Loveday’s father leaves his beautiful collection of ceramic pugs to the PDWRA.
My father was a pug enthusiast for most of his life. Shortly after my parents married, 70 years ago, they welcomed a pug called Bunky into their lives and things were never the same again. Growing up, I can’t remember a time when there wasn’t at least one pug, often more, in our family, and this continued for the rest of my Dad’s life. The pugs’ larger than life personalities and snuffly enthusiasm for food, walks and comfort took priority in all aspects of domestic life including holidays (of course the pugs never went into kennels!).
Over the years, Dad registered with the PDWRA as an adopter and took on a succession of pugs in need of a safe, loving home. He helped them through their trauma and health issues so that they could live their lives happy, warm and without fear. His commitment meant that he sometimes drove hundreds of miles from his home in Cornwall to collect a pug that needed rehoming. His last pug, Ruby, was left partly disabled after being badly abused as a youngster, but Dad answered the PDWRA’s call for help and looked after her for many years. After Dad died in 2024, we reached out to the PDWRA to re-home a now elderly Ruby, who was missing her favourite human terribly. The volunteers were fantastic, quickly identifying a wonderful new home where Ruby spent her final months in the lap of luxury alongside some very friendly pug companions.
Pictured above is Loveday’s father, alongside his last pug Ruby
Dad’s pug obsession extended beyond the furry ones, and he built up a collection of ceramic pugs, always on the lookout for new additions. There is a mix of old and new items and Dad enjoyed them all, but he also wanted to use them to help the pug rescue community. So, in his will he gifted them to the PDWRA with the intention of them being sold to raise funds for the organisation he was proud to support. I’m so pleased that the PDWRA has accepted this legacy and will be doing just that. Dad would be so pleased that his collection will help pugs in need and have a new life with fellow enthusiasts.
Loveday Lamb
