by Yasmin | 21 Jul, 2022 | Blog, Rescue Stories
We’ve been following Barry’s weight loss since he came to PDWRA at over 12kg some months ago. His target to aim for was 9kg so that he’d be in great shape to enjoy summer. This gorgeous boy achieved it this month, weighing in at 8.95kg!!
Barry’s harness was falling off at one point but here he is, enjoying the weather leading up to the heatwave, with his encouraging grumble!
Barry has really fallen on his paws and is living the dream with his PDWRA family.
by Yasmin | 18 Jul, 2022 | Blog, News, Rescue Stories
Freddie is a confident, energetic 4 year old boy with a very loving nature. He needs a forever home in Northern Ireland.
Are you an experienced dog-owner who could offer this?
Freddie does have a neurological condition which he’s had since birth, nystagmus, which he manages well. It causes his eyes to flicker and his head to wobble. He came to us entire, and with a chronic ear infection which would have caused him a lot of pain and unsurprisingly contributed to dominance issues with other dogs and snapping when trying to distract or treat him. However, since he has been neutered, he is increasingly calmer .
If you are able to look after Freddie’s needs, prevent the infection returning and manage any pack dynamics confidently, then PDWRA and Freddie would love to hear from you.
Please apply to adopt him, referencing Freddie in your application, at: https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/adopting-a-pug/
by Yasmin | 15 Jul, 2022 | Blog, Fundraising
We would like to say a Big Thank You to Emily, a freelance photographer and great supporter of all the fundraising events run in Yorkshire for PDWRA. All have been made possible by #teamYorkshire and their supporters and contributors.
Emily has photographed many special events appearing in local and national press and her involvement with our charity was inspired by her own lovely pug, Anna, pictured here.
Her latest venture, was to complete the Total Warrior ‘Muddy Challenge’ course which raised another £200 for our pugs in need. She enjoyed it so much, both Emily and her husband have signed up to do next year’s course already!
Thank you both!
There are many ways to fundraise to help PDWRA with their ongoing vet costs, whether you’re athletic like Emily or not, so please let us know about your ideas and efforts, or join us at any of our upcoming events:
by Yasmin | 11 Jul, 2022 | Blog, News
With amber alerts around the country and increasing, prolonged high temperatures, our furry friends may not be enjoying it as much.
Please apply the usual precautions and know what to look out for during any early signs of heatstroke.
Keep them indoors with you too as these temperatures are extreme. 🥵🐾
by Yasmin | 9 Jul, 2022 | Blog, News
Meet Bella! A beautiful 7 year-old fawn girl who is hoping to find a forever home with NO other dogs or cats.
Bella has a spinal condition, first evident in 2019, which may mean, like all of us, she will slow down over time, and not be as agile as she is now. She experiences no pain, and is not on any medication. Surgery is unlikely to be of benefit now, given the duration of her condition. She just needs a loving, comfortable home with a responsible family to envelope her with kindness.
Bella doesn’t like competition for her owner’s attention though. She reacts to other dogs in the household, usually at meal and walk preparation times. Similarly, she may perceive very young children as competition, so that is to be avoided too, unless fully supervised.
Bella is house trained, but does get excited at walk times so there may be the odd “accident” while her harness is fitted. She’s currently enjoying two, 20 – 30 minute wheel walks a day, and one in the buggy. If walking on tarmac or hard surfaces, she has little boots to wear, but on grass or woodland, she can go bootless.
She is a contented, faithful and loving little girl, who doesn’t bark, or when she tries no sound comes out! 😍😊
If you feel you have a suitable home to offer her, please apply via our website, referencing BELLA in your application notes. We can then discuss in more detail with you.
Thank You! 🤗🐾
Adoption
by Yasmin | 5 Jul, 2022 | Blog, Fundraising
Our last AmazonSmile quarterly donation for Pugs in Need, was an amazing 💖 £971.37! 🤗💖
An invaluable contribution to our ongoing vet costs.
If you stock up on items in your basket to purchase on Prime Days, Tues 12th & Weds 13th July, they will DOUBLE your DONATIONS!
It costs you no extra, “Thank You if you can!”
If you haven’t already, please set us up as your nominated charity.
From ‘Your Account’ go to ‘Your Amazon Smile’ which allows you to select The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association.
To shop in the Amazon app, simply follow the instructions below to select us as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. Amazon will donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us.
1. Open the Amazon app on your phone
2. Select the main menu 😊 & tap on “AmazonSmile” within Programmes & Features
3. Select The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association as your charity
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app.
by Yasmin | 29 Jun, 2022 | Blog, News
PDWRA urgently needs more Short-term, Special-needs fosterers for pugs being surrendered to us NOW, so that the presently high number of pugs with differing levels of healthcare needs, have a suitably experienced foster home to go to.
This generally requires someone to be at home for the majority of the time and willing to provide the extra care that they need. PDWRA will support you and vet costs will be covered.
If you feel you have the skills and time to offer these special pugs, please apply via our website here: https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/fostering-a-pug/
or get in touch with your PDWRA Area Rehomer if you have fostered or adopted with us before.
Thank you!
by Yasmin | 20 Jun, 2022 | Blog, News
The PDWRA are receiving an extremely HIGH volume of surrendered pugs currently and we need to URGENTLY find more Adoptive & Foster homes to match them to, from all over the UK.
by Yasmin | 18 Jun, 2022 | Blog
It’s an early heatwave and you should already be walking your pugs when it’s much cooler, such as early morning or in the evening, or not at all.
No dog has ever died from missing their walks but they do in the heat. We’re all familiar with their extra risks associated with flat-faced breeds.
Here’s a reminder about tips for keeping them comfortable and safe, plus for further information about identifying signs of heatstroke early, please see:
by Yasmin | 10 Jun, 2022 | Blog, Fundraising
Recently adopted Rodney, proud to help support his Mum’s business & PDWRA!
Fathers Day is coming up… Sunday 19th June! Look no further for your Pug Dads out there!!!
At £2.50 + £1.50 P&P extra each, 50p goes directly to PDWRA for Pugs in Need.
Please purchase directly from: https://www.facebook.com/Absolutelybarkingillustrations
from their Shop or Message directly: Absolutelybarkingillustrations
Fundraising & Events 2022
by Yasmin | 1 Jun, 2022 | Blog, News, Volunteering
It’s National Volunteers’ Week, a chance, every year from 1st to 7th June for charities and communities to Celebrate and Thank their amazing volunteers.
The PDWRA could not do what it does for Pugs in Need, without our volunteers!
Every single person involved in the rescuing, rehoming and welfare of pugs in our care is volunteering their time freely.
We thank those receiving calls for help, transporting pugs to their foster or forever families, fosterers rehabilitating pugs sometimes with extensive vet care. Homes are assessed and matched by trained and experienced volunteers. We have those fundraising to pay vet bills, and those paying the bills, in-house vet expertise and those spreading the word on social media and producing news bulletins as well as running our website, all following required protocols.
We thank them ALL!
Whether you’re already volunteering or would like to start, find out more about getting involved at:
For specific Vacancies, go to:
by Yasmin | 24 May, 2022 | Blog, Rescue Stories
This is the story of Doug, by Anne, is typical for pugs the PDWRA helps every day across the UK.
“Two days after returning from the US, obviously still Jet lagged, I got a call from our lovely, regional PDWRA rehomer. Could I help with a pug?! Doug was in a home and wasn’t settling at all, apparently quite aggressive and needed experienced fostering immediately. So, with the help of a number of our wonderful volunteers, I collected Doug from a well-known fast food restaurant car park!
He was terrified, growling as we got him out of the car to put in ours. Poor Doug didn’t have a clue what was happening, he’d had a really long day handled by strangers, saying a lot about him and our volunteers, that he coped so well.
Straight into the garden we went, walking straight into my enormous British Shorthair cat!! Poor Doug, he had no idea what was to come.
Four little pug faces at the conservatory door, excited about a stranger in our garden! Well, what do you do?… out they came like only a clan of pugs can, full speed with Iris in the lead, Doug couldn’t believe his little boggle eyes! Off they meandered around the garden, not a cross word between them.
Next morning off we went for our walk, Doug on the lead, mine running free, his face was a picture. He just stood and looked around, couldn’t believe all these other dogs in all shapes, sizes and colours existed, I know most of the people where I walk and they are all wonderful with my foster pugs, it’s was a steep learning curve but it worked, Doug accepted and greeted everyone.
Not much was known about Doug’s past but it was very clear he’d never been socialised and probably shut outside for long periods, because of this he didn’t know what to do to interact with people, he was extremely nervous but never once did he show fear or aggression. How they want to trust and do the right thing for us humans and how we let them down.
After a month of assessment and learning, I use learning rather than training as it’s what Doug needed, to learn to be a pug. Meanwhile the search was on for his adoptive home.
We found one we thought would be perfect and after several phone calls, I took Doug to his new home. It’s always hard to see them go off on a new adventure and I do worry about them, but in this case, it was a match made in heaven, so off he went without a backwards glance! He’s now loving life with two other pugs, one of which is another PDWRA rescue. Doug’s out for walks every day and sleeps on a bed at night! What more can a little pug wish for!?!
I would like to thank everyone involved, Trustees, fosterers, volunteers, transporters, adopters and fundraisers, for without the time so generously given to help these pugs there would be no PDWRA and then what would happen to pugs like Doug?!”.
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by Yasmin | 19 May, 2022 | Blog, News, Pug Health
In response to the news items yesterday about the pug breed; https://news.sky.com/story/pugs-as-pets-condemned-because-of-health-issues-linked-to-extreme-body-shape-12615623
The PDWRA states:
“As one of the leading pug rescue charities, we welcome the study carried out by the Royal Veterinary College, and its findings. It highlights the health issues that we know exist in pugs that are breed related, and have a negative impact on the welfare of the pug.
We, the Pug Dog Welfare and Rescue Association, do not breed pugs, but we help people who already own pugs who wish to re-home their dog. This can be for a number of reasons, but a significant proportion are because they are unable to afford veterinary treatment.
Whilst in our care, we improve any health issues as best we can; we currently spend around £20,000 a month on veterinary bills for pugs that are in our care, and we rely solely on donations for this.
We hope the study will bring about change including controlling the unscrupulous (so called) back street breeding of dogs for sale on the internet”.
Pug Health & Wellbeing | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association (pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk)
Donating to Pug Dog Welfare | The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association (pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk)
by Yasmin | 14 May, 2022 | Blog
As temperatures rise, please remember top tips for keeping your pugs cool, comfortable & safe, potentially from heatstroke.
• Ensure your dog has constant access to fresh water and shade
• Walk them in the early morning or evening, avoiding the midday/afternoon heat
• Check that the pavement or artificial grass is not too hot for your hand, hence their paws also
• Skip walks if necessary, for older, overweight dogs or those with breathing issues
• Provide cool mats or jackets. Do not rely on fans alone to keep them cool
• Never leave them unattended in a car, even in the shade or with window ajar
• Know the signs of heatstroke and seek vet advice immediately if your dog shows any symptoms
https://pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/pug-health/
https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/help-advice/dog-care/warm-weather-advice
https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/health-and-dog-care/health/health-and-care/a-z-of-health-and-care-issues/heatstroke-in-dogs/
http://pdsa.me/hpSh
by Yasmin | 9 May, 2022 | Blog, Fundraising
Ethel, Leonard and Rodney seen here, are promoting their Mum’s special merchandise for all pug-lovers!
Limited edition only… Why not commemorative the Platinum Jubilee, 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, with one of these exclusively designed mugs? or give as a unique gift?
£13 each, plus P&P.
A proportion of every sale goes to PDWRA & can only be bought direct, not in shops.
Also available:
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee greeting card, left blank inside for your own message £2.50 each plus P&P.
https://www.facebook.com/Absolutelybarkingillustrations
by Yasmin | 6 May, 2022 | Blog, Fundraising, Events
Save the Date: Saturday 4th June for a Fabulous Family Day Out with your dogs, all with FREE ENTRY & Parking!
If you live in Kent & surrounding areas; London, Essex, Sussex, join in the Fun Dog Show & Mini-Agility run by PDWRA at this Platinum Jubilee Community Event.
With keepsake rosettes to win, a pop-up pug cafe by the rings, a live music festival, stalls, bar and food, with toilet facilities available, how could you resist?!
We look forward to seeing you there!
Istead Rise, Kent, DA13 9LB
