© Provided by New York Daily NewsDevoted dog Boncuk looks for his owner, Cemal Senturk, at the entrance of a medical care facility in the Black Sea city of Trabzon, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. Boncuk has spent five days waiting in front of the hospital where her sick owner was receiving treatment. Senturk was discharged from the hospital later on Wednesday and returned home with Boncuk.(DHA via AP)
A patient pooch spent the last week waiting outside a Turkish hospital while her owner receives treatment before an emotional reunion.
According to DHA, a Turkish news agency, Boncuk the dog followed an ambulance that transported her owner, Cemal Senturk, to a hospital in Trabzon, a city on the Black Sea.
Senturk's daughter, Aynur Egeli, said no matter how many times she took Boncuk back home, the dog would run back to the hospital.
"She comes every day around 9 a.m. and waits until nightfall. She doesn't go in," hospital security guard Muhammet Akdeniz told DHA. "When the door opens she pokes her head inside."
© Provided by New York Daily NewsCemal Senturk, owner of Boncuk, outside of a medical care facility in the Black Sea city of Trabzon, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
Cemal Senturk, owner of Boncuk, outside of a medical care facility in the Black Sea city of Trabzon, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
Boncuk's patience paid off Wednesday when Senturk was wheeled out for some daddy-doggy time shortly before he was discharged from the hospital.
"She's very used to me. And I miss her, too, constantly," he said.
With News Wire Services