--- description: City officials have pledged to keep 'Bentley' safe title: Dog of Dallas Ebola Patient Rehoused, Given Toys image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt408d0faeb9e7ce9f/698760d8cd1bba67b76f2a3f/bentley-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [ebola](/tag/ebola/) ## ebola Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Dog of Dallas Ebola Patient Rehoused, Given Toys  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 15, 2014 12:01 AM CUT  Bentley, the one-year-old King Charles Spaniel belonging to Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted Ebola. Bentley, the one-year-old King Charles Spaniel belonging to Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted Ebola.Sana Syed—City of Dallas Public Information/AP  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 15, 2014 12:01 AM CUT Officials [said](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dog-dallas-nurse-ebola-moved-air-base-26199155 "undefined") Tuesday one-year-old Bentley, the dog of the [Dallas nurse infected with Ebola](http://time.com/3506758/dr-kent-brantly-donates-plasma-dallas-nurse-ebola/ "undefined"), has been moved to a nearby decommissioned naval air base where he’ll be supplied with bedding and toys, the Associated Press reports. The future of the King Charles Spaniel has been a hot topic ever since Excalibur, the dog of a nurse infected with Ebola in Spain, was euthanized last week. Spanish officials were concerned Excalibur could transmit the virus, and obtained a court order for euthanasia, despite animal rights protests and a [Change.org petition with over 400,000 signatures](http://linkis.com/www.change.org/p/0BwOO "undefined"). To date, there has not been a documented case of [Ebola being transmitted between a human and a dog](http://time.com/3480961/ebola-animals-transmission/ "undefined"), though [a CDC study](http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/3/pdfs/04-0981.pdf "undefined") reported it is possible for dogs to contract Ebola. Bentley will be monitored for Ebola symptoms at the Hensley Field base in southwest Dallas, where he has been since Monday, officials said. The city’s mayor Mike Rawlings, who has previously [promised to take care of the dog,](http://time.com/3502118/ebola-dallas-dog-euthanized/ "undefined") maintained Tuesday that city officials will do everything to care for Bentley. \[[AP](http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dog-dallas-nurse-ebola-moved-air-base-26199155 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3508221/bentley-ebola-dog-dallas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3508221/bentley-ebola-dog-dallas/"},"headline":"Dog of Dallas Ebola Patient Rehoused, Given Toys","datePublished":"2014-10-15T00:01:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:47:39.959Z","description":"City officials have pledged to keep 'Bentley' safe","url":"https://time.com/3508221/bentley-ebola-dog-dallas/","keywords":["ebola"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt408d0faeb9e7ce9f/698760d8cd1bba67b76f2a3f/bentley-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt408d0faeb9e7ce9f/698760d8cd1bba67b76f2a3f/bentley-dog.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Bentley, the one-year-old King Charles Spaniel belonging to Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted Ebola.","caption":"Bentley, the one-year-old King Charles Spaniel belonging to Nina Pham, the nurse who contracted Ebola.","creditText":"Sana Syed—City of Dallas Public Information/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/ebola/","name":"ebola"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3508221/bentley-ebola-dog-dallas/","name":"Dog of Dallas Ebola Patient Rehoused, Given Toys"}}]}] ```