A dog who was recently neutered reportedly returned to the office of the veterinarian responsible for performing the operation on him.

Dr. Steve Walstad said that upon driving past his office he found Radar, a black, mix-breed dog, lying in front of the Animal Clinic.

The vet recalled that Radar was brought to their clinic for neutering, and was left there by the owner, who afterwards went out of town for several weeks. Upon the owner's return on November 8, the dog was hesitant to leave the veterinarian's clinic. Apparently, the animal jumped over the fence three days after, and ran back to the clinic.

"I opened the door of the clinic and he ran right inside, into the back and settled right into his cage like he belonged there," the Joplin Globe quoted Walstad, who said a dog returning to the vet was a first in his 28-yaer practice. "I gave him some food and water and a hug, and he looked as happy as he could be."

Aside from living a mile away from the clinic, Radar had never been to the clinic on foot, yet he somehow managed to find his way, settling at the front of the building for almost the entire day, waiting to be let in by someone.

As Radar's owner was planning to find the dog a new home, the veterinarian was given permission to keep the canine, reported the Associated Press.

"We're going to call him ours now," said Walstad, whose schnauzer, Annie, had just passed away.

Radar will be sleeping in a cage at night, and will be allowed to roam around the office during the day. He will also be used for blood donations for rare but serious cases, when dogs are required transfusion.

"We had a ball with (Radar)," said Felicia Bass, a vet technician working at Walstad's clinic. "He loved to play with us in the yard."