Little Boy in Louisiana Sneaks Into Neighbor's Garage to Hug Their Dog

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This might just be the cutest garage bandit you’ve ever seen.

Little Josh Breaux of Pierre Part, Louisiana, was caught on his neighbor’s surveillance video quickly sneaking into their garage to give their pet dog a loving hug.

The homeowner, Hollie Mallet, noticed the adorable encounter when scrolling through the security footage in early-May and posted the video to her Facebook page in hopes of identifying her pup’s newfound pal. The video now has nearly 2 million views.

“We had an underground fence set up so my dog can roam freely so she just stays out, but doesn’t go in the road,” Mallet told ABC News. “We had noticed once or twice the little boy would stop at the end of the driveway and he would bring a ball and throw it to her.Courtesy of Ginger Breaux

“One day, we were going through the footage and I told my husband, ‘You’ve got to see this,’ and he [Josh] came in and gave him a quick hug, and we wanted to find out who he was,” she recalled. “We live in small town so everyone pretty much knows everyone, but we don’t know all the neighborhood kids because we don’t have small children anymore.”

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It didn’t take long before Josh’s mother, Ginger Breaux, was alerted of the video, and commented to confirm it was indeed her sweet son.

“Josh talks about your dog all the time!” Breaux wrote on the post. “Every time we pass he looks to see if she was sitting where he could see her. Just didn't know he was doing things like this. Last night when I first saw it, I was torn as a momma being happy and upset because he knows he shouldn't be on someone's property, but I wake up this morning more happy that he just absolutely adores dogs so much.”

The Breaux family does not own a dog. Their family pet recently died, and they have yet to replace her.

“We had our dog Bella since Josh was 2, but she passed away last year,” his mother explained in another post. “Things have been busy and Josh is active with after school activities so we have not jumped back into taking on the responsibility of starting all over again with a new pup quite yet. It will happen though!”Courtesy of Ginger Breaux

Mallet is thrilled her beloved black Labrador, Dutchess, has been able to fill that void for 9-year-old Josh.

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