Golden retriever refuses to leave Chinese owner after she collapses in street
Loyal pet rides in ambulance and sits outside hospital treatment room until devoted pair are reunited
Staff at a hospital in northeast China took the unusual step of allowing a pet dog to sit outside a treatment room while doctors attended to its owner who had fainted in the street, Chinese media reported.
The woman, who was not named, passed out while walking her golden retriever on a road in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, Thepaper.cn reported on Sunday.
She was quoted as saying that she had been drinking the night before.
Members of the public went to the woman’s aid while her faithful pet circled her like a gentle guard.
When an ambulance crew arrived and lifted the stricken woman onto a stretcher it became clear the devoted animal was not going to let its owner leave without it.
The ambulance crew were unfazed and allowed the dog to get in the ambulance with them.
The pattern was repeated on their arrival at Daqing People’s Hospital, the report said.