A loyal dog has gone viral on social media after waiting outside a hospital while its owner was being cared for.
According to CNN, after a man named Cemal Senturk was taken by ambulance to the Medical Park Hospital in Trabzon in Turkey, on January 14, his devoted dog, named Boncuk, ran away from their apartment and followed him all the way there.
Take a look at this adorable news report on the dog in the video below:Hospital workers then told Senturk's family that his loyal pooch was patiently waiting outside the hospital for him to recover and see her again. Senturk's family elected to bring the canine companion back from the hospital and home with them.
But Boncuk was so concerned about her owner that she escaped again and returned to the hospital each day,
Discussing the dog in a later interview with CNN, hospital international patient center director Murat Ercan stated:
"His dog 'Boncuk' has followed him to the hospital gate and refused to leave for six days until her owner was discharged.
"Even though the family (took) Boncuk back home she managed to escape every day to wait at the hospital gate."
Ercan continued:
"Cemal Senturk has been with Boncuk for nine years and he also stated that he missed her a lot during his stay at the hospital.
"After he was cleared to go out he met his dog at the hospital gate. Boncuk has behaved really sweet during the six days and has managed to capture the love and affection of the whole staff."
Per The Daily Mail, Hospital security guard Muhammet Akdeniz spoke about the warm-hearted pet, stating: "She comes every day around 9am and waits until nightfall. She doesn't go in. When the door opens, she pokes her head inside."
The Mail reports that Senturk had since been discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, and has now returned to his home with faithful little Boncuk. I have a feeling that Boncuk is going to get a special treat for her astonishing display of devotion.