Boy caught on video sneaking into neighbor’s garage to hug her dog

[Liberal_in_LA]

When a Louisiana woman placed a surveillance camera in her garage, she never expected to see this trespasser. The trespasser was not a criminal, but a little boy who had been running into her garage to hug her dog.

Dog owner Hollie Mallet took to Facebook in the hopes of identifying the boy.

“Attn Neighbors! Anyone know who this sweet little boy is?” she posted. “Every now and then when he rides his bike he will quickly come and love on my dog or play fetch real quick, but always leaves quick like he doesn’t know if he should be here! I’d like to tell him he’s welcome to stay and play, she loves the attention!”

After watching the video, Ginger Breaux recognized the boy as her son Josh and alerted Mallet. She explained that her son loves animals, especially dogs. The Daily Mail reports that the Breuax family’s dog Bella recently died.

Now, Mallet now invites Josh to frequently visit her dog Dutchess.




http://wgntv.com/2016/06/09/boy-caught-on-video-sneaking-into-neighbors-garage-to-hug-her-dog/

[jonno99]

1. What great soul-cleansing story - thanks for posting.

edit: btw all - don't bother reading the comments (you'll just need another "cleaning"...sigh).

[UtahLib]

2. Bless his sweet and loving heart!

[sheshe2]

3. Love this,

Thanks.

[Il_Coniglietto]

4. Aww, look at that face!

Such a lovely story. Thank you for sharing this with us!

[Omaha Steve]

5. Thanks for posting

K&R!

OS

[Liberal_in_LA]

21. I always enjoy your animal stories and pics

[George Eliot]

6. This makes me smile. Thanks.

[Liberal_in_LA]

20. ..

[Logical]

7. Kid should be arrested!

Not really. I love this story!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. Alas, Bella. Josh and Dutchess are adorable.

[virgogal]

9. We all need this type of story.

[paleotn]

10. Sweet, sweet story.

....with all the crap going on lately, I really need that. Thanks! Now I think I'll go give my pups a big fat hug.

[Kingofalldems]

11. Video here:

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. Kid runs inand out so fast. Heclearly thinks he is doing wrong

[Mariana]

23. I'm sure he's been told not to go in other people's houses

without permission, so of course he thought he was doing wrong. Well, now he has permission.

[Jim Beard]

12. This is a good thread

I enjoyed it.

[rocktivity]

13. Here's hoping that the Breauxes will be able to replace Bella soon.

Perhaps a local animal shelter can step in to help.


rocktivity

[Skittles]

41. they'll never be able to replace Bella

but certainly they can get another dog

[awoke_in_2003]

14. K&R

I needed that.

[GeoWilliam750]

15. Nice story

Every dog should have a little boy or girl of their own.

[davidthegnome]

16. Uplifting story. Thank you for posting.

Brings back some memories. When I was a little boy, there was a big (almost giant) black lab that lived some distance down the street from me. I was always out on my bike doing something - and one day when he was standing there, wagging his tail and looking longingly at the tennis ball in the grass, I decided to stop and play with him a bit. It began something of a friendship between Cob (that was his name) and I that lasted for several years. Occasionally Cob's humans would come outside, or stop and watch - and other neighborhood kids eventually came to see him, too.

Not sure what made me decide to play with him that day, since he was big - and I was always kind of scared of big dogs back then. Maybe he just looked lonely. Or bored. Maybe it was that giant wagging tail, or the fact that he didn't rip my face off (which, in retrospect, could have happened) when I stopped to play with him.

This kid took it a step further in sneaking into a garage - but I'll bet you it was the dog's fault for staring at him with those big eyes and wagging it's tail. I wish there were more stories like this.

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. Great story. Hard for kids to resist furry friends

[shenmue]

17. Squeeeeeeeee

[AgadorSparticus]

22. What a beautiful story! 😍😍😍

[leftyladyfrommo]

24. It's a Hugging rather than a mugging.

We really need to have more of these.

What a great kid.

[IronLionZion]

25. I thought dogs didn't like hugs?

Any dog owners familiar with this? They like being pet but not hugged because it is restraining and makes them feel intimidated?

Anyway, I'm glad this boy did not get shot for trespassing. It's a cute story. And hopefully he'll get longer play sessions with the owners permission and not have to hide it.

[ColesCountyDem]

28. It depends on the dog.

Some dogs don't like hugging, because it restrains them in a way no other dog or pack member could do, but some dogs don't mind it, and some actually like it. I currently have a basset hound who not only likes hugs from me, but who will actually seek me out in order to get hugs. My previous basset hound, on the other hand, didn't care for hugs, and would squirm and struggle when I tried to hug him.

Dogs are very much individuals, just like people, and often have different likes and dislikes.

[demigoddess]

30. dogs can feel if a child needs to hug them, I think this one did.

a friends dog sat still for my daughter to pet her even though sitting still for that long was painful for the dog. But my daughter is retarded and that dog and our cats instinctively knew that and were extra patient with her. She loves dogs and cats as a result.

[PoliticAverse]

32. If he tries this with other dogs he may have an unfortunate encounter with one that really doesn't.

[JI7]

37. i had a doberman that hugged back . i'm guessing in this case the boy and that particular dog

were ok. the boy would probably have known if the dog was not into it and not tried much more . but in this case they did get along .

[Surya Gayatri]

26. Wonderful, heartwarming story. How can you not LOVE this little boy?

[Thinkingabout]

27. This is a good sign he loves dogs, any dog.

[Hoyt]

29. Love this story. Tried it with a neighbor's German Shepherd, still have the scar on my leg.

[niyad]

31. k and r for this heartwarming story. thank you so much for sharing.

[TheDebbieDee]

33. Thank you SO much for sharing this news....

I'm glad things turned out well for the little boy and the dog....

[msanthrope]

34. Not crying. nt

[Aerows]

35. And he's wearing an LSU shirt

I doubt that he could get anymore adorable.

[JI7]

36. so sweet

[MerryBlooms]

38. Adorable. I saw this on WGN yesterday morning. I love the feel-good stories they

share along with the usual horrible news. It's my favorite local news channel.

[smirkymonkey]

39. Awww! Very cute!

[Lazy Daisy]

40. Thanks, needed this

Look at the mug on the dog....looks like mutual love

[JI7]

42. Pic of Josh with his Dog Bella

Bella had been with him since he was 2 . and he lost her last year. affection from a dog(and i assume other animals) could do so much for one's life.