THE FELL FOX 37 



high ground, or walking with a shepherd whose 

 dogs are running about the fell, you may often 

 chance to disturb a fox. I refer, of course, to old 

 foxes, not cubs, which latter are often to be seen 

 in the vicinity of their earths. 



A big dog-fox bred on the fells, is no mean 

 antagonist for a terrier ; in fact, if the latter is a 

 small one, it may on occasion meet death at the 

 white fangs of the fox. Reynard is no coward; 

 when forced to fight he can put up a terrific battle. 

 In addition he can stand a lot of punishment. 



That dread scourge, mange, seldom makes its 

 appearance on the fells, and was unheard of until 

 the importation of foxes from outside introduced 

 it. There is no more horrid sight than a badly 

 manged fox, hairless, and foul with disease. 



Fell fox cubs are easy to rear, and make nice 

 pets, but they must be kept scrupulously clean, and 

 properly fed. I once gave a cub to a friend of 

 mine, and it Uved for over three years in captivity. 

 It was kept in a stable, where an old pony shared 

 the space. Pony and fox were great friends, and 

 it was no uncommon sight to see the fox jumping 

 on and off the pony's back. 



This fox became on quite friendly terms with 

 a terrier, and on several occasions I photographed 

 the two of them coupled together. The friendship 

 made not the shghtest difference to the utility of 

 the terrier against other foxes, for on the day after 



