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At a guess- scent.
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Not an answer but my MiL had a Fox Terrier / JRT cross.
He was the chillest dog you could meet, ignored all other dogs, walked past cats without batting an eyelid, happy to have small children prod and poke with no reaction.The slightest hint of a fox, he went full rage monster.
The fox terrier genes kicked in and he want to f them right up.
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DethBeard
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How do dogs know a fox is a fox? They see another dog from a distance, on lead or off, they're fine, but if they see a fox, they want to bark and chase. A fox is another canine, there's a family resemblance - why do they recognise them and react differently?
(This isn't an issue, just summat I'm curious about)