We’ve been told it’s time for us to introduce ourselves because apparently humans are better at finding homes than dogs are. We’re not convinced, but here goes…
I’m Louis, a handsome 10-year-old black Pug, and this is my best friend Bean, an 8-year-old apricot Jug (Jack Russell Terrier x Pug). 💖💖
We’re a very bonded pair and we’re looking for a home together. We’ve been told this is non-negotiable. We’re also told that being incredibly cute doesn’t count as a qualification, which frankly seems unfair. 🏡
We both LOVE children and we’re very happy around other dogs. We’re neutered and, health-wise, we’re doing well. 👩❤️👨
We’re both big fans of attention, cuddles, being stroked and generally being as close to our humans as possible. Bean is the fun one and loves playing with toys and balls. I prefer a slightly more sophisticated lifestyle involving plenty of naps.
We’re also brilliant on walks. We don’t bother about other dogs and are happy just pottering along together.
We’re almost fully house trained too. We’re clean during the day, although we occasionally have a little accident overnight. Bean wears a belly band at night, which does the job nicely and stops him having any embarrassing incidents.
Now, apparently, we need to talk about our waistlines… 🏋️♀️
We’ve been enjoying life a little too much and are currently carrying some extra weight. We’re already on a diet and, as we’re getting older, our new family will need to continue helping us gradually lose the extra pounds through sensible food and regular exercise. Apparently being a chunky boy is not considered a long-term health plan. Rude, but fair. 😯
We’ve both recently had dental treatment and are recovering really well.
I also had a lump removed from my back. Luckily, it was benign and I don’t need any further treatment. I currently have a little shaved patch where it was removed, but we’re assured my magnificent coat will grow back.
So, what are we looking for?
A loving home where we can stay together, enjoy our walks, have lots of cuddles, play, snooze and generally carry on doing what we do best: being best friends.
We promise to bring plenty of love, laughs and companionship. ❤️ ❤️
We just need someone who understands that where one of us goes, the other follows.
Love, Bean & Louis
xxx
If you’d like more information about Bean & Louis, you can message Jo or Rob –
If you’d like to apply to adopt Bean & Louis, click the button below:
The PDWRA is inviting expressions of interest from thoughtful, committed people who would like to join our Board of Trustees. This is an opportunity to contribute your experience, judgement and enthusiasm to a long-established volunteer-led charity, helping us remain resilient and continue rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming pugs across England and Wales.
Your perspective could help the PDWRA make sound decisions, support its volunteers and deliver lasting impact for pugs in need
What the Trustee Role Involves
Helping to set the PDWRA’s strategic direction and priorities.
Providing constructive oversight of the charity’s activities, resources and risks.
Supporting good governance, accountability and responsible decision-making.
Acting as an ambassador for the PDWRA’s mission and values.
Working collaboratively with fellow trustees and the wider volunteer team.
Preparing for and participating actively in Board meetings and agreed project work.
Who We Would Like to Hear From
You do not need to be a pug owner, or to have served as a trustee before. We welcome people who share our commitment to animal welfare and can bring sound judgement, integrity, curiosity and a collaborative approach. Experience in one or more of the following areas would be particularly useful:
Charity governance, legal, compliance or risk.
Finance, accountancy, fundraising or income generation.
Volunteer leadership, people development or organisational change.
Marketing, communications, digital engagement or public relations.
Animal welfare, veterinary practice, safeguarding or service delivery.
Strategy, partnerships, technology or data.
We value different perspectives and welcome expressions of interest from people whose skills, experience or lived experience can strengthen the Board and the communities the PDWRA serves.
What You Will Gain
A meaningful opportunity to improve outcomes for pugs in need.
The chance to help guide a respected, established charity through its next chapter.
Experience of strategic leadership and charity governance.
Collaboration with dedicated trustees and volunteers who freely give their time and talents.
Practical Commitment
Time commitment: Approx 4 – 6 hours per week, trustee meetings 1-2 per month
Meeting format: online via Teams/Google Meet
Term: Shadow remit until CIO established then a 3-year term of office
Expenses: This is a voluntary role; there is an expenses policy available for information.
How to Express Your Interest
Please send a short expression of interest of no more than two pages, outlining:
Why you would like to become a PDWRA trustee.
The skills, knowledge and experience you would bring.
Any connection you have to the PDWRA’s work or animal welfare.
Your availability and any access requirements for the process.
Send to: Kay Greene,
Closing date: 15th November 2026
Informal conversation: Please contact Kay on the email above.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an informal conversation with members of the Board. Appointment will be subject to the charity’s agreed selection, eligibility and due-diligence checks. All candidates will be contacted after the process concludes.
Winnie, aged 5 and Wesley, aged 4 are a loving and striking bonded pair who love life. 💖
Winnie can be a little shy but has a playful side. She can also be a little timid but is learning to trust and getting used to positive physical contact from humans. The gentle approach with physical contact needs to be continued while she learns that it is coming from love, not harm.
Winnie loves her bonded brother Wesley so very much. She loves to bark at things that move, including birds, cars and the ice cream van! She will chase cats, so a cat-free home is a must. Winnie is completely terrified of loud noises. 🐦⬛🚙 🐱
A Message from Winnie –
‘I need love and patience to continue building trust and confidence, I’m gradually showing a playful side and I love to playfight with my brother Wesley, as well as the fosterers senior pug. I am the shy one of the pair, but I am showing my character more and more and will be a loyal and loving girl. I’m learning new commands and I am keen to learn more to be a really clever girl.’ 👋
Wesley is confident and playful and is a loving and cuddly little boy. He also likes to bark at the same things as Winnie (which pug doesn’t bark!) and chases cats too.
Wesley is doing very well at his toilet training and now has very few accidents, but this will need continued help and patience. 🙏
A Message from Wesley –
‘I’m a very handsome boy with my markings and I get lots of attention. I need my own somebody, who can provide lots of attention and playtime as I am an excitable Chug that loves to play and playfight with my sister Winnie. Afterwards, we always cuddle up together to have a sleep and get the energy to do more exciting things. I love my sister so very much.’ 🐶 🐶
Winnie and Wesley will make a beautiful pair for someone who is home most of the time and has the patience to continue their eager learning about life and what loving care looks like, as their wonderful foster family has done so well. They have no known health issues (although a little weight loss and teeth cleaning regime would be perfect!). 🏡
Winnie and Wesley are currently in East Anglia and Raffi is the VAC looking after this lovely pair. If you’d like more information, you can message Raffi –
If you’d like to apply to adopt Winnie & Wesley, click the button below:
Following our appeal for help with Sunny just over 3 weeks ago, we wanted to update you on his brilliant progress!
Sunny has had two surgeries; he has had a dental resulting in the extraction of lots of teeth and he’s had his BOAS surgery. He was neutered at the same time, so a double whammy! Both the surgeries went very well and Sunny is still recovering. Apparently, he was a five-star patient!
He is starting to look so much better – his coat is slowly growing back and his character is beginning to show. He’s a funny little pug with a sense of humour, very laid back and would happily spend all day eating and sleeping! He‘s still having treatment for his ears and has eye drops daily and doesn’t mind having this done, especially as he gets a bravery biscuit afterwards…
Sunny says ‘thank you everyone for your kind words and the donations you have sent towards my veterinary fees, from what I have heard the bills are eye-watering… ( they think I can’t hear them talking about me, but I can hear what I need to hear, like food being prepared and my name being mentioned).’
‘I’m getting better slowly.. I still can’t bark properly, although I can eat and would like much more food in my bowl but apparently have to be content with little and often. I felt very poorly and had to stay at the vets overnight, they were very kind to me but I was pleased to go home. My friends Bertie and Iris have been very gentle, I haven’t been allowed to run around with them though so they sat with me, which was lovely, as they kept me warm and safe. I’ve been told that I might be able to go for walks soon, I just hope the purple stitches I have in my nose have gone, how embarrassing is that going to be if I have to walk around with those in?!’
❤️ Lots of love, Sunny XX ❤️
The PDWRA would like to say a massive THANKS to everyone who kindly donated towards Sunny’s treatment costs, your help makes such a big difference and is hugely appreciated!
If you’d like to see our original appeal post from when Sunny first came into our care, please click here.
If you would like to donate towards the PDWRA’s ongoing costs, please click here.
Hi everyone! I’m Buster and I’ve just turned 3 years old. I’m what’s known as a Frug – a Pug/Frenchie cross. 💞
My foster mum tells me that I’m the best of both breeds – I’m friendly, funny, affectionate and charming like a pug and strong, confident, full of energy, and a little bolshie, like a Frenchie. I’m also single coated so I’m easy to groom and don’t shed anywhere near as much as a full pug.
My foster mum says that I have some additional needs, but I don’t care about that as all I want to do is give kisses to everyone, play and live my best life with my doggy friends.
Apparently, I have something called IVDD (Intervertebral Disc Disease) which is a spinal condition that sometimes causes the discs in my back to slip out of place.
I’ve had a couple of flare ups where I was a poorly boy and couldn’t use my back legs at all and I had to wear a nappy like a baby. I’m feeling much better now though and I can walk and run around the garden, and I don’t wee or poop indoors any more! My foster mum says I’m completely house-trained, apart from when I eat my dinner, get excited or get picked up. I just can’t help leaking a little bit and so sometimes I wear a belly band and everything stays lovely and clean.
My foster mum says that most of my progress has come from having weekly hydrotherapy sessions that the lovely charity has paid for and daily physiotherapy sessions that my mum does with me at home. The physiotherapy will need to be continued in my new forever home so that my legs don’t get bad again. 🐶
Everyone says I’m a really good brave boy as I could only walk 55 metres on the underwater treadmill at first but now I can manage 127 metres!
I’m described as a big, playful, bouncy bundle of happiness as I love EVERYONE. Men, women, children, babies – they ALL need kisses from me. I love attention, fuss and cuddles. I love other dogs and I get over excited and want to say hello to every single dog I meet whilst out on my walks, so I sometimes have to be restrained.
I’d love to have a forever home with at least one young playful doggy brother or sister so I can have lots of fun with them (but not too rough and all play will need to be monitored) and sleep with them as well. 🏡
I love to play with my toys and will be coming to my forever home with my emotional support squeaky reindeer. I’m great with cats but may intimidate shy ones if they’re not used to my bolshie nature. 🐾🐾
Even though I might look and act like a big strong, happy, energetic boy, my forever family must remember that my poorly spine will always be vulnerable and will need to be protected. My back legs sometimes slide out from under me when I turn corners. I love to run around in the garden and I love my walks (no more than an hour at a time and always wearing my Pawz rubber booties if on hard pavements) but I can’t be let off lead in case I hurt myself chasing and playing with other dogs. I must also never be allowed to jump up on furniture or climb stairs.
Because of my health issues, the lovely lady at the charity said that I’m a Gifted Adoption, which means you don’t have to pay for me to come and live with you. My new family will have all my existing conditions supported financially by PDWRA and they will help with any new health concerns. This means that you can just focus on giving me my best home ever!
If you’d like to find out more about Buster, please contact our area coordinator Lisa –
If you’d like to apply to adopt Buster, just click the button below…
