A heartbreaking video emerged from China of a mother dog looking at her dying pup with tears in her eyes, as she is unable to help it.

The video, filmed in Jieyang City in Guangdong Province on February 13, shows a mother dog staring with tears in her eyes at her weak puppy, who is held in their owner's hand. Then she licks her baby gently to try to heal it.

In another clip, the owner can be seen trying to feed the weak new-born puppy with a bottle of milk.

Unfortunately, the puppy was taken to a vet but didn't survive.