Woman's best friend: Schnauzer escapes, walks 15 blocks to find owner in the hospital

dog



Sissy the miniature schnauzer managed to get out of her yard and walked 20 blocks to the hospital where her owner was recovering from cancer treatment.



There's no denying the bond that develops between people and their pets.

A miniature schnauzer in Cedar Rapids proved that nothing, even distance, can break that bond.


Nancy Franck and her two miniature schnauzers, Sissy and Barney, live in southeast Cedar Rapids. Franck, however, has been staying 15 to 20 blocks away at Mercy Medical Center following a surgery.


She's been in the hospital for about two weeks.


Last Saturday Nancy's husband, Dale, was devastated when Sissy unexpectedly ran away from home


"We looked up and there was this dog that was just running across the lobby," said Mercy Security Officer Samantha Conrad.


It's a surprise visitor no one expected: a dog in a hospital. Security cameras caught it all. Just like anybody would, Sissy wandered through two automatic doors and strolls right into Mercy Medical Center.



[embedded content]






"We started looking at the tags and it had the address and we saw how far away this dog had lived, as far as going at least fifteen blocks to get here. So, it was quite an amazing journey that this dog made," Conrad said.
dog 1



Sissy enters the hospital where her owner is receiving cancer treatment.



The security guard used the dog's tags to call one of the owners at home, Dale Franck.

"I thought she just wanted to go someplace, but I didn't know where and she had never run away before," Nancy's Husband Dale Franck said.


That's when the security guard realized Dale's wife was getting treatment at Mercy. So far from home, Sissy found what she was looking for.


"She wanted to go see her mom. She was on a mission but she couldn't find the right elevator to take," Dale Franck said.


"I don't know how she found the right door or did any of that herself," Nancy Franck said.


"She missed mom. That's all I can say. She missed mom and she knew to come and see mom," said Nancy's Daughter, Sarah Wood.


That's why the family believes Sissy ran away from home, to find the person who is home.


"I said did you sneak this dog in here? She said 'no, she snuck herself in here, mom'," said Nancy Franck.


The family still can't figure out how Sissy knew where to go.


"That was great just being able to see her. That was perfect. I'm glad she thought of it," Nancy Franck said.


The family said they have never taken Sissy to the hospital. The only thing they can think of is that Nancy works next door at the Hall Perrine Cancer Center. In the past the dog has been in the car when the family dropped off Nancy at work.


After a long couple weeks in the hospital, the surprise visitor brought a much-needed smile to Nancy's face.


Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.

This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at http://bit.ly/1xcsdoI.


Categories: