Foxes?

[Scharlata]

[...]Frostburn has a Tiny arctic fox,[...]

Hi!
Actually, that arctic fox is Small, not Tiny.
I'd go with that animal. The tip regarding the DRAGON magazine is good, even if I don't remember which issue it was.
Enjoy!

 

[Xath]

If you do use the Small Dog from the MM, I'd increase its base land speed by 10 feet. In general (I believe) foxes are faster than most small dogs.

 

[JoeBlank]

I played a gnome with a fox familiar, named Red. Used the stats from Dragon 291. This info should be straight out of Dragon, with the exception of the hp total:

Red: Male fox familiar: CR 1/4; Small Animal; HD 1/2d8; hp 10; Init
+4 (Dex); Spd 40 ft.; AC 17 (+1 size, +4 Dex, +2 natural); Atk +1
melee (1d4, bite); SQ scent; Face 5 ft. by 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.; SV
Fort +2, Ref +6, Will +1; Str 11, Dex 19, Con 11, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha
7. Skills: Hide +12, Listen +5, Move Silently +9, Spot +5, Swim +3.
(Source: Dragon 291)

 

[Kae'Yoss]

What's kitsunegari?

Fox hunt.

 

[jasin]

Red: Male fox familiar: CR 1/4; Small Animal; HD 1/2d8

Hm. If you make a lycanthrope using an animal with 1/2 d8, how many animal HD does the lycanthrope have? One? None? Fractional HD are weird.