An hour later, Archie’s parents brought him in.

As soon as the dog saw his owner, he rushed to the bed, jumped up and pressed himself against the boy.

For the first time in weeks, he smiled and hugged the dog tightly.

The doctors and nurses watched this scene with wet eyes: the friendship between man and dog was stronger than pain and fear.

But suddenly Archie became wary.

His fur stood on end, he jumped off the bed and rushed to the corner of the ward.

The surgeon who was supposed to perform the operation was standing there. The dog barked so furiously that it seemed like it was about to bite the doctor.

– Get rid of this creature! – the doctor screamed, recoiling.

The colleagues hurried to calm the dog down, but suddenly one of the doctors looked at the surgeon strangely and suddenly understood the reason for the dog’s strange behavior.

The doctor caught a smell… A sharp, sharp smell of alcohol.