The woman noticed her dog had not barked once since she bought it home almost a year ago. Photo / Shanxi TV
The woman noticed her dog had not barked once since she bought it home almost a year ago. Photo / Shanxi TV
A Chinese woman was surprised to discover that the "pet dog" she has been raising is actually a fox.
The woman known as Ms Wang, who spent NZ$275 buying a fox-like dog breed, Japanese spitz, said her dog stopped eating dog food and started to grow a long, fluffy tail after reaching three months old.
A staff member from a local zoo recently confirmed to Wang that her pet was a domesticated fox, the Daily Mail reports.
As the animal grows, it develops a pointy face and thick coat. Photo / Shanxi TV
Wang, from Jinzhong of Shanxi Provicne, told Shanxi Network Television that she bought what was said to be a Japanese spitz puppy from a pet shop last July.
She fed the long-haired pooch fruit, chicken breasts and dog food. When the pet was three months old, it stopped eating dog food.
But Wang noticed her dog had never barked once.
The woman bought the 'Japanese spitz' puppy from a pet shop in Shanxi Province, north China. Photo / Shanxi TV
"The fur got thicker when it reached three months old. Its face became pointy and its tail grew longer than that of a normal dog," she told the reporter.
Wang got told by park-goers that her pet was not a dog but a fox.
