Dog breaks out of home, Sneaks into hospital to be with sick owner!

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 40

This story is stranger than fiction but will undoubtedly warm any dog lover’s heart. An entire Cedar Rapids family was left completely baffled by the actions of their miniature schnauzer, Sissy.

Nancy Franck was staying at Mercy Medical Center after undergoing cancer-related surgery.

That’s when her schnauzer Sissy somehow broke her way out of her own home and walked 15 blocks, nearly two miles, to the hospital where Nancy was staying.

When security footage caught Sissy sniffing around the hospital lobby, a security guard used the info on her dog tag to call Nancy’s husband, Dale.

The husband says Sissy would have made it straight to Nancy’s room, but she just couldn’t find the right elevator! Someone was seriously missing Mommy.

“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. But no worries here, Sissy (much like Winston) was welcomed into the hospital, and Nancy was very happy to see her little girl.

“I don’t know how she found the right door or did any of that herself,” Nancy said. “That was great. Just being able to see her. That was perfect.”

Please SHARE if you think schnauzer Sissy clearly has a very special bond with Nancy!



40 thoughts on “Dog breaks out of home, Sneaks into hospital to be with sick owner!”

  1. Moira Eicholtz

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    It’s believable because an aunt of mine had a little black dog (called Blackie) who would walk from her house to see my grandmother some distance away. Once, my mother and I had been to visit granny and encountered Blackie making his way to granny’s house. He stopped to greet us then went on his way.

  5. Judith Yates

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    And the law says dogs are possessions!! Like.an old hat or empty soda can. You can kill them. Abandon them. They are our gift from GOD,ieDOG. This just shows us that dogs feel love, pain, sorrow. Got any hats can do that??? Use stories like this to change the LAW.

  25. Tami Harris

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    What a sweet story, if she could have found the right elevator and was able to push the buttons i,m quite sure she would have found her room also! Good Dog and loyal friend!!

  27. Judy Haila

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    Dogs are amazing aren’t they. I know people who would not walk that far. Sereously, I am an advocate for patients in the hospital to see their beloved friend. It raises the spirits of those in that setting and gives them the encouragement they need to fight back and get out of the hospital.

  33. Rose M King

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    Dogs are amazing! Our dog Cubby moved with us across the state of Missouri from St. Charles to Blue Springs. That first night Cubby stayed in the back yard of the new house. The next morning Cubby was gone. About three weeks later our old next door neighbor in St. Charles call us to tell us Cubby was on the front porch of our old house. Thanks to the neighbor they adopted Cubby since he travel 240 miles in that 3 weeks.

  38. Rose M King

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    we didn’t have the keys to the house and the hotel wouldn’t allow pets. My bother and I wanted to sleep in the back yard with Cubby but our parents wouldn’t allow that.

  39. Rose M King

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    My bother and I wanted to sleep in the backyard with Cubby but our parents wouldn’t allow it . They didn’t have the keys to the house yet and the hotel/motel wouldn’t allow pets.

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