The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
Run entirely by volunteers & public donations
Adoption
In response to the high number of pugs surrendered to PDWRA to date, many in foster care, who require unique forever home environments to suit their physical or emotional needs, PDWRA will temporarily be suspending general adoption applications in order to prioritise those for specific pugs keenly waiting for their forever homes.
This temporary change will allow us to improve the time it takes for these pugs to be matched and move on to their forever homes, supported by the voluntary resources we have available.
Please see our Adoption section, Blog or Social Media for the latest status on Pug-Specific Appeals, as well as to apply directly online for them.
Fostering
More than ever, we are in need of additional foster homes, particularly those that can support age-related or special-needs, or accommodate bonded-pairs, as the number of pugs surrendered to us this year has been especially high.
If you could offer a caring home, short or long-term, depending on the needs of the pug, with PDWRA’s ongoing support with vet costs covered, and in-house expertise available to help you, please apply.
Our Fostering section provides full details and considerations for fostering, particular areas of the country where we’d welcome more new foster homes from, as well as the online application form.
Surrendering
Unfortunately, the PDWRA is closing temporarily to new pugs being surrendered to the charity.
This difficult decision is taken in order to provide the best welfare solutions to the high number of pugs in our care requiring rehoming and rehabilitation.
We recognise that the cost-of-living crisis has put extra strain on owners, consequently we have reached a critical point where we need to temporarily suspend accepting new surrenders to be as fair as possible to those already in our care.
Please read our Surrendering section for further 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 to its new home.
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.
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
Urgent Appeal for New Fosterers!
We could not do what we do for Pugs in Need without dedicated Foster carers. ************ More than ever, we are in need of NEW foster homes to support the large number of pugs in our care and welcome Short and Long-term Foster carers. We also are in particular need...
Young Evie needs to be the Only Dog in her Forever Home
This is the lovely Evie. She’s 2 and a half years-old and looking for an experienced parent in a home with no other dogs or children. We don’t believe Evie has had the best socialisation and can be extremely jealous of her human and over excitable around other dogs...
Rocky rocks in his New Forever Home!
We appealed for a Forever Home for Rocky who hadn't enjoyed a lot of socialisation making him sensitive and reactive, and were lucky to find one so soon and that he's more than thriving in already! See Rocky's appeal: Sensitive Rocky needs a Quiet Forever-Home! | The...
Coco needs to be an Only-Dog in her Forever Home
👏 ** WONDERFUL NEWS UPDATE: Coco is moving to her PERFECT NEW HOME! ** 👏 ********** ORIGINAL APPEAL: Nine year old Coco is looking to retire as an Only-Dog ideally, in her Forever Home. She enjoys the company of adults and children, though would be best homed...
Could YOU Adopt Rambo?
👏 ** BEST NEWS UPDATE: Rambo has found his perfect NEW HOME! ** 👏 ********** ORIGINAL APPEAL: Introducing 8 year old Rambo, who has been in foster with us and is ready for his Forever, Adoptive Home! Could Rambo's Home be Yours? He can live with other kind...
Our Rodney… R.I.P.
By Alison, Rodney's Mum & Fundraiser for PDWRA. 20th December 2024 Sadly, on 19th December our little Rodney passed away peacefully. He would have been 9 years old a few days later. Rodney came to us 3 years ago to the day as a Pug Dog Welfare and Rescue...
PDWRA’s Facebook Mega Auction
Our Facebook Mega Auction continues to raise essential funds for our charity’s Pugs in Need!
Last 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, plus special items raffled, such as Holiday Chalets and ever-popular Air Fryers!
With 5,500 members, please Join the group if you are not a member already and see what delightful items are on auction or to be raffled this year.
As well as bidding, you are able to donate your own items for auction Lots, or to be raffled too!
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.
