@connectwithgrowth: Maturing is Realizing Why He Protected The Fox. One of the most powerful moments in *The Fox and the Hound* happens when everything that was supposed to divide two friends finally catches up to them. Tod is a fox. Copper is a hunting dog. From the moment they grow older, the world around them insists they must become enemies. Their owners expect it. Nature expects it. Even the fence that once separated them becomes a symbol of the roles they are forced to play. But in the end, something deeper remains. After Tod risks his life to save Copper from a bear, the chase suddenly changes. When Amos Slade raises his gun to finish it, Copper does something no one expected. He steps in front of Tod. In that moment he is no longer a hunter’s dog. He is simply a friend protecting the one who once protected him. #friendship #thefoxandthehound #loyalty