by Yasmin | 5 Oct, 2022 | Blog, Rescue Stories
Dear Delilah delivered her gorgeous chug puppies safely once in our care.
Drawing on our national network of volunteer co-ordinators, transporters, fosterers and adopters, here they are now!
They were in the very best hands throughout, each bringing the greatest joy to their new, lucky PDWRA families.
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by Yasmin | 25 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Rescue Stories
Millie and Tia were adopted by Sue days before her own Mum unexpectedly passed away. She believes ‘they’ rescued her as much as the other way around. Sue also wanted to share the hugely positive experience of adopting a blind pug.
Sue says:
” I just wanted to share our love for Tia, our beautiful rescue pug who is blind and has so many uncomfortable medical issues including skin irritation. Such an optimistic, positive, happy little pug who loves nothing more than to snuggle.
Unlike sighted pugs she doesn’t look at us which is so sad and often heads in completely the wrong direction – she is also facing life without Millie her fellow rescue who sadly passed earlier in the summer. We all miss Millie so much but for Tia she was her eyes and confidence … however little T as we call her, soldiers on and we hold her ever closer.
Blindness is often avoidable which makes it all the more sad but adopting a blind pug for us has been a joyous experience and this beautiful little character has shown us so many positive lessons in life that the honour to have her is all OURS!.”
Please see their original story at: https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/millie-tia-having-the-best-retirement/
Millie & Tia having the best retirement! | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association (pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk)
by Yasmin | 9 Sep, 2022 | Blog, News
During this period of National mourning, the PDWRA wishes to express its sadness at the loss of the Queen, and to offer its thanks for her devoted and loyal service.
by Yasmin | 8 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Rescue Stories
Delilah’s 4 Puppies continue to thrive and are as active as you’d expect. Homes are being lined up for each of the puppies.
Here’s another delightful glimpse of the boy pup at 1 month old, and with his girl siblings recently.
They are Chugs! Mum Delilah is a pure pug, and we discovered that Dad was a Chihuahua. They made beautiful puppies!
Delilah’s special gifts to PDWRA, appeared a few weeks after arriving in our care!
They’re all doing really well being cared for by a very experienced puppy fosterer of ours.
In order to get Delilah to her fosterer before the birth, 4 separate pairs of wonderful PDWRA volunteers drove and handed her over across the country to her final destination.
We couldn’t be prouder or more grateful to everyone involved in the logistics and the volunteers who transport for us typically during the weekends.
Delilah was surrendered to PDWRA as in her home here was fighting between all the dogs, plus there were concerns for her about BOAS despite already having had surgery for it.
Unfortunately, Delilah became unwell soon after coming into our care and our vet discovered to everyone’s surprise that she was pregnant!
Everyone was prepared that she might not be able to cope with a natural delivery due to her breathing, but she did it! … Just a few weeks later 4 puppies were born, 3 girls arrived safely in quick succession followed later by a boy.
Mother and pups are doing really well in the care of a very experienced PDWRA foster home.
To find out how Delilah’s getting on: https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/update-on-delilah/
Anyone wishing to adopt from us, please apply via:
by Yasmin | 3 Sep, 2022 | Blog, Rescue Stories, Fundraising
Quinn is unrecognisable, thankfully! What a transformation from when he first came to us! This is the beautiful pug that he was always meant to be and also a great reminder of why we all do what we do at PDWRA!
It’s late October and Quinn is well enough now, to be neutered and have the X-rays he needs to assess his spine in relation to his mobility difficulties. His spine is looking ok, though they have found hip dysplasia, so we’ll learn to what extent later on and get an understanding of how this will affect a young dog. He had his nares widened too and an overnight stay was required for observation.
Quinn has experienced a lot of ‘firsts’ since he arrived in foster, which include simple things like playing with toys, chewing them, going out on his own to the garden space and sitting with his foster mum Kellie’s other pugs, after previously preferring his own company, plus he’s even found a small bark!
He has now moved away from hourly medication and his hormones have kicked in, getting a little humpy with his companion PDWRA girl, (his hormones working was a massive achievement). He’s enjoying being near the sounds of other dogs at his fosterer’s day care, seeing sand and the sea. His face was a picture when he stood in seaweed! He coped with the “magic” sliding doors at the shops. These are just a few of the amazing things he’s experiencing.
Only now is he able to use his body as he should and he’s comfortable enough to have jumped onto the sofa for the first time to snuggle with his two pug companions.
Quinn is over a year old, though looked like a puppy due to his extreme malnourishment with physical setbacks due to his neglect and lack of proper nutrition. It’s thought that he had been kept in very cramped conditions as he could barely walk, unaware of what his legs and little body could do!
Thank goodness the vet practice he was taken to, helped for him to be surrendered to PDWRA, since then he received round the clock care. 💝🐾
He had demodectic mange which has stripped him of his fur and left him with secondary skin infections which were treated with special daily baths. His stomach was swollen due to his malnutrition but was placed on a special diet to build him up, plus he required hourly eye drops among a variety of meds, 13 in total, at regular intervals. Especially soft, made to measure tiny fleeces were made for his skin comfort.
We had such a heart-warming response to Quinn’s situation, we send our enormous THANKS for all the kind and generous donations made towards his care costs, which soon mounted up.
We were soon pleased to report that he gained weight due to his new, nutritious diet within weeks, to 5.5kg. Quinn’s medication went down to 7 types per day, with eye drops only 5 times per day and baths for his skin condition every second day. He was even well enough to get his first vaccination then!
Quinn’s hair started growing back and he’s comfortable enough to have jumped up onto the sofa for the first time, snuggle with his 2 pug companions as well as indulge a little chasing with the other boy and enjoy chewing on toys.
He’s getting plenty of behavioural training to gain confidence and make up for what he has missed out on before. Quinn’s started to enjoy his life, the way he always should have! 🐾
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