Via Telegraph:
A dog called Maya is achieving celebrity status in Spain as she waits for her owner outside the doors of a hospital in Alicante, a vigil which has already lasted for six days.
Despite the efforts of her owner’s father, Maya refuses to be led away or distracted from her duty, honouring the tradition of her Akita Inu breed, reputed to be among the most loyal dogs in the world.
Last Sunday Maya’s owner, 22-year-old Sandra Iniesta, began feeling intense pain in her abdomen as she, her father and the dog were travelling to their Barcelona home by car after a holiday.
They made an emergency stop at Elda hospital, near Alicante, where Sandra had emergency surgery to remove her appendix.
The patient’s father, Andrés Iniesta, tried to put Maya back in the car as he drove off to get some rest, but to no avail.
Well, a few hours ago, Sandra got out of the hospital.
And here’s her reunion with Maya. Lots of hugs.
