his actual name is skrim.an adventure that had him on the lamb in new orleans twice in the past year. >> we all see ourselves in him a little bit. we are running from something, running to something. >> his most recent escape, busting out a second story screened window in november. then slipping out of the gate. all captured on camera. >> that's skrim. >> michelle putting out a call for help online. >> that's when he went viral. people online tracking skrim's location on a map. reporting sightings on doorbell and wildlife cams. >> that's him. >> he surviving this winter's big louisiana snowstorm. you started seeing skrim was going viral, all the attention he was getting online in this search, what went through your mind? >> i didn't believe it was true at first. one of my -- the videos -- one of them had over a million views. i'm like, are you kidding me? these people are sending me texts day and night, just supporting me and my efforts and saying, wow, what can i do to help? >> he is right there. hi, baby. >>

that's when skrim went viral. people online tracking skrim's location on a map.viving this winter's bigouisiana snowstorm. when you started seeing skrim going viral and all the attention skrim was getting online in this search, what went through your mind? >> i actually didn't believe it was true at first. one of the videos had over a million views, and i'm, like, are you kidding me? all these people are sending me texts day and night, just supporting me in my efforts and say, wow, what can i do to help you? >> he's right there. hi, baby. >> reporter: the videos showing skrim's shenanigans across the city. >> they would set up these grids where they would sit out on street corners in their cars waiting for him to pass by so they could text me and let me know where he was. people wanted to see him safe. >> reporter: from signs to statue us. the pup's time on the run bringing this city together. >> oh, my god, oh, my god, it skrim. >> reporter: but they couldn't catch him until last week when michelle got a text reading "caught skrim." >> and to be here talking to