article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo rides around the property in the back of the Stewart truck along with the dogs, sleeps with the dogs on a dog bed, eats with the dogs, asks for scratches, and even tries to sneak dog treats when he can.
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right) has convinced Dusty the kangaroo (right) that Dusty the kangaroo (right) is a dog, and spends Dusty the kangaroo (right) days with Ashley and Felicity Stewart's dogs Rosie and Lilly, on the couple's farm in Esperance, Western Australia .
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right) unique behaviour began when Mr Stewart decided to drive down to a dam on the couple's property in Wittenoom Hills, 60 kilometres from Esperance, and loaded Lilly, a golden retriever, and Rosie, a border collie, into a dog bed. '
article_snippet.sent: I loaded the dogs in and Dusty the kangaroo (right) was hanging around and looking up at Mr Stewart's truck along with the dogs
article_snippet.sent: and so I just picked Dusty the kangaroo (right) up and put Dusty the kangaroo (right) in the back with them,' Mr Stewart told Daily Mail Australia. '
article_snippet.sent: I didn't think too much of it, we drove down and came back together,' Dusty the kangaroo (right) said. '
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right)'s been fine sitting on the back, as I don't drive too fast because I'd be worried about Dusty the kangaroo (right) jumping off.
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right) doesn't jump in, I lift Dusty the kangaroo (right) in and out.'
article_snippet.sent: While the adventure down to the dam has only happened a few times, Dusty, who the couple often call 'Skip', has also picked up some very canine-like habits. '
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right)'s either eating or sleeping.
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right)'s a very placid creature, and every time you walk out the door if Dusty the kangaroo (right)'s not laying in Dusty the kangaroo (right)
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right) comes up and wants a pat and a scratch,' Mr Stewart said. '
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right) even puts Dusty the kangaroo (right) arms up and wraps them around you like Dusty the kangaroo (right)'s giving you a cuddle,' Dusty the kangaroo (right)
article_snippet.sent: And just like most dogs, while Dusty gets along well with Lilly and Rosie, Dusty the kangaroo (right) doesn't care much for the couple's cat.
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo sleeps and eats with the dogs, and often tries to sneak the dogs food as well as Dusty the kangaroo
article_snippet.sent: Mr Stewart said that Dusty will hold his arms up and wrap them around like Dusty the kangaroo (right) is trying to give a cuddle . '
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right) just likes to hang out with the dogs, probably because Dusty the kangaroo (right) thinks Dusty the kangaroo (right)'s a dog.
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right) eats and sleeps with the dogs, and will wander down to the shed with the dogs and lay around if I'm working there,' Mr Stewart said.
article_snippet.sent: Dusty also has a collar, like many dogs, as a protective measure to ensure Dusty the kangaroo
article_snippet.sent: When Dusty the kangaroo (right) was little we used to let Dusty the kangaroo (right) out during the day and Dusty the kangaroo (right)'d go off grazing and wouldn't come back at night, so we'd have to go looking for Dusty the kangaroo (right),' Mr Stewart said. '
article_snippet.sent: we just couldn't find Dusty the kangaroo (right) as kangaroos don't make any noise and are very still,' Dusty the kangaroo (right) said. '
article_snippet.sent: Once we found Dusty the kangaroo (right)
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right) would always come back with we, so we decided to wrap some reflective tape around a collar so when we shone a torch at night we could see Dusty the kangaroo (right)'.
article_snippet.sent: In a rural area like this there are always kangaroos around who unfortunately get hit on the road and for various reasons orphaned joeys are found, and so we weren't sure when we took Dusty the kangaroo (right) home what would happen,' Dusty the kangaroo (right
article_snippet.sent: But by the time the couple had started to feed Dusty the kangaroo (right), and weened Dusty the kangaroo (right) off milk, Dusty the kangaroo (right) was part of the clan.
article_snippet.sent: Now, instead of milk, Dusty eats a mixture of grains, and guinea pig/rabbit food, Dusty the kangaroo (right) favourite treats are an apple or bread. '
article_snippet.sent: Although when we feed the dogs Dusty the kangaroo (right) often wants what the dogs're having,' said Mr Stewart.
article_snippet.sent: Unsurprisingly for a joey who has convinced Dusty the kangaroo (right)
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right)'s one of the pups,
article_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo (right) often  tries to get some of the dog biscuits too.
highlights_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo was adopted by the Stewart family from Esperance .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Dusty the kangaroo asks for scratches and tries to sneak dog treats when The two-year-old roo can .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Mr Stewart said that like any other dog, Dusty the kangaroo is either eating or sleeping .