Besides his health and regular vet visits, Sully’s foster parents also focused on teaching him how to be a dog and how to enjoy life with a family who loves him. They took him to the beach, out for ice cream and to hang out at breweries, and taught him the joys of sleeping in beds and on couches.

And of course the joy of going on car rides. They showered him with all of the love he’d never had before, and loved watching him come out of his shell more and more each day.

“Fostering him was amazing,” Mellon said. “Regardless of how he was treated in the past, he was so forgiving, and never held how he was previously treated against humans. He just wanted to be loved and love someone in return.”