Dogged wait of 2 years for dead owner

Staff feed Masha, who goes every day to the hospital where her owner died.

A loyal dog has shown up every day for two years at a Siberian hospital where her master passed away.

Masha appears at the hospital's reception in Novosibirsk region every morning, the Siberian Times reports.

Masha is well cared for by staff, who make sure she has a warm bed and food.

The faithful canine was the elderly man's only visitor, staff say, and ran home every night to stand guard before returning the next morning.

They hope someone will give her a loving home, although she has run back to the hospital just hours after being adopted by a family before.

"You see her eyes, how sad they are, not [like] when a dog's happy," said Dr Vladimir Bespalov.

-AP