Devoted dog spends days outsideTurkish hospital waiting for owner
© January 22, 2021, Guardian News, THE GUARDIAN
A faithful dog waited outside a hospital in Turkey for almost a week until her owner was released after being treated for a brain condition.
The devoted pooch, named Boncuk, followed the ambulance that took Cemal Senturk, 68, to the hospital in the Black Sea city of Trabzon on Jan. 14, news agency DHA reported.
Bonuck — whose name means “beads,” in reference to her hazel eyes — then returned every morning to the entrance to continue her lonely vigil, where hospital staff would sometimes feed her.
“She doesn’t pose a danger to anyone. Everybody noticed the relationship between the dog and her owner. It makes everybody happy,” hospital rep Fuat Ugur said, according to Reuters.
Security guard Muhammet Akdeniz told DHA: “She comes every day around 9 a.m. and waits until nightfall. She doesn’t go in. When the door opens, she pokes her head inside.”
Cemal Senturk, owner of his faithful companion Boncuk, outside a medical care facility in Trabzon, Turkey, on January 20, 2021. (DHA via AP)
Senturk’s daughter, Aynur Egeli, said she tried to take Boncuk home several times but the dog would race right back to the hospital.
When Senturk was finally released Wednesday, an overjoyed Boncuk ran alongside his wheelchair, jumping up to be petted and wagging her tail.
Boncuk the pup looking for her owner at the entrance of a medical care facility in Trabzon, Turkey, on January 19, 2021. (DHA via AP)
“She’s very used to me. And I miss her too, constantly,” he added.
With Post wires
Available at: https://nypost.com/2021/01/22/devoted-dog-spends-days-outside-turkish-hospital-waiting-for-owner/. Accessed on January 28, 2021.
Also available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/22/patient-dog-waits-for-days-outside-hospital. Accessed on January 28, 2021.
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