that it was a small dog.  

Seeing the cute little puppy, Malachi brought it home to raise.

Seeing the beautiful little animal with gray-brown fur trembling from the cold, Malachi loved it immediately and decided to take it home and raise it, naming it Fred.

Living in the care and love of Malachi and his family members, Fred quickly adapted very well to his new life. It also gets along very well with the family’s other pet dog.

Fred gets along very well with the family’s other pet dog, Malachi.

Malachi also often recorded images of Fred running and playing in their home’s lush garden.

However, after only a few weeks of being adopted by Malachi, Fred began to gradually grow older and exhibit strange behavior. First, it doesn’t bark like other dogs. Next, its tail grew longer and longer. Its ears and muzzle are also longer than those of dogs. 

After researching, Malachi learned that it turned out that Fred was not a dog like he and his colleague thought.

“It turns out my colleague was wrong. He’s not a dog, he’s a fox. He’s my son,” Malachi said in a clip posted on TikTok telling his story.

The long tail “accused” Fred that he was not a dog but a fox.

Obviously, even though he is not a dog, Malachi the fox is still very friendly with his owner as well as the pet friend who lives in the house. Malachi also loves Fred so much that he even lovingly calls him “son”. 

However, no matter how much he loves Fred, Malachi cannot be selfish and keep Fred with him, because after all he is a wild animal, and he needs to live in his natural world. . 

Finally, Malachi took Fred to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Texas. 

“I will always remember my little friend,” Malachi affirmed.

It turns out that stories of mistaking foxes for dogs are quite common

The situation that Mr. Malachi encountered is no longer something new. In 2018, rescuers in the US city of Colorado Springs received a call for help. The other end of the line said that there were many small animals trapped in the sewer that needed to be rescued.

Rescuers immediately brought the necessary support equipment and moved to the location provided in the call. At the scene, they quickly began rescuing these animals after hearing their faint cries.

Using professional measures, they quickly opened the sewer cover and brought 8 small dogs to the surface one by one.

Small animals are brought to the surface.

They don’t know how long these animals have been in the sewer and why they are stuck here, while the mother dog is nowhere to be seen. They even suspected that the mother dog’s owner brought the puppies here so they wouldn’t have to raise them.

That was such an irresponsible act. After being safely brought to the ground, they were put in the car and taken to the veterinarian to have their health checked.

When young, foxes are shaped like puppies.

However, the veterinarian here said that they are not puppies, but are actually red foxes. This information made the rescue team extremely surprised. But the veterinarian said that confusion is inevitable when these fox cubs have a similar appearance to puppies.

Red foxes in America usually live in mountainous areas, but they also sometimes live next to humans in suburban areas, near farms. Foxes are considered intelligent animals, they quickly adapt to new environments to find food.

According to veterinarians, foxes usually give birth to 2-12 cubs at a time and they often hide the cubs in small nests to ensure safety. The sewer seems to be the perfect place for a mother fox to hide her eight children.

In the end, people decided to return these animals to their original place in the hope that the mother fox was still there and would return to her cubs. In case the mother fox is not here, they will take them to a suitable place of care.

It is known that although foxes are adorable looking animals, they are not suitable for keeping as pets because they love to be active, explore, make noise, and like to mark their territory. Fox farming is also banned in most states in the US. Currently, only 15 states in this country allow individuals to keep foxes as pets.