Dog Finds Home After Being Abandoned with Heartbreaking Note Before Christmas [Video]

A young dog is making a fresh start ahead of the new year.

Armando — a 4-year-old Labrador retriever mix — has found his forever home after being abandoned with a note in Arizona earlier this month.

On Dec. 15, Arizona Humane Society (AHS) employees found the canine “tied up” in the parking lot of the shelter’s Sunnyslope Campus parking lot, according to a press release from the organization shared with PEOPLE.

There, the note attached to Amando began, “It is with a heavy heart that we had to result to this, but due to unforeseen circumstances, we had no choice. This is Armando (Mando).”

“He has had his shots but might need them soon. He’s very friendly with dogs and people. He is prone to ear infections. We pray he finds a good home. God bless,” the note continued, per the AHS.

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