buster the show dog
Posted : 4/17/2011 1:30:17 PM
Just to clarify, the "racoon dog" is a member of the same family as dogs (Canidae), but is in a different subfamily, and hence a different genus and species. They are no more closely related to dogs than foxes are, and only distantly related to racoons. The raccoon dog is native to east Asia, but has also been introduced into Central Europe where they can be serious predators on the nests of some ground nesting birds and also can damage some crops such as corn and grapes. Cute, but not a pet.