Mick’s story

by Janet | 6 Dec, 2020 | Rescue Stories

Three of our Voluntary Area Co-ordinators recently joined forces to find little Mick his forever home in one of the most beautiful areas of the country.

Mick is three-and-a-half-years-old and had left his busy City life to be cared for by a super foster family until the perfect home came up for him. He had a lovely time with them, and life just keeps getting better!  He is now having the most fabulous time with his new adoptive parents plus his pug sister Izzy, who have been waiting patiently on the adoption register in another part of the country, for the perfect pug to be matched to their rural lifestyle.

Mick’s new parents are farmers with a passion for animal welfare and pugs! They naturally wanted to adopt a pug in need rather than purchase a puppy.

Mick’s new Mum says: ‘We want to say a huge thank you to all involved in the process of adopting Mick. Everybody was so helpful and kind, which made the adoption so smooth. A massive thank you also to PDWRA for all the work you put in to helping all the pugs in need. We are so grateful to have been given the opportunity to adopt Mick. He gives the best cuddles. He is such a handsome chap who fills our hearts with love every day. He will have a fantastic life with us in the countryside, along with his new sister Izzy”

John, our Area Co-ordinator, says “One of the great things about our charity is our ability to work across the UK to find the perfect solutions for pugs in need. It is so satisfying to help little Mick reach the most perfect home for him with an amazing new family”.

Buttons’ story

by Janet | 28 Nov, 2020 | Rescue Stories

This is Buttons. His adopter provided him with a loving home when he needed it most. Following the sad loss of his elderly Mum with whom he had spent his eleven, sheltered years, Buttons settled remarkably well into his new home. The very day after his adoption his new Mum’s dear Mum passed away, so they grieved together and were a tremendous comfort to each other.

Buttons’ new Mum says: “He rarely leaves my side. We do the school run to collect my granddaughters some afternoons, and he just loves the attention he gets from children and teachers who know his name and all want to cuddle him. He is so much more active now, loving runs on the beach although recall is difficult as he is really deaf and his eyesight is not good – and he has a fair turn of speed when he wants. He is so outgoing, loves his walks and his sleeps. Loves my cats but has taken to clearing the garden of any others. It’s been a few months now since he arrived and I can’t remember the time he wasn’t here. We had our first zoomies around the lounge. He is truly home and we love him to bits!”.

Buttons has become quite the village celebrity, soaking up all the attention from local children and passers-by. Enjoy the next chapter of your life, Buttons.

Maisie’s story

by Janet | 16 Nov, 2020 | Rescue Stories

Maisie’s adopter writes:

“Maisie barked relentlessly in her previous home – her owners realised that they were not meeting her requirements or knew how to help her.

My two young sons were desperate for a dog. A new colleague at work who is also a foster carer for the PDWRA, suggested that we should think about a pug, as one would fit our family life perfectly.

I came home and completed the application form straight away much to my sons’ delight! After a long conversation with our Area Coordinator, we decided to become a foster home.

Then the telephone call we had been waiting for arrived, a pug was being surrendered who was good with children and other animals (we have free-roaming rabbits so this was important ) but she was a relentless barker who barked at everything including bees !!! We agreed to foster Maisie with full support from PDWRA if we needed any training advice for the barking. She could then be re-assessed for suitability for the right forever-home.

We were new to fostering and to pugs, but our sons were desperate for a dog. We were briefed that our new foster pug, Maisie, was a relentless barker. She was brought to our home and immediately walked into the house as if she had lived here forever, then jumped up on the sofa and claimed her seat. We had the most joyful couple of weeks assessing her behaviour and discovering that she hardly barked now that she was getting the attention she obviously so craved.

She enjoys daily walks to our local beach and walking the boys to school every day. My eldest son had been struggling with the effects of being separated from me during lockdown as I am a nurse, but Maisie has transformed him back to his happy self and she really helped him deal with the challenges we have faced this year.

We have now adopted Maisie. This little pug has rocked our world and we feel privileged to have her in our lives. She is now perfectly quiet. She loves the sea nearby and loves her new family.”