BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) -- Last Friday, Brookings resident Gail Noack was admitted to the hospital. Noack has since been discharged and is doing well, but her stay was overnight, which mattered for one major reason; Missy, her emotional support dog, was home alone. Enter Brookings Police Officer Kyle Johnson. Former Oglala Sioux Tribe employees face fraud charges for $4.7 million  "I was met by this nice officer, Kyle Johnson, who came and offered to take my dog here so she could go relieve herself," said Noack. "He's a hero, and he's definitely Missy's hero." Noack says Missy takes care of her. "She lets me know when my blood pressure gets high -- she pretty much does everything for me," she said. Missy So when Noack had to go into the hospital, she was worried about Missy. Johnson recalled the story from his point of view. "It started off as a welfare check -- an officer had arrived to come knock on the door and he requested an ambulance," said Johnson, explaining that he came along to assist at that point, and recognized the apartment from a previous call some months ago. "I saw Missy inside and she greeted me the first time I was here and she greeted me again," he said. The responders made sure to get Noack loaded up into an ambulance and off to the hospital; "but obviously there's Missy," said Johnson. "I wanted to make sure she was cared for, so while [Noack] was out in the ambulance I made sure to take Missy out -- then brought her back and secured the door, brought the key back out and sent that up to the hospital as well." Johnson said he wasn't sure how long Noack would be at the hospital, so he notified the night shift at the department that there would be a dog alone at the apartment before clocking out at the end of his own shift. "The following morning when I came in for my next shift I saw that she's still at the hospital -- and so I was concerned about the dog," said Johnson. Following through on his concern, he checked in with animal control and checked in at the hospital with Noack to see if Missy would need to go out again. "A lot of people are scared when they see how big she is," said Noack, though she explained that Missy is very well trained and never barks in the apartment. This wasn't a concern for Johnson. "I knew Missy a little bit, so I called her name and she'll just kind of look up at you," Johnson said. "I know she likes her treats a little bit, so I made sure to give her a little bit of kibble as a snack." Johnson said this sort of follow up, is standard practice. "I think it's just important to help out citizens of our community, you know, follow up, make sure not only that they're taken care of, but maybe their residence or whoever dwells in the residence, and obviously Missy dwells there," he said.