A moving video shows a terrified dog crying as it gets some affection at a kennels in Romania.

The small dog named Priscilla was abused so much that when a kind-hearted woman Monica Mitreanu tried to calm her she was so petrified, that a gentle touch seemed like a threat to her.

At first the small dog seems in distress as she tries to comprehend whether her handler will do any harm to her.

However, after a short period of reassuring and soothing strokes around her head Priscilla gets quieter and quieter and she starts to relax.