The Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association
Run entirely by volunteers & public donations
Adoption
We are fully open in a selection of regions to receive general adoption applications again, as well as for pug-specific homes appeals.
We are finding the need to re-home more pugs 7 years & over, as well as those with very individual, or special-needs, plus bonded-pairs, so we welcome all applications from dedicated, loving homes to match with all surrendered pugs in our care.
Please find full details for adopting as well as which regions of the country we are accepting general adoption applications from, in our Adoption section. Any Pug-Specific homes appeals can also be found there which are open to all PDWRA regions across England & Wales.
Fostering
Good foster homes are essential in our rehoming process, particularly those that can support age-related or special-needs, or accommodate bonded-pairs, as the number of pugs surrendered to us in these categories has been relatively high.
For specific areas of the country that we are accepting new fostering applications for, PDWRA provides ongoing support with vet costs covered. You may offer short or long-term care, for which the individual needs of the pugs will be matched to your home.
Our Fostering section provides full details and considerations for fostering, as well as the areas where we’d welcome new foster homes from, also where you can apply directly online.
Surrendering
Following our temporary closure last year, we have been able to receive pugs needing to be surrendered from our busiest region, the South East, as well as Central & East of England, plus West & East Midlands. All pugs in our care are matched to our complete region-wide waiting lists for homes.
The difficult decision for that closure was to provide the best welfare solutions to the very high number of pugs in our care with the resources available to us. It enabled the escalation of specific applicants being matched to adopt pugs in our care, while reducing the number of those waiting for a home.
Please go to our Surrendering section for latest information and contact details.
Volunteering
There are a number of ways that you can volunteer to support PDWRA, including:
- Rehoming Coordinator
- Volunteer Area Coordinator
- Fundraiser
- Home Checker
- Transporting a Pug
- Something Else
We are open to applications from England and Wales. Please see our Volunteering section for more details of these roles and how to apply.
Pug Home Appeals
These priority Pugs need a home. Please read about these Pugs and apply to adopt online.
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Latest PDWRA News
PDWRA North’s Christmas Party Fun Fundraising!
🎄 PDWRA's Christmas festivities began this weekend in North Shields with their Santa Paws Pug Christmas Party! 🥳 Santa & Mrs Clause had their hands full with gorgeous pugs & games & parades & prizes, making a lot of pennies for pugs in need.🐾 Many...
Thanks to Crafty Fundraiser Lorna!
We would like to send ENORMOUS THANKS to PDWRA pug adopter Lorna, who has been making, donating and selling, unique, hand-crafted, log reindeers with all proceeds going to our pugs in need! 🤗💖🐾 Her wonderful creations are made with so much love. These decorative log...
Happy 12th Birthday Archie!
Here's Golden-Oldie Archie celebrating his 12th Birthday! Archie was surrendered to us with his brother some months ago for rehoming due to their parents' ill health. They were independent enough to be rehomed separately and we have more adopters able to take one pug...
Dougie
Dougie was very much loved by his owner, though was not aware of his many health conditions or could afford to pay for any treatments required. Unfortunately, Dougie's owner had to be taken into hospital and a kind neighbour was asked to look after him. The neighbour...
Christmas closure to NEW applications, 1 Dec – 4 Jan 2022
For anyone wishing to apply to adopt, foster or volunteer, this is to advise that along with many rescues, we will close for NEW applications in the lead-up to Christmas, until the New Year. Last online applications received on 30th November will be processed. Website...
Our Busy Mega-Auction needs Volunteers!
We are looking for Volunteer Fundraising Assistants! Working closely and co-operatively within a small team of trusted volunteers, you will be helping with the administration and coordination of activities in our extremely busy & successful, Mega-Auction Facebook...
Remembrance Sunday.
On Remembrance Sunday, for all those who lost their lives in the line of duty: Lest we forget... They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember...
Armistice Day 2021
Today is Armistice Day. We will remember them. Our proud pug wearing her Poppy Bow Tie, is Dot! Her Mum, Ellie, made it and many more, to raise funds for the Royal British Legion. https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/ We would like to thank Ellie, who is a regular...
Ellie’s Progress
To all our followers and kind donators towards Ellie, who with significant healthcare challenges due to her previous life, being bred from and without sufficient vet care, is recovering really well a few weeks after surgery. With the aid of a baby monitor,...
Coping with Fireworks?!
Up to a third of our dogs struggle through the fireworks season plus double the normal number go missing so make sure their microchips are up-to-date. - Watch out for spent fireworks lurking under leaves when walking your dogs, they contain very hazardous chemicals! -...
Keep your pugs safe for Halloween!
Everyone, two-legged and four, should be able to have a safe, fun, and happy Halloween. Here are some tips and references to consider: - Keep chocolate and sweets (many contain xylitol) out of paws reach - Be careful with lit pumpkins and never leave your dog...
Thank You for Ellie – Post-Op Update!
💖 An Update on Ellie! 💖 We would firstly like to thank everyone for their kind wishes and most generous response in donations towards Ellie's surgery and vet costs - it was overwhelming! 💞🐾 You will remember this little girl was rescued by a young mum, spending all...
Donate to the PDWRA
The PDWRA is completely run on public donations and we wouldn’t be able to help the hundreds of pugs that are surrendered into our care each year without the help of our wonderful and generous supporters. Thank you!
Our vet bills alone run into hundreds of thousands of pounds annually and this is constantly increasing with the onslaught of inflation.
All help is greatly appreciated!
Friends of Welfare
Become of Friend of Welfare today!
Your membership provides us with reliable, much-needed and regular funds towards ever-increasing costs for Pugs in our care.
