Rebecca’s Story of Adopting Pumpkin
Pumpkin first came to us as a foster in June of 2021. She was 3 years old and couldn’t walk very far due to breathing and BOAS problems, just 100metres would have her laid on the floor and struggling for a long time. Thanks to PDWRA, she quickly had BOAS surgery, which I called her nose job! There are never any guarantees that this kind of surgery will be successful in solving a pug’s breathing problems but we’re very happy to say that it’s been completely life changing for her.
We officially adopted Pumpkin in August of 2021and the past (almost) 5 years have really flown by. It’s hard to believe she’s 8 years old now. She has a big older Springer Spaniel brother, who she bosses around, and despite having to undergo another big operation for bladder stones shortly after adoption, she recovered from everything and has been enjoying lots of adventures over the years. She’s been on caravan holidays, beach and woodland walks and even hiking in the dales. It’s also hard to believe she can go from not being able to walk 100mtrs to comfortably walking 3 miles! As age creeps in she has a little rest in a pushchair, like the Princess she is.
Pumpkin makes everyone she meets smile and is such a funny character, who loves a body twerk. We can’t thank PDWRA enough for bringing her into our hearts and family!
