Cupid’s hanging out on the horizon, which means most of us are thinking about how to express our love for significant others and best friends. But Savannah on Wheels is thinking beyond Valentine’s and Galentine’s this year with its third annual Last Stop Loved Cupid Ride, which benefits Georgia Rescue, Rehabilitation & Relocation , lovingly known as GRRR.
“You have a lot of humans in your life, but it seems like animals have a lot of love to give, and they give it,” Savannah On Wheels owner Melissa Austin said. “I think that, in turn, inclines us to respond with love, and I think it changes your outlook.”
Austin experienced this change firsthand when she and her husband, Mike, adopted their dog, Jack, in 2018. Seeing how Jack changed their life, the Austins decided to include pets in the memories they helped people create after purchasing Savannah on Wheels in 2020.
Enter the “shop dogs” who pop by nearly every day to grab a treat from behind the counter or a sip of water from the bowl. Some even tag along on tours, feeling the wind in their fur from inside a bike trailer or basket. These precious pooches have it made, but not all dogs are quite so lucky—especially as they get up in age.