When The Homeless Owner Ended Up In Hospital, His Dogs Waited For Him Patiently Outside
On the 2nd of January 2019, a homeless man in Brazil had to be urgently taken to a hospital because he had had a stroke. He didn’t have a roof to live under but he did have loving companions. Six of them stayed by him the whole time and couldn’t be prevailed upon to leave him alone. Luckily the staff at the hospital took videos of the entire incident.
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Their videos showed the dogs running behind the ambulance all the way to the entrance of the hospital. They were breathless and panting but they didn’t stop until they were prevented from walking into the ER. But not being able to follow him in didn’t discourage them in the least. The dogs simply decided to camp outside the building.
An NGO working to save animals, Amigos de Patas Cianorte, sent workers to the hospital upon receiving summons to help the dogs who were in obvious distress. They took time out to give the dogs food and even took pictures of the loyal animals as they patiently waited throughout the cold night for their friend to be brought back to them.
The residents of Cianorte had grown used to the sight of Luiz and his pets as he had lived there for more than two decades. Even though several people, including his family, had attempted over the years to get him a place to live, Luiz had rejected all their ideas because he simply preferred living outside with his faithful pack of dogs.
Amigos de Patas Cianorte posted on their Facebook page about Luiz. They wrote about how he takes good care of the dogs and how he shares his whole life with them. When he had the stroke his buddies followed him to the hospital and waited for him, crying the whole time. They sat vigil as the doctors were saving his life.
By the time the sun came up, Luiz’s condition had stabilized and he was discharged into his family’s care. This was confirmed by Amigos de Patas Cianorte. But since he had to use another exit, he was not able to immediately reunite with his canine family.
One of the workers at Amigos de Patas Cianorte, Simone Ziliane, spoke about how the dogs were desperately waiting to see him. They had started howling when he was taken into the hospital and out of their sight. When he was released to his family and had to leave through a different exit, his dogs stayed at the hospital entrance still waiting for him. The NGO had to send a worker to get Luiz from where he was staying with his brother so that he could meet the dogs who were still looking out for him at the hospital. Luiz had had no idea that they were waiting for him but the idea didn’t come as a shock to him.