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.
Tom, Tilly & Eddie are Home!
You may have seen our unusual Appeal at Christmas for Eddie, Tom and Tilly, a gorgeous ready-made grumble of pugs who have always lived together and needed their forever home, together. We were delighted with the response and applications that came through, willing to...
Could You Adopt Bonded Grumble, Tom, Tilly & Eddie?
🤞 A GOOD NEW YEAR UPDATE: We had an excellent response with strong applications for the terrific trio & they have found their perfect, Forever-Home! 🤞 We thank everybody for their interest in seriously adopting 3 pugs together. ***** This was an unusual APPEAL,...
Adorable Albert is looking for his forever home.
ALBERT's APPEAL is CLOSED. Sincere THANKS to ALL his enthusiastic Adoption Applicants. Within weeks, Albert is well-settled in his loving Forever Home. ********* OCT 8th : ORIGINAL APPEAL INFORMATION for ALBERT. Five-year-old Albert is a placid and easy-going boy. He...
Latest PDWRA News
Becky’s Story of Adopting Mabel
I came across the PDWRA while searching for a pug to love. We’d lost our beloved pug Frank in early August 2024 and were devastated. Frank was 11 years old and had been part of our family since he was a puppy. Our home felt so empty without him and life just wasn't...
Retirement Calls for Neville and Dexter
There comes a time in a pug’s life when he knows it’s time to settle down. The call of the open fire crackling in grate, the scattering of dog biscuit crumbs on the sofa, the regurgitated (twice) pigs ear to paw, and a box set of Dogs Behaving Badly playing on TV...
The Cornwall Pug Meet Raises Funds for the PDWRA!
The Cornwall Pug Meet is an annual event put on by Natalie, who owns the café at Poldhu Beach along with her husband Ross and pug Betty. Natalie makes her own home-made dog treats and sells them to raise money for the charity! The Cornwall Pug Meet has been going for...
Faye’s Story of Adopting JJ
We first heard about the PDWRA years ago, when we met someone out and about with a pug (you know how us pug folk are, dropping to our knees to shriek over someone else's pug like we have never seen one, despite having at least one of our own!!) and they told us she...
The Hairy Heslops Add Another Pug to Their Family!
After adopting Maverick, Elsie, and Frank, we had a pretty full household… but then we offered to foster for the 2024 Christmas period. “What about puppies?” Lisa, our area manager, texted. I think I nearly passed out. I had wanted a pug puppy since my teens, but I...
Jasmine’s Story of Adopting Padme
How did you first hear about the PDWRA? We have always been people to provide a home to rescue dogs and after falling in love with our first pug we came across the charity. How did you come to make the decision to adopt through the PDWRA? We contacted a couple pug...
Winter & Snow Hazards!
Temperatures are dropping and after unusually warm temperatures for November, snow is scattering around the country! So, here are our regular tips and advice to help your pug brave the cold, safely, to remain happy during the wet & cold months, ensuring it remains...
In Loving Memory of Erik!
For Erik, Our Pudding! “I’ll never forget the day I met my little pudding, Erik. A cold night in January of 2015, my parents and I were visiting my grandparents when late into the evening my mam got a phone call – she just had to leave for something, and I couldn’t...
Adorable Albert is looking for his forever home.
ALBERT's APPEAL is CLOSED. Sincere THANKS to ALL his enthusiastic Adoption Applicants. Within weeks, Albert is well-settled in his loving Forever Home. ********* OCT 8th : ORIGINAL APPEAL INFORMATION for ALBERT. Five-year-old Albert is a placid and easy-going boy. He...
Autumn Hazards are on their way!
As Autumn draws in, it’s a good idea to remind ourselves of the potential hazards to keep an eye out for, some quite serious, in order to keep our pugs safe particularly outdoors. Not only do piles of leaves hide what’s beneath them, they can develop bacteria and...
Happy Pugoween!
Halloween is almost upon us once again and to celebrate, we bring you a wonderful selection of pugs getting into the spirit of the season! Last week we did a competition on our Facebook page asking our followers to send in pictures of their pugs. We expected maybe 30...
Brian Talks About What it’s Like to be a PDWRA Pug Transporter!
For many devoted dog lovers, the chance to help a vulnerable animal is a calling that cannot be ignored. That rang true for me when I first discovered the Pug Dog Welfare & Rescue Association (PDWRA) via Facebook and have since become a part of the charity’s...
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.
