Sometimes the right choice isn’t about what you expect—it’s about opening your heart to something that is meant to be.
Sage and Sarah were proven that in the form of Lucille, or Lucy.
2024 was the year they were ready to open their home and hearts to a four-legged companion. They kept an eye on the Nova Scotia SPCA adoption page, scrolling through the pictures of big, hopeful eyes. At the time, they were looking for a puppy. And the Colchester Shelter had the cutest Mastiff tiny doggos.
So, on a scorching summer day, Sage and his partner went down to their local SPCA shelter ready for tiny, round bellies and high-pitched barks.
But as they met the puppies, Sage remembered one other sweet face they kept seeing on the website.
“We knew Lucy was the one to make our family complete when she walked through those doors to meet us. Our first visit was on August 6, 2024, when we went and met the Mastiff puppies. After meeting them, we were unsure if we [still] wanted a puppy, and I had suggested we meet Lucy as she was in the back of our minds coming to the shelter. We instantly fell in love with her upon her coming through those doors where she showed so much love to two strangers she didn’t know. The love continued to grow through our visit, to the point that we took her back inside and told the staff we wanted to put in an application to adopt Lucy into our home. The staff were ecstatic that we wanted to adopt Lucy, so we completed the application and within two days Lucy came home,” said Sage. 
Lucy, who was brought in as a stray and was at the Colchester Shelter for two months, had a difficult time being adopted due to her size and energy levels. She needed the right home to thrive in and let her personality shine. And she knew when she found it with Sage and Sarah because she claimed her spot on the couch from the first moment and since then she has continued to bring the biggest joy in her fur parents’ lives.
Now Lucy spends her days discovering new activities to enjoy. Sage told us some of, “her favourite ones are playing outside in the yard with her soccer ball, chasing the laser pointer at night, cuddling her favourite people on the couch, sitting like a human looking out the living room window, walking and car rides and getting lots of treats.”
For the last five months, Lucy has lived her best life. She spent her first Christmas in her new home. Even made a family trip to a drive-in theatre where she met her first foxes. Made a lot of new friends and loves to show how much love she has to offer. She has shown her personality and Sage admitted Lucy has “has a wide array of personalities. Some words that would describe her personality would have to be silly, playful, loving and gentle.”
And this is just the beginning for Lucy.
And this can be the story of other furry friends who are waiting for their people in SPCA shelters across the province.
Sage’s advice is, “Give them a chance, as any furry friend needs a home and people that love and care for them.”