Rescue fox giggles when she sees her favorite human
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00:00 Hi, look at that smile.
00:01 She wants to lure you in.
00:03 And then who knows what would happen from there.
00:05 Hi, oh.
00:07 My name is Allison, and this is Winky's story for GeoBeats.
00:11 So come on, Winky.
00:13 We had a gentleman that flew all the way to Florida
00:16 to purchase Winky from a breeder,
00:17 but the breeder had not done any socialization with her
00:20 whatsoever.
00:21 So the gentleman, within a couple of months,
00:23 realized that she did not make a good pet
00:25 and decided to give her to us.
00:26 Somebody has made themself a cubby.
00:28 I am the facilities director here at Animal Tract.
00:31 We take in animals for a variety of reasons
00:33 and give them a forever home.
00:36 Hi, oh.
00:37 When Winky got here, I just very, very gently
00:39 and patiently would go in and sit with her
00:42 and have her come close to me.
00:43 What's up, my girl?
00:46 What's up, my girl?
00:47 Girl, yeah, look at her.
00:51 Yeah.
00:52 Good morning, sunshine.
00:53 Good morning, Winky.
00:54 It probably took me a good six months for her
00:57 to be comfortable with me.
00:59 I'm comfortable.
01:01 But she's good now.
01:02 There you go.
01:03 Woo.
01:06 When Dobby first got here, he bonded with me immediately.
01:09 Yeah.
01:10 [LAUGHTER]
01:12 I give him full body massages.
01:14 He will just chill while I'm holding him.
01:16 Are you comfy?
01:17 I am so invested in him, I actually have
01:20 a tattoo of him on my shoulder.
01:21 The very first day that we introduced Dobby and Winky,
01:24 it was instant love.
01:26 They immediately started playing and chasing each other around
01:28 like they had been soulmates in a previous life.
01:32 They squeak like squeak toys when they're excited and happy.
01:35 Winky's the boss lady, for sure.
01:37 She usually likes to get on top of him and dominate him.
01:39 [SQUEAKING]
01:44 She is kind of like a lion.
01:46 She's very sassy, very spicy.
01:48 If she was a human, she would be drinking and smoking
01:51 and going out with bad boys.
01:53 When I take Dobby out and when I bring him back,
01:56 every time they act like they haven't
01:59 seen each other in 18 years.
02:00 Oh my goodness.
02:02 It's like you've taken 28 squeak toys
02:05 and you're squeaking them all simultaneously.
02:07 [SQUEAKING]
02:10 When they wag their tails, it's really funny,
02:12 because when they wag them, they're stiff.
02:14 Aw.
02:15 Where is she?
02:16 There she is.
02:17 Hi, Wink.
02:18 After they eat, they become quiet
02:20 and they want to take a nap, and they just join each other
02:22 and cuddle.
02:23 You ready to wake up?
02:25 Oh, sleepy guy.
02:27 They are the smallest canine in the world in the wild.
02:30 Dobby only weighs about 2 and 1/2 pounds.
02:32 [SQUEAKING]
02:36 They live in sub-Sahara Africa in the desert.
02:38 Hi, Dobby.
02:39 [SQUEAKING]
02:42 Dobby always has to sneak in.
02:44 Yeah, he does.
02:45 Everything lives underground, and that's
02:47 why they have ginormous ears, so that they can hear
02:49 their prey underground.
02:50 [SQUEAKING]
02:54 They get all the water they need from whatever they eat,
02:59 but we do give them water here.
03:01 [SQUEAKING]
03:06 Winky's my tough little girl that challenges
03:09 me a lot to be on my toes.
03:11 Oh, my goodness.
03:14 She's still very tentative around other people.
03:17 Is that the wood?
03:19 So I'm working on her, and she's doing really good.
03:21 I got you, Winky.
03:23 I got you.
03:25 When a wild animal chooses to have a bond with you
03:28 and have a connection with you, it's very visceral and deeper.
03:32 It's hard to describe.
03:34 God bless you.
03:37 [MUSIC PLAYING]
03:41 [SQUEAKING]
03:44 (upbeat music)