It may sound like the plot of a Disney movie - but Todd the fox really does think he 's a dog . The animal was tamed after being rescued as a four-month-old cub and was raised as a domestic pet by owner Emma D'Sylva . Since then the lovable fox has picked up a number of canine characteristics such as tail wagging , playing with toys and even walking on a lead . Scroll down for video . Beloved pet : Emma D'Sylva and Todd the fox , who she rescued as a cub and raised as a domestic pet . The 11-month-old animal accompanies Ms D'Sylva 's pet labradors Sky and Oakley on walks , drawing double-takes from other dog-walkers when they see Todd trotting through the local park . He also sleeps in a kennel in his enclosure in the garden , plays energetically with the other dogs and even wags his tail when it 's feeding time . Emma , 25 , from Stanfield , Stoke-on-Trent , Staffs. , said : 'Todd has been captive-bred so he has never been in the wild . ' I 've had him since he was about four months old because his previous owners could n't look after him any more . Canine customs : Todd enjoys going on walks , playing with dog toys and even wags his tail when he 's happy . Sleeps in a kennel : The 11-month-old domesticated animal spends his nights in a plastic kennel with blankets . ' I get people coming over to me asking if he is a fox and if they can stroke him . 'He was a bit crazy when he first came to me last year but now he has a really strong bond with me and he will walk on a lead . 'He is very playful with me . He will run up to me wagging his tail when I go to feed him and he will roll over to have his belly tickled . 'He will come into the house but he has got a purpose built enclosure and he much prefers being outside . 'We got him a little plastic kennel in his enclosure with blankets which is similar to a dog bed . 'He is similar to a dog but he is a bit more hyperactive . He gets on with my two dogs , and wants to play with them all the time . Playful : The fox , pictured in the park with Ms D'Sylva , can not be let off the lead because he is deaf . School visits : Ms D'Sylva has 40 pets and takes some of them , including Todd , into schools and care homes so that children and the elderly can interact with them . 'He tries to do what the dogs do but I ca n't let him off the lead because he 's deaf so I ca n't shout him to come back . 'At first he was bonkers but he is getting more used to being in the company of other people now . 'If people or dogs come up to him in the park he will lie down at first and freeze but after a few seconds he will sniff around the dogs or sit patiently . ' Todd also lives with Emma 's menagerie of other creatures at her three-bedroomed house including a skunk , a raccoon , lizards and snakes . She takes some of her 40 pets into schools and care homes to enable children and the elderly to interact with a range of captive-bred animals . Emma , who lives with her partner Steve Johnson , 34 , added : 'Todd went out on his first school visit the other week and the children really enjoyed stroking him while he was in my arms . Walking companions : Todd is pictured in the woods with Ms D'Sylva 's two labradors Sky and Oakley . 'He 's really getting used to things now and I 'm looking forward to letting more and more people meet him . ' An RSPCA spokesperson said there were no legal restrictions on people keeping animals and pets in England and Wales as long as they were treated well . He added : 'Foxes have not been domesticated and a fox in captivity would have the same needs as in the wild . 'Anyone who keeps these animals is under a legal obligation to meet their needs under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 . '
Todd the fox tamed after being rescued as cub and raised as domestic pet . The story of how a young boy named Todd was adopted by an animal shelter in New York City is one that has been told many times over the years. Also sleeps in a kennel , plays with dog toys and goes for walks in the park . Owner Emma D'Sylva , of Staffordshire , also keeps a skunk and a raccoon .