(CNN) They say a dog is a man's best friend -- and that was definitely the case for one patient of a hospital in northeastern Turkey, whose loyal pet waited by the entrance for six days until he was discharged. When Cemal Senturk was transferred by ambulance to Medical Park Hospital in Trabzon on January 14, his dog, Boncuk, escaped from their apartment and followed him to the facility, where she waited patiently each day. Hospital staff informed Senturk's family about the whereabouts of his canine friend. But after Boncuk was brought back home, she managed to escape again -- and returned to the hospital each day, Murat Ercan, the hospital's international patient center director, told CNN. The hospital said Senturk's apartment was nearby, and that the family were not sure how the dog kept escaping.

Source: CNN January 22, 2021 17:48 UTC