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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”.
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.
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.”
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! 
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.
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.
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
We don’t like thinking about preparing for potential emergencies, or separation from our beloved pets, but in the event, we want to know that they will be safe and taken care of.
Here’s a simple and useful, wallet-sized card that enables reliable contacts to be informed, with key information about your pets.
For just a £1 donation and a stamp, please send a stamped, self addressed envelope to:
PDWRA ICE Cards, 31 Hardwick Lane, Buckden, St. Neots, Cambs, PE19 5UN.
Please note that this is the correct address.
You may also use Paypal (friends & family option): Paypal.me/pugdogwelfare with reference: ICE CARDS.
Please include a note confirming the transaction code or written on the back of your SAE.
Gladwyn
My wife and I collected him from John and Sylvia in Sheffield many years ago. We think he was about 18 years old.
Charlie is a lively 3 year old, who was surrendered to us ultimately due to his Mum’s increasing working hours, which meant that she was unable to give the supervision and attention that Charlie needed. He was quite a demanding boy who enjoyed being the centre of attention, was very reactive to noises or people and would try to bolt whenever the front door opened! Unfortunately, he also became irritating to their other dog, such that they eventually needed to be kept separated.
We placed Charlie with an experienced fosterer who put him through the necessary training to reform from being the pug equivalent of Houdini, to soon learning not to jump on tables and work surfaces or dashing out of the front door at the first opportunity. He was ready to go to his new forever home, where he’s now having a great life by the seaside.
This message is from Charlie’s new Mum:
“Firstly, we would like to thank PDWRA for giving us the opportunity to have Charlie in our lives. He bounced into our hearts 5 weeks ago and he hasn’t stopped bouncing! He is such a wonderful little character and has made our home feel whole again. We have learnt that he loves his food, his walks, stealing toys so that boys will chase him, and cuddles. He loves racing around the garden barking at anything that flies over from aeroplanes to birds and even butterflies. His snores are the loudest we have ever heard. He has settled in really well and I think if he could speak, he would say he is happy!”
We think he looks happy in these photos, too!
Cherub (age approximately 16 years)
Cherub came to PDWRA in 2016, at approximately 12 years of age, when one of our helpers learnt about her and managed to get her. She went into foster which didn’t work out, and another helper assisted in getting her to Erle, who adopted her.
Cherub was very fond of the gardener and loved to be in the garden!
Erle tells us: “It’s a funny thing it’s still quiet without her, though she never barked unless it was for her food, and everyone who knew her and visited all say the same, we’re so happy she had love and kindness here with us.”
Didi
“We lost our beloved Didi last night, very suddenly. We wanted to thank PDWRA for bringing this loveable, mischievous ball of fun into our lives 3 years ago.
We couldn’t have loved you any more, Didi boy.”
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