I used to see a fox around my old house in Nagoya, but never when anyone else was around. Then I started seeing a young girl walking a fox-like dog in the area

I used to see a fox around my old house in Nagoya, but never when anyone else was around. Then I started seeing a young girl walking a fox-like dog in the area, and she always seemed to be caught in the act when I came upon her, and again no one else was ever around. I said hello to her once and she just walked right past as if she didn't see me, which is pretty odd behavior in Japan. I will go to my grave believing that she was a shapeshifter, even though I'm not usually in for such superstitious nonsense.