Brucey the Brahman is a celebrity in his home town of Albany on Western Australia's south coast.

He has more than 700 friends on Facebook and can often be found grazing the grass outside the ten-pin bowling alley or galloping free along nearby picturesque beaches.

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His owner Tom Kennedy has been caring for Brucey, now 18 months old, since he was a tiny calf and has kept the impressive Brahman as a loving pet.

Mr Kennedy also runs the local rodeo and is hoping his mascot will change the way people perceive Brahmans as fearsome bucking bulls.

Part of the family

Brucey came into Mr Kennedy's life in mid-2017 after his mother died and left him an orphan.

Mr Kennedy is the organiser behind this weekend's Kalgan Stampede and grew up attending rodeos and riding horses.

Brucey is not your average Brahman bull. ( Supplied: Tom Kennedy )

He always wanted his own Brahman bull and after a bit of research, decided to look around for one to purchase.

"They're very inquisitive and a lot more intelligent than other types of bulls," he said.

"I started hunting around without my wife knowing and found a little fella up at a Brahman stud.

"I went and had a look and brought him home without telling the wife — she wasn't very happy with me at the time."

Brucey quickly settled into a comfortable life on Mr Kennedy's 5-acre property in the Great Southern region of WA and now spends his days relaxing in a paddock with two horses, a dog and cat for company.

"The idea of Brucey is for people to see the fun-loving side of rodeo animals as well," Mr Kennedy said.

"He had no real purpose in life if he was to be left where he was.

"He really grabs people's attention and showcases another side of the bulls."

Brucey's companions come in many different shapes and sizes. ( Supplied: Tom Kennedy )

A familiar face around town

Mr Kennedy also runs the Albany ten-pin bowling and go-karting operation and customers at the venue are often greeted by Brucey and his companions lazing outside on the lawns.

"The grass was a bit low [at home] during the year so I thought I would bring them in," Mr Kennedy said.

"I've got a lot of grass at the go karts and they migrated up to the bowling alley.

"We put the temporary fence up, had the door open on a still day and the customers loved them.

"He is not very productive at eating grass. The horses are helpful while Brucey just likes to lay around.

The pet Brahman soon began accompanying Mr Kennedy on bush rides, obediently following his owner and the horses on all kinds of adventures.

He is particularly fond of a trip to the beach and enjoys digging in the pristine white sand of the south coast.

"People think bulls are nasty. They're not," Mr Kennedy said.

"It's just dependent on the environment they're brought up in.

"When Brucey's laying down, kids can come pat him on the tummy. He'll lift his back leg up like a dog."

Brucey regularly hangs out at the local beach with his canine friend Flash. ( Supplied: Tom Kennedy )

Bringing back the rodeo

Mr Kennedy grew up attending the rodeo with his father and idolising the rough-riding cowboys.

With only a handful of rodeos held in the area over the past few years, Mr Kennedy decided to establish the annual ACH Contractors Kalgan Stampede event.

"I used to go to a local rodeo in the 70s and the biggest, nastiest and most impressive bulls were the Brahmans," he said.

"As I've grown up, I have gotten back into horses and I thought about bringing the rodeo back.

"It's about celebrating animals and giving them a … different lifestyle."

Mr Kennedy said ensuring the animals were in perfect condition and were calm as they waited in the pens was very important.

"I wouldn't be running a rodeo if I saw the bulls smashing into the yards, angry and frustrated," he said.

"They spend most of their time in the paddock relaxing and only a few minutes of the year running around in the arena."

Brucey the mascot

Brucey will not be displaying his athleticism in the arena with the other bucking Brahmans, instead he will be greeting the crowd and observing all the action as a VIB — Very Important Bull.

He has been preparing hard for his role, attending the Albany Agricultural Show last year, and touring the nearby Boddington Rodeo from the back of his own private ute.

Mr Kennedy hopes to one day use him as a kids pony-ride equivalent at the Kalgan Stampede.

Brucey makes friends everywhere he goes. ( Supplied: Katrina Marmion )

"He's a natural, people love him," he said.

"As soon as they [bulls] know you're not going to hurt them, and that you're there to have fun with them and be their best mate, the only other thing you've gotta have is respect.

"I do a bit of training and make sure that when he comes up to his food he's got to stop and wait before you allow him the food."

Mr Kennedy's 20-year-old horse Molly also helps to keep Brucey in check.

"Big Molly is always in charge. I think that's a positive thing that we have a couple of horses that teach him some manners," he said.

"When we go out trail riding she tells him to get behind her and pins her ears back if he tries to go past.

"She has had things her way for a while. She is not going to let a little Brahman get away with stealing her food."

Brucey got his first taste of celebrity life earlier this year when he toured the nearby Boddington Rodeo. ( Supplied: Tom Kennedy )

A different kind of guard dog

Brucey maintains his active Facebook profile by getting up to all sorts of trouble all over town.

He also tends to disappear once in a while from the paddock at home.

"I got home to lock him up a few nights ago and couldn't find him," Mr Kennedy said.

"I heard scuffling around and found he had got in and was asleep with the chooks.

"I left the door open because I thought, 'no foxes are gonna get in if Brucey is there'."