Pooch abandoned at San Francisco airport is adopted by kind United Airlines pilot

An adorable puppy has been adopted by a United Airlines captain after being brought to San Francisco airport by a traveler from Asia who abandoned the animal on being told they had the incorrect paperwork. 

The unnamed owner abandoned him in September when he was just 12 weeks old because he did not have the proper paperwork for the pet to remain in the United States. 

Nicknamed Polaris, after United's business class product, the little dog was taken to an animal facility at Los Angeles International Airport where he was quarantined for three months while United officials worked to find a solution to keep him in the country.

The airline partnered with the San Francisco SPCA to find the German Shepherd mix  a new home, and now aged about six-months-old, was ultimately adopted by the United Airlines Captain William Dale who celebrated his homecoming with an adoption party at the airport.

Polaris, a puppy abandoned by his owner at San Francisco Airport earlier this year, has found a new forever home with United Airlines Captain William Dale and his family

United threw the six-month-old German shepherd mix an adoption party to celebrate finding him a forever home

'United's Customer Service team took on quite a challenge to ensure Polaris would be safe, healthy and find a loving home,' said Lisa Feder, San Francisco SPCA's chief of rescue and welfare.

Almost 30 airline employees applied to adopt Polaris but ultimately Captain Dale was selected. 

'Sometimes we deal with the craziest of situations,' United spokesperson Vincent Passafiume told NBC News. 

Polaris' original owner abandoned him in September aged only 12 weeks because the dog did not have the necessary paperwork to remain in the United States

The six-month old puppy was taken to an animal facility at the Los Angeles airport

United Airlines partnered with San Francisco SPCA to find Polaris a new home

The dog was housed at a quarantine facility for three months in LAX Airport from September

'This was probably one of the oddest we've ever dealt with and also one of the most challenging. 

'To be able to get the outcome that we did as a team and see that Polaris will go home to a family that will give him a good life is really a special moment for me.

'It's a great feeling to see this story come full circle and that Polaris will have a loving home with Captain Dale and his family — just in time for the holidays,' he added.

Almost 30 airline employees applied to adopt Polaris but ultimately Captain Dale was selected

incent Passafiume of United Airlines tweeted about the little dog back in September