Article by Alison Dean.
Hi I’m Alison (Ali) and have been with the charity for nearly 2 years. I actually don’t own a pug but do have a cockapoo and am passionate about dog welfare and animals generally. At the time of writing I am house sitting, looking after a friends 19 year old cat whilst they are away.
Previously I was a Trustee for a local hospice, however wanted to dedicate more of time to an animal charity hence me joining the PDWRA.
I love to hear the stories of successfully adopted/fostered pugs and am learning all about their quirky, adorable ways. Despite the many success stories sometimes hard decisions have to be made and this is always very difficult but the welfare of the dogs is paramount in the decision making process.
My Cockapoo is called Izzi because of “Izzy whizzy let’s get busy” for those of you old enough to remember that great TV programme Sooty and Sweep – she is completely mad and rushes around doing lots of doodle dashes with an adorable smile on her face. There’s nothing she likes more than being at the beach and fortunately we both like sea swimming whatever the weather and we love taking her for walk in the forest and over the Purbecks.
Since joining the PDWRA I am now the secretary and have various responsibilities including organising the Crufts stand, production and distribution of the calendar, answering emails sent to the secretary email box and generally helping out wherever I can with the resource that I have available. Going forward I hope that we can carry out some successful fundraising activity and develop a fundraising strategy and get more volunteers on board to help out where required.
Whilst writing I would like to take the opportunity to thank each and every one of you that reads this newsletter and raises the profile of the charity and all it stands for and especially to everyone that shows their continued support whether by volunteering and/or donating. Without you we wouldn’t have the charity. Here’s to a successful 2024 and to the next 50 years!
If you would like to volunteer, please look at the options available:
Volunteering for PDWRA | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association (pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk)
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Vacancies | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association (pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk)
