About the star :

A star on the left hind paw of the Greater Dog, Canis Major.

Furud is either from Al Furid or Al-Furud, the "Bright Single Ones", or "Individual" stars, or, perhaps by a transcriber's error, from Al Kurud, "the Apes", referring to the surrounding small stars with some of those of Columba; Ideler thought the latter derivation more probable.

Al Sufi mentioned these as Al Agribah, "the Ravens" in an early Arabic figuring. (Allen)

General influence of the constellation:

It is said to give good qualities, charity and a faithful heart, but violent and dangerous passions. There is some danger from, or fear of, darkness and the night, and liability to dog bites, though the latter characteristic is probably associated more particularly with Sirius (this star). Canis Major is connected by the Kabalists with the Hebrew letter Tzaddi and the 18th Tarot Trump, "The Moon". (Robson).

Remember, only the parallel and conjunction are important and the orb must be no more than 1 (one) degree.