A donkey ditched by its mum thinks it's a dog after it was raised among pooches - and even goes for walkies and plays ball. John Nuttall, 64, whose family runs a donkey ride business on England's east coast, said three-month-old Kye responds to dg whistles. The miniature mule began exhibiting hound-like behaviour after his mother rejected him, leaving John and his partner Gražina Pervenis, 40, to hand-rear him.