The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
50 Years Rescuing & Rehoming Pugs Throughout the UK Since 1973
Run entirely by volunteers & public donations
Adoption
The PDWRA is ALWAYS requiring more of the right people, and home environments to adopt the pugs coming into our care.
We have received increasingly higher numbers of surrendered pugs, all with individual needs, but those with special-needs as well as bonded-pairs who rely on your generosity to give them the future they deserve!
Please see our Adoption section to find out more about the requirements to be considered for adopting, also to apply directly online.
Fostering
We are always in URGENT need of more foster homes due to the increasingly high level of surrendered pugs, many requiring dedicated healthcare or rehabilitation prior to adoption.
Could you offer a temporary home, short or long-term, if more appropriate for the pug, always with PDWRA’s ongoing support, vet costs covered, and in-house vet expertise available to help you?
Please read our Fostering section for all the details and considerations, also to apply.
Surrendering
We would like to reassure anyone needing to surrender a pug that we are available, every day of the week, to help you do the best for them.
Your local Volunteer Area Rehoming Co-ordinator, who you will find in our Surrendering section, will support and advise you throughout the process of surrendering your pug/s to us, in confidence, compassionately, and without judgement.
Their welfare is paramount to us. Please find contact details for our Area advisors here.
Volunteering
There are a number of ways that you can volunteer to support PDWRA, including:
- Home checking, by assessing adoptive or foster applicants in your near locality, according to rehoming requirements.
- Transporting involves the collection, delivery and safe transportation of a PDWRA pug to its new home.
- Fundraising, in a variety of ways including at Events, or organising your own, to raise much needed funds for the pugs in our care.
There are also vacancies for specific, dedicated roles in the charity, that you can apply for.
If you would like to find out how you can get involved or to apply to volunteer, please see our Volunteering section.
Volunteering
There are a number of ways that you can volunteer to support PDWRA, including:
- Home checking, by assessing adoptive or foster applicants in your near locality, according to rehoming requirements.
- Transporting involves the collection, delivery and safe transportation of a PDWRA pug to its new home.
- Fundraising, in a variety of ways including at Events, or organising your own, to raise much needed funds for the pugs in our care.
There are also vacancies for specific, dedicated roles in the charity, that you can apply for.
If you would like to find out how you can get involved or to apply to volunteer, please see our Volunteering section.
Latest PDWRA News
Puppy Surprise!
Written by Jackie Maynard. Volunteer Area Co-ordinator. Every so often a pug coming into the care of PDWRA packs a surprise; Shirley was one such. It was just a few days into the foster period when her foster mum Clare noticed that she was gaining weight rapidly,...
Margaret & Winston the Wonderpug!
Written by Margaret: "We got our first pug, Lola, for my daughter in August 2014. I didn’t know much about the breed before we got her and decided to learn more so that I was better equipped to take care of her. It was then I found out about prevalent health...
Danny & Biggles
Article by Danny. I first met Biggles at Emily and Ryan’s, who are fosterers for the PDWRA. I’m a painter and decorator and had turned up at Emily’s and Ryan’s to decorate their hall, stairs and landing. On Arrival I was greeted by three pugs, two older ones called...
Driving Miss Dolly!
Dolly was surrendered to us recently. At 10 years-old, her loving owners felt she wasn't getting the best out of life, living with demanding younger dogs and wanted to do the best for her. We found Dolly a dedicated foster carer in Tracey, who described her initial...
Victoria & Teddy!
Written by Victoria. I first heard about the PDWRA through looking online at Pug welfare groups after becoming obsessed with Pugs due to looking after my friend’s Pug, Pugsley, for her when she went on holidays. My fiancé had always had retired police dogs when he was...
Interdigital Cysts & ‘False Pads’ in Pugs
Article by Helen McKee (MRCVS), PDWRA Vet Advisor: Pugs can be prone to both these conditions (which are linked), and especially if they are overweight. Interdigital cysts (also known as follicular cysts or furuncles) are inflamed bumps or nodules located between the...
Join Our Facebook Mega Auction
The Team are taking a break for August, returning for the rest of the year, starting with a holiday prize draw running 31/8-1/9!
So do join then & watch out for that!
Our Facebook Mega Auction raises continual and essential funds for our charity’s pugs in need.
This year we have featured some fantastic antique and vintage collectibles among with the typical goodies that are donated and often made by our generous supporters.
With 5,500 members, don’t miss out, and make sure to join the group when the admin team is back, if you are not a member already.
You are able to donate your own items for auction or for raffles too!
Friends of Welfare
Become a Friend of Welfare today!
Your membership provides us with reliable, much-needed regular funding for increasing Pugs in Need costs.
