Heartbreaking cries of abandoned dog that had been abused for so many years it did not know how to react when it was shown affection for the first time
Priscilla the puppy is seen crying when stroked at a shelter in Romania
The two-minute clip then shows the dog slowly getting used to affection
In final scene pup plays with its handler and interacts with another dogs
PUBLISHED: 08:30 EST, 2 January 2016 | UPDATED: 09:44 EST, 2 January 2016
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A video of a terrified dog crying, as it gets stroked for the first time, is sure to pluck at the heart-strings of even the most reluctant animal lover.
In a moving two-minute clip the once-abused pup issues heartbreaking cries as it gets given some rare affection, at a kennels in Romania.
At first the small dog, named Priscilla, seems genuinely in distress and it can prove uncomfortable viewing, but slowly she becomes used to human contact as a handler strokes her soothingly on the head.
Abused dog screams as it is stroked for the very first time
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Priscilla, pictured, is clearly unsettled by human contact and cowers when she is approached by a handler
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Abused: Priscilla, pictured, was mal-treated when she was a young puppy according to the video's caption
Fortunately for viewers, we are gradually shown the positive progress Priscilla makes at the shelter, with consecutive scenes displaying her more at ease.
Later she cuddles up to a handler, plays in some leaves and interacts with another dog.