by Yasmin | 28 May, 2025 | Pug Home Appeal, Blog, Rescue Stories
🤞 ** THANK YOU! We have received a strong response in the number of Adoption Applications for Dec, so are closing to any more. ** 🤞
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APPEAL INFORMATION:
This is two year old Dec who’s looking for his adoptive home!
He’s an affectionate boy who enjoys a fuss being made of him, as well as companionship.
🐾 Dec is very active and enjoys long walks.
🐾 He can live with kind, respectful children of five plus years.
🐾 Dec can live as an only dog, or potentially with another compatible dog who will appreciate his youthful excitability.
🐾 He will need to be fed separately, as is very food-orientated.
🐾 Unfortunately, Dec does not like cats!
Dec is neutered, vaccinated and in good health.
His housetraining is work in progress. Walking regularly helps and he really loves his walks.
Patience and routine is a must for him.
Dec responds to basic commands though training to wait for treats for example will need work on! 😄
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Dec responds to basic commands though training to wait for treats for example, needs work on!
He can be nervous/scared if unsure, or hears loud noises or someone approaches suddenly though can be comfortably examined by a vet.
This delightful young boy will bring a lot of joy and life to any home!
Thank You!
If you have any specific questions about Dec, or your application, please email Jane & Cara at: central@nullpugwelfare-rescue.org.uk
Please ensure you have read PDWRA’s Guidelines & Conditions for Adopting, at: https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/adopting-a-pug/
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Please also take a look at our sample of happy, successful Rescue & Adoption Stories, to see the mutual joy that adopting brings, at:
https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/category/rescue-stories/
by Yasmin | 20 May, 2025 | Pug Home Appeal, Blog, Rescue Stories
👏 ** WONDERFUL NEWS UPDATE: Danny has been ADOPTED! ** 👏
THANK YOU for all your responses!
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APPEAL INFORMATION:
This is Danny, a 1 year old bundle of fun, recently neutered & up to date with all his jabs.
Danny loves other dogs. He just loves to play but gets frustrated & barky if other dogs don’t want to play as energetically as him.
So, Danny is looking for a young, fit playmate or two maybe, which would suit him best. He probably wouldn’t cope well as an only dog as he’s always looking for energetic stimulation & fun!
He’s unfortunately not a cat-person though!
He likes to carry objects around but he doesn’t chew them & he’s also tried agility which would be very good for developing his skills for this.
Because of the full and busy home where unfortunately Danny was crated a lot, he does have separation anxiety & shouldn’t be crated any more. What he needs is time & attention with adults at home a lot or working from home.
This also means he is very wary of children, therefore a home with no children, or calm, responsible older children (over 10yrs) would be better suited.
Likewise, Danny is initially nervous of men but will be fine once he learns to trust them. He does travel well in a car.
Danny is a lovely young boy who just needs a family to love him & give him all the attention and security he needs, with opportunities to release his boundless energy & just enjoy him!
It will be a win-win for whoever adopts our dynamic Danny!
If you have any specific questions about him, or your application please email Lisa at: east@nullpugwelfare-rescue.org.uk
Please read our Guidelines & conditions for Adopting, at: https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/adopting-a-pug/
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Also, you can see a sample of happy, successful Rescue & Adoption Stories, that show the mutual joy that adopting a pug brings, at:
https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/category/rescue-stories/
by Yasmin | 13 May, 2025 | Blog, News, Volunteering, Fundraising
Leona Black is fundraising for The PDWRA
On May 11th, Leona ran in the AJ Bell Great Bristol Run 10K in aid of the PDWRA!
Leona says ‘I’m running to raise money for this wonderful charity that I adopted our pug Bertie from.
They helped me daily whilst I got to know Bertie and paid for the operations he needed, which cost a lot!
They do this for every pug in their care that needs medical help. I also volunteer with them, helping to find new homes for pugs.
10km is a lot for me – I’m currently at 7km (with a couple of breathers 😆) and plan to up the distance a little bit each time I run along the Bristol Portway.’
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So a Very Well Done & Thanks to Leona from all at PDWRA including the pugs she will be able to help!
Leona finished with lots of support, saying, “It was so great, and I’ve raised £680 now! Thank you so much for all the love and support xx “
Looking at Leona’s Fundraising page on Tuesday 13th her Total had increased to: £800.14 + £177.25 Gift Aid!
Please continue to Donate!
Just click below to visit her Just Giving page here: Leona Black is fundraising for The PDWRA
Every little helps!
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For more information and examples of how to raise funds for PDWRA, please go to:
Fundraising & Events 2025 | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
by Yasmin | 11 May, 2025 | Blog, Rescue Stories, In Memoriam
By Donna:
In March we had to say goodbye to our beloved 13.5yr old pug Frank.
Frank was adopted from PDWRA in 2014 when he was just 2.5yrs old and it was the single most best decision we ever made!
He slotted into our family life as if he’d always been a part of it.
Like any pug, his presence and personality were huge and in the village we lived in until our early retirement. Everyone knew and loved him, he was our superstar!
After we retired and relocated, Frank was becoming quite stiff on his hind legs and a trip to the vets down here confirmed osteoarthritis, prescribed Onsior and checked 6 monthly.
Frank improved greatly on this for a while, then later was diagnosed with dementia, loss of some sight and most of his hearing. At 13yrs old, he was still a happy little chap and coping well with his ageing.
Sadly though, 6 months later he went into respiratory distress, and along with our vets, who were wonderfully supportive, agreed it was the right time to say goodbye to our wonderful little man.
Frank went peacefully surrounded by his family and all the love in the world which he so richly deserved.
FRANK
You left owing us nothing but to you, we owe the world. 💔
The stained corners of furniture from the joy of rubbing your face into anything and everything, hair, goodness, the hair, it fell on and into anything and everything.
The cacophony of weird indescribable noises and incessant barking at Eastenders theme tune.
The constant tippy tapping nail noises on anything that wasn’t carpeted. I moaned, probably every day of the 11yrs we had you about it, but I would have all that back in a heartbeat Frank, rather than the silence we’re left with today.
R.I.P my wonderful, snuffly, funny, gentle little chicken nugget. You will be missed more than you will ever know….until we meet again my friend. 💔💔
Your Mum & Dad,
Donna & Brian.
I would also like to thank the PDWRA for their faith and trust in us as adoptive pug parents. It was an honour and a privilege to have known Frank for 11yrs, and to have cared for him. He was the link in our family, he made our family what it is today, so much so that my eldest daughter, her partner and my two young granddaughters are now the proud adoptive parents of a wonderful pug!
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To pay tribute to your sadly lost and beloved PDWRA pug on this, our dedicated In Memoriam web page:
https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/category/in-memoriam/
please email your story, or whatever you would like to say about them, with photos,
to: yasmin.t.pdwra@nullgmail.com
by Yasmin | 8 May, 2025 | Blog, News, Volunteering, Fundraising
🎉This is Daphne, the most sociable PDWRA pug, joining in VE 80th Anniversary celebrations wherever she can! 🎊
Daphne is one of our many happily adopted pugs who we appealed for a home for last year.
Ever since, Daphne’s Mum, artist Shirley, inspired by Daphne of course, has been generously using her talent to donate funds to PDWRA. Many pugs are drawn each month but not restricted to them, any breed, or animal included!
Shirley donated over £2,000 last year alone & she’s drawing every week from her order list!
Daphne!
If you would like to own a unique and personal portrait of any four-legged animal, please don’t hesitate to place an order.
Each portrait costs £15 only, where Shirley donates £10 directly to PDWRA, and £5 covers post, packaging & materials. All you need to do is provide the photo you wish her to use.
Please do so from within PDWRA’s Facebook Mega Auction Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/242845766241493/permalink/1899302960595757
You can private message Shirley from there.
We can’t thank Shirley enough for her generosity, as well as the joy she has brought to so many.
https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/order-your-unique-pet-portraits-while-donating-to-pugs/
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To see why fundraising is so essential for our work in rehoming pugs plus other ways you may be able to raise funds to help, please see:
https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/fundraising-events/
