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, parts of the South West, as well as Central & East of England, plus West & East Midlands and Wales. 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
Daisy
Beautiful Daisy was surrendered to PDWRA due to a change in her owner’s personal circumstances. Her new adopter absolutely adores her, and says it is the best decision she has ever made! 🤗💞 "It’s been a few months since we picked up our little bundle of joy! She was...
Recycle Printer Cartridges for Pugs to benefit!
Here's a reminder to all our kind supporters who recycle ink printer cartridges, via Recycle4Charity, to follow their new, easier, process for 2021. This is so worthwhile for our pugs in need who benefit! If you'd like to sign-up & help to raise much needed funds for...
Princess Poppy
My gorgeous Poppy we miss you so much. You were the funniest & cutest little pug ever, you fought cancer and blindness so bravely but still made us laugh every day. You knew it was your time to leave us when you snuggled up with me for the last time, my heart was...
Sam – more than worth the effort!
Sam was surrendered due to behavioural problems that his previous family were unable to work through. Our Area Coordinator received a phone call from the behaviourist who was working with Sam to say that he advised putting to sleep, as there was nothing that could be...
2020 A Different Year!
2020 provided very different & difficult challenges. Here's an overview of what PDWRA achieved, despite that, for pugs in need. 💖🐾 "Enormous thanks" go to all who contributed to the care & rehoming of 248 surrendered pugs, as well as those providing the essential...
Bo & Hetty – Golden Girls!
Lynda wanted to share with us how her 2 cheeky, Golden Girls were getting on since she adopted them: "We adopted Bo & Hetty, mother and daughter, through PDWRA, a fair few wonderful years ago now. We adore and love them more each year. They have come a very long way...
Evie – Rescued in the Floods!
Brave PDWRA Volunteers Katie and Gwen really 'weathered the storm' when they ventured out to rescue Evie, on top of the current restrictions! Sweetheart Evie, was coming from a loving home, but a selfless decision was made to ask for our help as her family knew PDWRA...
Harlee
Beautiful Harlee was surrendered by an elderly owner who was unable to invest in what was required to train her. She did the right thing finding PDWRA to help and a home was found that was able and happy to spend the time that was needed. There were challenges at...
Luther
Luther - Fly High! Luther came to us on the 18.9.2020 and boy how he changed our lives. He converted my best friend, Diane to love a dog, and grandchildren to trust and love a dog. He did not have a good start to life but through PDWRA and his foster carer Natalie, he...
Hugo – 1 year on…
Here's a PDWRA adopter celebrating rescuing Hugo, 1 year on! "We collected lovely Hugo, our first foster pug, a year ago, believing it was only for the Christmas period. We were looking for a golden oldie and had been waiting for a funny little old pug. We knew,...
Bella – A Christmas Rescue in the Snow!
When many of us were under near-lockdown restrictions, PDWRA received a sad phone call on Boxing Day to rehome a little pug called Bella. There were family circumstances which meant she had to be collected the following morning. Her owner was very sad on that call but...
Happy New Year & Thank You!
We would like to wish a Happy New Year to All our Supporters and Volunteers! We also have a very special "Thank You" from Tommy, who was surrendered before Christmas and we appealed for donations to help with the physio & hydrotherapy needs to help him with his rear...
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.
