house to pet a dog now has his own

A nine-year-old boy from Louisiana who was filmed on CCTV sneaking into his neighbor's garage to hug a dog has been bought his own four legged companion.

Josh Breaux, from Pierre Part, was caught on numerous occasions by Hollie Mallet's surveillance camera cycling up to her house and rushing into the garage to pet her dog-Duchess.

Touched by the love the boy had for her pet, Mallet took to Facebook to see if she could identify the boy.

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Josh and his new best friend Drake. His mom, Ginger, put off buying a new dog due to the boy's school commitments

Footage of the boy soon went viral and has been viewed tens of millions of times across the world.

The boy was mourning the loss of his dog, Bella, who passed away last year and his mom said that the time wasn't the right time to add another to the family due to his school commitments.

'We had our dog Bella since Josh was 2, but she passed away last year,' Josh's mother, Ginger, wrote on the Facebook.

Best friends: Josh has since taken a number of selfies with Duchess

'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!'

Ginger finally buckled this week under 'friendly' pressure from video viewers and got her son a nearly three-month-old Labrador pup named Drake.

A video from the Breaux home this week shows Josh and Drake hugging and playing with each other.

'Surprised my babies with our new pup! Meet Drake!' Ginger posted on her Facebook page.

'Josh was in shock and literally almost cried. (Was hiding his face in the pillows) Janie kept asking "is it really ours?"'

Drake was given to Josh after his previous owner went to college and could no longer care for the puppy.

Despite the new arrival Ginger told ABC that Josh still goes to see Duchess for a cuddle.

'Josh still goes to see Duchess on occasion,' she said.

'Myself and my daughter also stop to visit her a few days a week when we go walk. My daughter loves playing and giving her hugs.'

Josh's neighbor, Hollie Mallet, was overjoyed to find out who the young boy was by positing the video and was happy to allow Josh to continue playing with her dog.

'So glad to see that innocence and love was caught on camera instead of what they are normally used for. Can't believe all the views this post has received, so glad to have captured this sweetness!' She wrote.