Polar bear killed sled dog where cute viral video was shot

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If it's too cute to be true, it probably is.

The owner of a Manitoba dog sanctuary, whose dog was the subject of a heartwarming viral video with a polar bear, told CBC News that a bear has killed and eaten one of his dogs.

The viral clip, which was posted online over the weekend, showed an enormous polar bear stroking a lounging dog on the head for several fascinating and adorable moments.

While many were awed by the unlikely friendship, conservation officers were called to remove three polar bears from Mile 5 Dog Sanctuary in Churchill, Man., last week, CBC News reported.

Watch this giant polar bear pet a dog on its head in Churchill, Manitoba https://t.co/b2mt1tG6Gm pic.twitter.com/nDRd558CRO

— CBC News (@CBCNews) November 17, 2016

One bear had to be immobilized and removed because it killed one of the dogs, while a mother and a cub had to be removed because they were allegedly being fed, according to the CBC.

Brian Ladoon, who breeds Canadian sled dogs at the sanctuary, told the CBC that a polar bear ate one of his dogs chained outside last week.

"That was the only day we didn't feed the f--king bears, the only night we didn't put anything out," he told CBC News.