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Are my small dogs safe from foxes in an outdoor run without a roof?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Do u think my dogs are safe from foxes outside so today I moved my dogs outside they sleep in the shed in winter and in summer live outside I bought them a kennel and attached a run to it the run has no roof do u think a fox will jump in and eat them they are jack Russel x chihuahua and a shitzu x jackrussel and a full shitzu so 3 dogs all together will they be safe from the foxes

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 10th, 2018

I doubt a fox will be interested in eating your dogs. If you want to make sure foxes do not get into the enclosure, I would bury the fence about a foot underground around the enclosure and make sure it is at least 6 ft high, maybe with the wire bent outward. . This should be very fox and dog proof at the same time.

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