Loyal puppies arrived panting at the hospital where their homeless owner was admitted, touching thousands of people. They had desperately chased the ambulance, hoping to catch up with him.

The homeless man had been rushed to the Santa Casa hospital in the city of Cianorte, Brazil, after he had suffered a cardiovascular attack.

Although the dogs’ owner did not have a home, he was not completely alone, as his six best dog friends were by his side in his time of need and would not agree to leave his side for anything in the world.

The faithful furry friends chased the ambulance that took their beloved owner away without stopping.

Hospital workers realized how much the puppies loved their owner when they saw them arrive at the hospital agitated and panting.

They had been relentlessly chasing the ambulance that had taken their owner away, and once they arrived on the scene they quickly turned the emergency entrance into their new home.

Volunteers from Amigos de Patas Cianorte, a non-governmental organization focused on helping animals, were called to the scene to take care of the wandering dogs.

Almost at the same time as the ambulance, the panting and exhausted dogs arrived at the hospital.

Volunteers fed the dogs and took pictures of them, while the loyal dogs stayed up all night waiting for the safe return of their owner.

The man, who goes by the name of Luiz, and his dogs are often seen on the streets of Cianorte, where the man has lived for at least 20 years.

And, although there have been attempts by several families to find a home for the dogs’ owner, he always ends up rejecting the offers to share the streets with his pack of friends.

The man was already known on the streets of Cianorte for his infinite love for his canine companions

“He lives with his cronies and treats them very well, sharing absolutely everything with them,” he wrote in a Facebook post, Friends of Cianorte Paws.

“That night, he suffered a stroke and his furry friends accompanied him and stayed crying outside the hospital. There they remain in vigil,” the group added in its publication.

Day and night the dogs waited outside the hospital.

By the next morning, Luiz was stable and ready to be discharged under the care of his brother.

However, as mentioned by the people at Amigos de Patas Cianorte, the reunion with his dogs would have to wait a while. In fact, they had to take him out of the hospital through another door where the dogs were not waiting.

Not even for a moment did they think about leaving until they saw their owner safe and sound.

“The dogs were desperate,” said Simone Ziliane, one of the organization’s volunteers. “On Thursday morning, when the man was discharged and left with his brother through the other door, the dogs remained at the emergency entrance,” Ziliane added.

“One of the NGO volunteers had to look for Luiz at his brother’s house to go to where the dogs were, that was the only way to get the dogs to leave the place,” Ziliane said.

Luiz and his dogs were finally reunited, and they proved to their owner and to the world that not for a second would they leave him alone. Something in the bottom of their hearts told them that their human would recover, and they would stay there until they could hug him again, as it really happened.

This tender story shows that our pets’ love for us is infinite and for them there is no insurmountable obstacle when it comes to showing us their support