See the heartbreaking moment Dallas Ebola nurse Nina Pham reunites with her dog [VIDEO]

The dog had been quarantined for 21 days.

Dallas nurse Nina Pham, who was successfully treated for Ebola after being infected by Liberian patient Thomas Eric Duncan, reunited with her dog on Saturday, CNN reports.

Pham, who was treated in a special isolation unit at the National Institutes of Health, was released on October 24, but had to wait more than a week to see her dog, a King Charles Cavalier spaniel named Bentley.

According to The Associated Press, Bentley was quarantined for 21 days out of an abundance of caution. During his quarantine, he was treated by veterinarians in protective gear at a decommissioned naval air base. Bentley tested negative for Ebola before being reunited with his owner.

The AP notes that an Ebola nurse’s dog in Spain wasn’t as lucky as Bentley. Officials euthanized the dog out of concern that he would spread the virus to others.

After reuniting with her dog in private, Pham took a moment to thank those that had supported her and her dog.

“I’d like to take a moment to thank people from all around the world who have sent their best wishes and prayers to me and Mr. Bentley,” Pham said at a news conference.

Pham also revealed that when she got sick she was afraid that nobody would be there to take care of her dog.

“After I was diagnosed with Ebola, I didn’t know what would happen to Bentley and if he would have the virus,” Pham told reporters, according to The Washington Post. “I was frightened that I might not know what happened to my best friend.”

“We are thrilled for this day for a lot of reasons, but mainly it’s a human story,” added Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. “The human nature of this story made it poignant — that everybody came out of this in a positive healthy way.”

A CNN article from October discussed whether pets can transmit Ebola. Citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the article said that human infections haven’t been linked to canines and that there have been no reports of dogs or cats becoming sick with the deadly virus or being able to spread the virus to humans.