Please meet Molly & Tilly, a devoted bonded pair searching for a loving home where they can stay side by side 💞
🐶 Molly (8-year-old French Bulldog)
Our bright, bubbly girl! Molly is curious, sociable, and loves being involved in everything around her. She can get a little excitable on walks (especially when she sees other dogs), but it comes from a friendly eagerness to say hello.
She’s great with people, comfortable around children, and has shown gentle curiosity towards cats. She knows some basic commands and absolutely lives for beach adventures and sniffing everything in sight 🌊🐾
🐶 Tilly (9-year-old Pug)
Sweet, gentle Tilly is the calm to Molly’s sparkle. She’s affectionate, easygoing, and happiest when close to her humans. Whether it’s a quiet wander around the house or a snuggly nap, she’s content just being by your side.
She’s wonderful with children, friendly with cats, and takes life at her own relaxed pace 💛
🏡 What They Need
✔️ A loving home together (they must not be separated)
✔️ A calm, caring environment with time for both walks and rest
✔️ A family with respectful children would be ideal
✔️ Could live with calm dogs (with sensible introductions) or happily be your only two
Both girls are housetrained, sleep soundly together downstairs, and adore being part of family life while also enjoying plenty of cosy downtime.
📍 Currently being fostered in Lancashire
💥 PLEASE DON’T SCROLL PAST… THEY NEED YOU 💥
Molly & Tilly have so much love to give, and they’re waiting for someone to give them the secure, happy future they deserve — together.
🙏 WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP
👉 Could you offer them a forever home? Please contact PDWRA
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We’d like to give a MASSIVE thanks to the students of the University of Westminster and Project Coordinator Yousef Marafi for setting up a Crowdfunder initiative to raise money for the PDWRA. They’ve done this because they wanted to create a meaningful impact beyond their classroom, and we’re incredibly happy that they chose our charity to partner with.
They say that as students, they believe education should go hand-in-hand with impact, and that this project isn’t just academic, it’s also about creating change, raising awareness and supporting a cause that saves lives.
This appeal will only be open until April 28th, so if you’d like to support this wonderful initiative and contribute to the fund, just click below to visit their Crowdfunder page. Every donation will go a long way to helping pugs in need!
We have had pugs in our lives for over 30 years and they have always been part of the family. Over the last 10 years though, we made the decision to rescue exclusively. It just felt like the right thing to do. There are so many wonderful dogs out there who need a second chance and we knew we could offer a loving stable home.
That is how we came across the PDWRA. We had followed their work for a while and really admired the care they take in matching dogs to the right homes, especially those with more complex needs.
Willow was the first to join us and she has now been with us for 9 years. When she arrived, she lacked confidence and was clearly nervous, particularly around hands, which suggested she had not always had the best start in life. With time, patience and consistency, she has grown into a much more confident dog and it has been incredibly rewarding to watch her come out of her shell.
Vera joined us 6 years ago and brought her own set of challenges. She has complex health needs. She has very limited sight in her one remaining eye, along with multiple allergies and ongoing skin conditions. But despite everything, she absolutely loves life. She is full of character and joy and her resilience is something we admire every day.
The adoption process itself was really positive. It was thorough, but that gave us confidence that the PDWRA genuinely cares about getting the right match for both the dogs and their new families. We felt supported throughout.
Life since adopting has not always been easy… particularly managing Vera’s health needs, but it has been incredibly fulfilling. Seeing both dogs feel safe, settled and loved makes it all worthwhile.
We now have five pugs in our grumble and they bring constant noise, chaos and laughter into the house. Each one has their own personality and story and together they have made our home feel complete.
For anyone thinking about adopting or fostering, our advice would be to go in with an open heart and realistic expectations. Some dogs need time, patience and understanding, especially if they have had difficult pasts or ongoing health needs. But the reward of seeing them thrive and become part of your family is something truly special.
You may remember that last Spring PDWRA adopter Leona ran the Bristol 10k to raise funds for the PDWRA, bringing in over £1000 of much-needed funds! Her partner Gordon also brought in a whopping £800 by running the ruck race!
This year, they are joining forces to run the Bristol 10k together and have set up another Just Giving page for people to sponsor them. The run takes place on 10th May, so there’s plenty of time to visit the page and make a donation, it will still be live for a while afterwards too. Just click below to head over to Just Giving, every donation goes towards helping pugs in need!
My husband and I applied to adopt with the PDWRA in 2024. We filled in the form, had the zoom call interview and were really happy to be chosen to adopt 10-year-old George. George came live with us in late August 2024 and was a real sweetie. He didn’t like walking, loved a pup cup and a café and tummy rubs. He also coped well with my two elderly parents who lived with us. Unfortunately, in January 2025 my mother was taken into hospital and then into a care home and more upsettingly George stopped eating and was diagnosed with liver and blood cancer and a week later we made the heart-breaking decision to have him put to sleep.
We thought we would wait a little but before getting another dog but the next week the amazing East region coordinator Lisa called us and said would we like to go and see 4-year-old Dotty. Of course, we went to meet her and took her home with us. The first few days were a little fraught as she barked at every car, bus, lorry, bike, person on her walks and she liked walking, which was a shock after George. She soon settled down and three weeks later we took her on her first holiday to Devon, oh how she loves to zoomie on a beach, but has to be carried over any water! Hilarious.
After a few months we thought she would like to have a friend, and in July 2025 Bertha joined us. We took Dotty on a number of walks with Berta and her amazing foster mother Lou before making the decision to adopt her. Bertha needed to be spayed and was in heat, so it gave us and Dotty time to get to know her.
We are really lucky, they get on so well and both love to be out walking. What has changed for us since having Dotty and Bertha live with us? Both of my parents are now in care and the puggies are so good with them and the other oldies in the care home when we visit.
We had to get a bigger bed, as they take up so much room! They both love a pub and Bertha likes the froth on a beer when you aren’t looking. And, no more foreign holidays, but they are well travelled and will be starting a book on the beaches of Britain!
They are both such great characters, Bertha is very bouncy and gives the biggest face licks but is wary of strangers and won’t go far from our sides. She also loves sitting on the back of my chair when I work and is a very good neck warmer. Dotty is a little princess, she loves meeting new people and greeting them with a bark, she gives the best snuggles and very delicate face licks.
Thank you PDWRA for the work you do and for letting us adopt them.
