This is the heart-warming moment that a gentle dog befriends a young boy with Down's Syndrome and persuades the child to play. Herman, now five, from  La Plata, Buenos Aires, was captured on camera being approached by Himalaya, a Labrador. Herman's mother Ana, who posted the video on YouTube, said her son usually backs away from contact. Scroll down for video Tender: This is the heart-warming moment that a gentle dog befriends a young boy with Down's Syndrome to play with him Befriend: Herman, now five, from La Plata, Buenos Aires, was captured on camera being approached by Himalayan, a Labrador
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Herman, now aged five, is from  La Plata, Buenos Aires
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He was captured on camera being approached by Himalaya at his home
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Following an unsure start the pair end up playing together
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Herman's mother said he son usually shies away from contact
'He does not like be touched, but @placeholder (the dog) insisted so patiently, and she was so soft that's why it is so moving, she is left to do anything. '