Lucy

Lucy, formerly named Jovah, was a stray picked up by the SPCA in New York. Like many shelter chows, she was deemed “rescue only” – likely because of her medical needs and challenging behavior.

Our first concern was vetting for Lucy’s painful-looking eye infections and entropion issues. We wasted no time getting her to the vet for eye meds and scheduling an appointment for eye surgery.

It was also quickly apparent that at six months old, Lucy was an overly confident chow in desperate need of boundaries and training. Within her first week at her foster mom’s, she quickly learned some important doggy manners including how to walk respectfully on a leash.

Lucy’s next weeks included her entropion surgery, follow-up vet visits, and more lessons in canine etiquette. Lucy’s dedicated foster mom had begun to see that her basic training was getting easier and Lucy was beginning to flourish.

Once her eyes had healed, the sweet-but-challenging Lucy was ready for adoption. Merlin’s Hope knew that a special family would be required to manage her spirit. Luckily for Lucy, the right family had already fallen in love with her. They had completed our adoption process while tracking Lucy’s medical and behavioural progress.  The family had been waiting patiently for their baby to come home!

Lucy’s exactly where she’s supposed to be and we couldn’t be happier for little Lucy!
Congratulations to Lucy and her new family.