The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
Run entirely by volunteers & public donations
Adoption
We are fully open in a selection of regions to receive general adoption applications again, as well as for pug-specific homes appeals.
We are finding the need to rehome more pugs 7 years & over, as well as those with very individual, or special-needs, plus bonded-pairs, so we welcome all applications from dedicated, loving homes to match with all surrendered pugs in our care.
Please find full details for adopting as well as which regions of the country we are accepting general adoption applications from, in our Adoption section. Any Pug-Specific homes appeals can also be found there which are open to all PDWRA regions across England & Wales.
Fostering
Good foster homes are essential in our rehoming process, particularly those that can support age-related or special-needs, or accommodate bonded-pairs, as the number of pugs surrendered to us in these categories has been relatively high.
For specific areas of the country that we are accepting new fostering applications for, PDWRA provides ongoing support with vet costs covered. You may offer short or long-term care, for which the individual needs of the pugs will be matched to your home.
Our Fostering section provides full details and considerations for fostering, as well as the areas where we’d welcome new foster homes from, also where you can apply directly online.
Surrendering
Following our temporary closure last year, we have been able to receive pugs needing to be surrendered from our busiest region, the South East, as well as Central & East of England, plus West & East Midlands. All pugs in our care are matched to our complete region-wide waiting lists for homes.
The difficult decision for that closure was to provide the best welfare solutions to the very high number of pugs in our care with the resources available to us. It enabled the escalation of specific applicants being matched to adopt pugs in our care, while reducing the number of those waiting for a home.
Please go to our Surrendering section for latest information and contact details.
Volunteering
There are a number of ways that you can volunteer to support PDWRA, including:
- Rehoming Coordinator
- Volunteer Area Coordinator
- Fundraiser
- Home Checker
- Transporting a Pug
- Something Else
We are open to applications from England and Wales. Please see our Volunteering section for more details of these roles and how to apply.
Pug Home Appeals
These priority Pugs need a home. Please read about these Pugs and apply to adopt online.
Meet Buster!
Hi Everyone! I’m Buster and I’ve just turned 3 years old. I’m what’s known as a Frug - a Pug/Frenchie X. My foster mum tells me that I’m the best of both breeds - I’m friendly, funny, affectionate and charming like a pug and strong, confident, full of energy and a...
Could You Adopt Simba?
The PDWRA have been contacted about helping to rehome 5-year-old Simba who has been in kennels with Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare for a few months and needs a loving forever home. More about Simba: Loves meeting people and having a cuddle! Would best be suited in...
APPEAL for Molly & Tilly Who Need a Forever Home Together
Please meet Molly & Tilly, a devoted bonded pair searching for a loving home where they can stay side by side 💞 🐶 Molly (8-year-old French Bulldog) Our bright, bubbly girl! Molly is curious, sociable, and loves being involved in everything around her. She can get...
Latest PDWRA News
Needing that Extra Bit of Care
Many pugs we welcome into PDWRA suffer from a variety of physical conditions, especially those associated with the breed, such as breathing problems and so on. For the most part, these can be fixed by treatment or surgery. We are now seeing quite a few who suffer from...
Beware of Microchip Scams!
It’s been brought to our attention by Jackie, one of our most experienced Volunteer Area Coordinators, that somebody recently surrendering their pug was targeted by a Microchip scam, claiming that the pet would become ‘unregistered’ if their details weren’t renewed....
Boxing for Pugs in Need!
After tragically losing their PDWRA adoptee Gaston, Greig and Holly wanted to do something to raise funds for the charity in honour and the wonderful time that they got to spend with him. So, Greig decided to sign up for a white collar boxing event! From Holly: My...
Cat Adopts Vito
I first found out about the PDWRA through Google when I was looking for Pug rescues, and saw that they needed volunteers to collect and foster pugs. Our family of 3 already had a much-loved little black rescue pug, Petal, but we thought it would be a nice idea to give...
Fostering 21 Pugs in 3 Years!
PDWRA Fosterer and Transporter Helen Talks about her Experiences of Volunteering Our fosterers are a hugely important part of the work we do as a charity. When pugs are surrendered to us, they will usually need to be placed in a safe temporary home so that they can be...
In Memory of Bo
To our Floofy Handsome Boy Bo We'll never forget the day you came to us, this little nervous floofball!! Your new little brother and sister, Reggie and Lola, so eager to meet you. Within a few hours you were all sniffing your way around the garden and flipping pillows...
Jane’s Story of Adopting Ted
I first started fostering dogs in a casual way, by taking in a friend of a friend’s dog when they had to have an extended hospital stay. At that time, we had two pug crosses - a mother-and-son duo called Ruby and Bear - both of whom had never been an “only” dog and,...
Laura’s Story of Adopting Pat
We lost our Pug cross Bubba in November 2024, he had been by my side for almost 13 years. After losing Bubba we missed having a dog so much and the flat felt so empty, so we decided that we were going to look into fostering, as weren’t ready to be full time dog...
Volunteers’ Week 2026
Volunteers' Week is a time for us to show our immense appreciation to everybody that gives their valuable time for the cause of rescuing pugs in need. We couldn’t rescue and rehome the hundreds of pugs that we do each year without our incredible volunteers, we’re...
Donate to PDWRA
Thank you for your interest in Donating to PDWRA.
We are solely reliant on public funds and with ever-increasing vet bills in particular, we appreciate ANY support you are able to offer.
This is Buddy. When he was surrendered to PDWRA, we became concerned about the conformation of his front legs soon after his arrival, as his foster carer reported that he was suffering some discomfort from it.
Naturally as a lively 2 year-old, who we found out loves agility, we followed the advice of an orthopaedic surgeon upon referral, to conduct the surgery Buddy needed for a full and active future.
If you would like to contribute towards Buddy’s surgery bills, please do so by clicking here, straight through to our Donating webpage.
Thank You!
Friends of Welfare
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Your membership provides us with reliable, much-needed and regular funds towards ever-increasing costs for Pugs in our care.
