by Janet | 27 Dec, 2020 | Rescue Stories
You may remember this gentle gent, Harvey who was surrendered to us last Christmas. His elderly owner was unable to care for him and his developing skin problems that needed attention. Your donations to our appeal to help with this, saw him on the mend and into his forever home among this gorgeous grumble.
He’s thrived of course and enjoyed his First Christmas, though slightly overwhelmed by all the excitement.
Thank you for all the pugs in need, like Harvey and to their wonderful forever families.
by Janet | 23 Dec, 2020 | In Memoriam
“Alfie”
Alfie’s owner, Valerie, writes:
We had to take the very heartbreaking decision to let Alfie go to sleep on Tuesday this week. He has been very frail for a while, but had gone very downhill over the last week, not being able to stand and spending most of the day asleep or in a total daze, and was not drinking at all. He took a very poorly turn on Monday, we got him into the vet on Tuesday and our vet agreed that sadly Alfie had reached the end of his road, as all organs were failing plus his other eye had ulcerated.
So we let him go, he went peacefully and I was allowed to stay with him and stroke his head. He has been brought home and is with all our other beloved dogs in our garden.
We have loved and adored Mr Grumpy for the last 6 years – sad that we couldn’t quite get him to his 15th birthday in January. 6 years that he may never have got as when we were asked to take him in, if he didn’t come to us he might have to be put to sleep. He was very misunderstood as he was amazing with all the fosters that came in over the years, and although he could be grumpy and never really knew how to play except aggressively, we absolutely loved him to bits. Thank you again PDWRA for entrusting him into our care.
by Janet | 21 Dec, 2020 | Blog, Rescue Stories
🎉Mr Bentley has just celebrated his 10th birthday! 🥳
We last saw him at Christmas after his devoted PDWRA Mum Kerry, had worked so hard to help him reduce his weight from over 14kg.
He is now 10kg and gets a Birthday cake every year to celebrate his progress and healthier life.
Many Happy Returns Mr Bentley! 🎂💖🐾🦴
Mr Bentley was collected by PDWRA some years ago; a very large pug in size, who put on significant weight after he was adopted. Although his new Mum tried extremely hard with vet support and expensive prescribed food to find the right diet and activity level to suit him, this wasn’t easy, as Mr Bentley occasionally also had fits.
It was upsetting for Mr Bentley’s Mum that people assumed she just fed him too much. Only by chance and exasperation, by sharing the less specialised canned food Mr Bentley’s Rottweiler brother and sister ate, with a small handful of their dry, wheat and gluten free biscuits, did his weight start to fall off. He has the occasional treat and pig’s ear to suck on as some teeth are missing now, and even without swimming and the longer walks which used to impact his breathing, he has enough energy to run round the house with the Rotties.
Mr Bentley’s 14.7kg is now 11kg and he’s in good shape for his frame. He will never be 8kg as smaller pugs can be targeted to be.
Mr Bentley is now nearly 10 years young. He has more life in him than ever before, and we wish him many more birthdays and cake sampling to come!
by Janet | 19 Dec, 2020 | Blog, Fundraising
CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU to PDWRA’s Yorkshire Team, Donators and all our generous supporters who have raised an amazing £1,048 for Pugs in Need.
Their Winter Fundraising Events hosted by Lisa, Amanda and Jodie went online to replace the usual Christmas Parties, with raffles, bingo, photo competitions, offering wonderful prize donations, a designer harness, handmade greeting cards, puggy jumpers, other crafts & so much more.
Well done to everyone for their efforts and contributions over the last 2 months.
by Janet | 16 Dec, 2020 | In Memoriam
“Delilah”
Lilah’s owner, Joyce, writes:
I am heartbroken having just lost my beautiful Lilah. She was a very damaged little girl when I got her, but very slowly over the 3 years I had her she did eventually learn to trust me, and certainly during the last few months of her life I’m sure that I made her feel safe and much loved.
I would like to mention that we both appreciated the input of Pug Rescue; many many thanks.
by Janet | 16 Dec, 2020 | Blog, Fundraising
Thanks to all our recycling supporters for your used printer cartridges sent to Recycle4Charity for our benefit. This is so worthwhile – we received £85.25 for the last quarter.
Please get them in by the New Year, after which their process is changing, including offering more wanted cartridges to the eligible list.
Old-style envelopes will no longer be processed after 31st December 2020. Please see full details on their new website:
https://www.recycle4charity.co.uk/
If you’d like to sign up & help to raise much needed funds in this way, please go to:
https://www.recycle4charity.co.uk/Register/C84358
Thank you!
by Janet | 15 Dec, 2020 | Blog, Fundraising
The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association recently received a quarterly donation of £502.74 from AmazonSmile, thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.co.uk.
To date, Amazon has donated a total of:
- £1,837.15 to The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
Thank you for supporting The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association by shopping at smile.amazon.co.uk.
by Janet | 9 Dec, 2020 | Blog
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The £5 Bonus Donation applies before Friday 18th December.
Thank you for selecting & supporting Pugs in Need!
by Janet | 6 Dec, 2020 | Rescue Stories
Three of our Voluntary Area Co-ordinators recently joined forces to find little Mick his forever home in one of the most beautiful areas of the country.
Mick is three-and-a-half-years-old and had left his busy City life to be cared for by a super foster family until the perfect home came up for him. He had a lovely time with them, and life just keeps getting better! He is now having the most fabulous time with his new adoptive parents plus his pug sister Izzy, who have been waiting patiently on the adoption register in another part of the country, for the perfect pug to be matched to their rural lifestyle.
Mick’s new parents are farmers with a passion for animal welfare and pugs! They naturally wanted to adopt a pug in need rather than purchase a puppy.
Mick’s new Mum says: ‘We want to say a huge thank you to all involved in the process of adopting Mick. Everybody was so helpful and kind, which made the adoption so smooth. A massive thank you also to PDWRA for all the work you put in to helping all the pugs in need. We are so grateful to have been given the opportunity to adopt Mick. He gives the best cuddles. He is such a handsome chap who fills our hearts with love every day. He will have a fantastic life with us in the countryside, along with his new sister Izzy”
John, our Area Co-ordinator, says “One of the great things about our charity is our ability to work across the UK to find the perfect solutions for pugs in need. It is so satisfying to help little Mick reach the most perfect home for him with an amazing new family”.
by Janet | 28 Nov, 2020 | Rescue Stories
This is Buttons. His adopter provided him with a loving home when he needed it most. Following the sad loss of his elderly Mum with whom he had spent his eleven, sheltered years, Buttons settled remarkably well into his new home. The very day after his adoption his new Mum’s dear Mum passed away, so they grieved together and were a tremendous comfort to each other.
Buttons’ new Mum says: “He rarely leaves my side. We do the school run to collect my granddaughters some afternoons, and he just loves the attention he gets from children and teachers who know his name and all want to cuddle him. He is so much more active now, loving runs on the beach although recall is difficult as he is really deaf and his eyesight is not good – and he has a fair turn of speed when he wants. He is so outgoing, loves his walks and his sleeps. Loves my cats but has taken to clearing the garden of any others. It’s been a few months now since he arrived and I can’t remember the time he wasn’t here. We had our first zoomies around the lounge. He is truly home and we love him to bits!”.
Buttons has become quite the village celebrity, soaking up all the attention from local children and passers-by. Enjoy the next chapter of your life, Buttons.
by Janet | 16 Nov, 2020 | Rescue Stories
Maisie’s adopter writes:
“Maisie barked relentlessly in her previous home – her owners realised that they were not meeting her requirements or knew how to help her.
My two young sons were desperate for a dog. A new colleague at work who is also a foster carer for the PDWRA, suggested that we should think about a pug, as one would fit our family life perfectly.
I came home and completed the application form straight away much to my sons’ delight! After a long conversation with our Area Coordinator, we decided to become a foster home.
Then the telephone call we had been waiting for arrived, a pug was being surrendered who was good with children and other animals (we have free-roaming rabbits so this was important ) but she was a relentless barker who barked at everything including bees !!! We agreed to foster Maisie with full support from PDWRA if we needed any training advice for the barking. She could then be re-assessed for suitability for the right forever-home.
We were new to fostering and to pugs, but our sons were desperate for a dog. We were briefed that our new foster pug, Maisie, was a relentless barker. She was brought to our home and immediately walked into the house as if she had lived here forever, then jumped up on the sofa and claimed her seat. We had the most joyful couple of weeks assessing her behaviour and discovering that she hardly barked now that she was getting the attention she obviously so craved.
She enjoys daily walks to our local beach and walking the boys to school every day. My eldest son had been struggling with the effects of being separated from me during lockdown as I am a nurse, but Maisie has transformed him back to his happy self and she really helped him deal with the challenges we have faced this year.
We have now adopted Maisie. This little pug has rocked our world and we feel privileged to have her in our lives. She is now perfectly quiet. She loves the sea nearby and loves her new family.”
by Janet | 16 Nov, 2020 | Rescue Stories
Mr Moo was surrendered through no fault of his own, but due to a change of his previous owner’s circumstances.
When he arrived in foster, he didn’t seek any affection from his foster family and didn’t want to play, however this soon changed with some time and he became their official shadow. Mr Moo loves having a cuddle and is so much more confident being himself now.
He has now been adopted and Mr Moo now has 4 other pugs in his grumble to play with and enjoys getting all the cuddles that he can! 
by Janet | 13 Nov, 2020 | Blog, News, Fundraising
Unfortunately, PDWRA is currently the target of some malicious activity. It is difficult to say more at this present time, but we are dealing proactively with the situation. In addition, it has come to the notice of PDWRA that a Facebook fundraising page calling itself “The National Pug Welfare & Rehoming Association” has been set up. This new page has absolutely no connection to and nothing whatsoever to do with the PDWRA and any donations made to that page will not be received by the PDWRA.
by Janet | 1 Nov, 2020 | In Memoriam
Walter
On Friday 23 October, Walter left us to go to heaven and be reunited with Penny, his mum. Walter was loved by so very many, he worked for his living spreading the word about pugs just like him who have been helped by PDWRA.
Walter was about 13 ½ years of age. Loved and adored by all he met. RIP Walter.
by Janet | 27 Oct, 2020 | Blog, News
The world of pugs lost a great friend yesterday, Monday October 26th, when Pat Hicks Plant died peacefully at home with her family at her bedside following a short illness.
PDWRA will always remember her as ‘our wonderful tombola lady,’ working alongside Sue Quiney and Janet Thomson, but she also transported pugs, home checked and fostered for many years to help pugs in need. Most of all, she was a very kind lady with an enormous sense of fun balanced with duty and will be missed by her local community.
An update will follow, but please do not contact the family at the moment.
Our sympathy goes to John, Amanda, Steven and Jason, her much loved grandchildren and to her many friends, not forgetting her beloved pugs.
Alison Mount
by Janet | 25 Oct, 2020 | Rescue Stories
Due to a change in personal circumstances Phoebe was surrendered to us. Like many cases it wasn’t through lack of love or care, but beyond anyone’s control.
Phoebe is the most affectionate little girl who steals the heart of anyone that she meets! She settled in so well at her foster carers, it was very hard for them to part with her. She even used to go to the office with her fosterer when she wasn’t working from home.
She’s now in her forever home with new pug friend Hugo, and they are already the best of friends! Her new family, unsurprisingly, are absolutely in love with her.
