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:
- 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 on its journey to its new home.
We are open to applications in specific areas of the country so please see our Volunteering section for the latest details and where you can apply directly.
We also have vacancies for specific, dedicated roles in the charity, that you can apply for too.
Latest PDWRA News
Elsie & Ella need their Forever Home please!
**** These two girls are unrelated but do have a special bond. Elsie is the older of the two at 10 years and Ella at 7 years. They have both undergone medical procedures and are now fit to be rehomed. Both have also been neutered. They are looking for a home with or...
What You Need to Know About Microchipping
Some people may not be aware that it’s a legal requirement in England, Scotland and Wales for a dog to be microchipped by the age of 8 weeks.This became compulsory in April 2016. It’s a criminal offence to transfer a dog that is not microchipped and so all breeders...
Tina’s Story of Adopting Bella
Bella first came to me as a foster in July 2024, just after she turned 9 years old. She had been surrendered due to a child allergy. She was a little timid at first, and unsure of her new surroundings and what she was and wasn’t allowed to do. For example, she...
Rhiannon’s Story of Adopting Nacho
As a lifelong lover of the breed, I always knew I wanted pugs in my life. Their loving nature, their fun curly tails and their big bright eyes, not to mention their big personalities… My first pug was a black boy renamed Taz from Battersea. When I flew the nest and...
Rebecca’s Story of Adopting Pumpkin
Pumpkin first came to us as a foster in June of 2021. She was 3 years old and couldn't walk very far due to breathing and BOAS problems, just 100metres would have her laid on the floor and struggling for a long time. Thanks to PDWRA, she quickly had BOAS surgery,...
Leanne Adopts Ava and Violet
We came across the PDWRA whilst looking for some Pug friends for our boys Milo and Vinnie who had recently lost their sister. We’d seen that the PDWRA were looking for local transport volunteers and fosterers, so we put our application forward and our local Volunteer...
A Tribute to Betty
This is by far the hardest and saddest post I have ever had to write. How do you replace the irreplaceable Betty? My precious girl passed away in my arms at 3.50pm on Tuesday 16 December, just 6 weeks away from her 16th birthday. She had been slowing down over the...
Could You Donate towards Buddy’s surgery?
When Buddy was surrendered to PDWRA, his fosterer Christine was concerned about the conformation of Buddy’s front legs soon after his arrival. She raised those concerns with her local Veterinary practice. It could have been dismissed as a case of bad breeding, but...
Tom, Tilly & Eddie are Home!
You may have seen our unusual Appeal at Christmas for Eddie, Tom and Tilly, a gorgeous ready-made grumble of pugs who have always lived together and needed their forever home, together. We were delighted with the response and applications that came through, willing to...
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
Become a Friend of Welfare today!
Your membership provides us with reliable, much-needed and regular funds towards ever increasing costs for Pugs in our Care.
