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Wiley crying over Grandma’s grave.
A grieving wolf-dog filmed weeping at the grave of his owner’s grandma has captured the nation’s hearts.
Heart-wrenching footage of adorable mutt Wiley appearing to sob at Gladys’ final resting place has gone viral after being posted online.
The 10-second clip shows him hyperventilating as he lies his head down next to the tombstone.
“We miss her, too,” his handler is heard telling him as he shakes his head and shivers.
YouTube user SarahVarley13 uploaded the footage on Apr. 14, and it’s since been seen more than 450,000 times.
Replying to questions on the video sharing site, she says: “I am not a vet so I can’t say if he’s reverse sneezing as some of you are stating.”
But she said Wiley had “never done that before and hasn’t done it since” and admitted she “may be anthropomorphizing his actions” but it was “how I’m choosing to deal with loss.”
The Lockwood Animal Rescue Center — in Ventura County, California — also posted the video to its own website.
The center, which looks after wolf-dogs and horses, described Gladys as “a family member, and supporter” who would be “forever missed, especially by Wiley.”