Just after Easter this year, I was sitting on my own, my husband being out cycling, listening to - silence. No snuffling, no snoring, and no warm cuddly shape curled up next to me, as our pug Doug had left our life a few weeks earlier. I had been given the website and...

We first heard about the PDWRA through the Aberdeen City and Shire Pug Facebook Group. We originally joined the group after spotting a post about them in the Evening Express (one of the local newspapers) and went along to a meetup with our first pug, Millie. The group...

Day 1 - Our first impressions of Enzo were a mixture teddy bear and male lion. He was all head, ruff and shoulders with a narrow body small hips and of course a very curly tail. He was pleased to meet us and our own pug Bella. She gave him the once over, and having...

We lost our two Cavalier spaniels in 2015 and were absolutely devastated, so much so that we said we would never have another dog. In 2020, just before lockdown, our daughter and family welcomed their pug puppy into their home. Once we met her, we were smitten and...

When we first decided to get a dog, we discussed a few different breeds and should we get a puppy etc. Initially, my partner Antony wanted an English Bulldog, and he wanted to call it Wu Tang.  We decided to speak to my Uncle Robin, who works closely with the PDWRA...