At just a year old, Alduin found himself abandoned, forced to face the elements alone in a vast and rural area. He was a sad sight with relentless parasites marring his beautiful coat. When the hunger became more than he could bear, Alduin sought help from a stranger.
Unable to give him the home he deserved, Alduin’s rescuer made the trek to Palmetto Animal League where our caring staff was waiting to give this teddy bear of a dog the dedicated attention and medical care he desperately needed to start a new life.
Within weeks, Alduin’s happy-go-lucky personality began to show. No longer in fear of being left to fend for himself, Alduin was able to let go of the past and live in the moment. And just as Alduin was settling in at PAL, the wheels of fate were already turning.
“I happened to scroll down my Facebook feed the same day PAL shared Alduin’s story,” says Carys Anor. “While his sweet face caught my eye, it was his name that convinced me to stop. Alduin is the name of a character in my favorite video game.”
Carys and her boyfriend Anthony drove nearly 4 hours from upstate South Carolina to meet Alduin at PAL.
“We couldn’t stand another second without him being part of our little family,” remembers Carys. “This happy, excitable boy was ours!”
Having just bought a home, adopting a dog had seemed like something for the distant future for Carys and Anthony, but fate has a way of bringing hearts together.
“He’s the dog that we’ve always needed but didn’t realize until now,” says Carys. “He allows us to focus on something simple, pure, and wholesome in the midst of our big life changes.”
Carys and Anthony love taking Alduin, now lovingly called Orion, on daily adventures, but there’s something inexplicably grand about the ordinary moments they spend at home.
“The reassuring feeling of a warm, fluffy, loyal presence at the bottom of your bed is something that can never be replaced,” says Carys.
From discarded to dearly loved, the dog found wandering alone and covered with ticks is now the center of someone’s world.
“There’s only one word I can think of to describe what brought us, Orion, and PAL together,” says Carys. “It was kismet.”
Lindsay Perry, Palmetto Animal League Marketing Coordinator
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