- Xia Bao escorted his owner to the hospital back in February after the pensioner contracted COVID-19
- The loyal pup then stayed at the hospital's lobby waiting for his best friend to walk out and take him home
- Sadly, Xiao's owner died five days after he was admitted. But the dog remained at the lobby for three months waiting for his friend
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A seven-year-old dog that belonged to a dead COVID-19 patient who waited for its owner to leave hospital for three months now lives in a dog shelter.
The pup went with its elderly owner to Taikang Hospital located in Wuhan when he contracted the deadly disease back in February.
Xiao Bao accompanied his owner to hospital in February. Photo: Asia Wire
Source: UGC
Five days after being rushed to hospital, the loyal dog’s best friend died but the mongrel had no idea, Daily Mail reported.
A cleaner working at the health centre said despite its owner’s death, Xiao Bao the dog refused to leave the hospital’s promises.
Xiao's owner died five days after being admitted. Photo: Asia Wire
Source: UGC
For three long months, the furry animal sat at the lobby waiting for its owner to walk out of the doors and take him back home.
Staff at the hospital did not chase it away and took turns to feed it and look after man’s best friend.
Months later when the lockdown in the city was lifted, a shopkeeper working within the hospital took it upon herself to watch over Xiao.
A shopkeeper fed it and took care of it. Photo: Asia Wire
Source: UGC
“I first noticed the little dog when I returned to work in the middle of April. I called him Xiao Bao,” Wu Cuifen.
She later learned Xiao’s owner was a pensioner who lost the battle against COVID-19 in February.
Each morning the store owner went to work in the morning, the excited dog would welcome her and even bid her farewell in the evening.
The loyal dog never gave up on its owner. Photo: Asia Wire
Source: UGC
Wu said anytime she tried to ferry the dog away from the hospital, it would always find its way back to the hospital.
The dog had to be taken away eventually when patients started complaining of its presence whenever they went to get treated.
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