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.
Ted & Henry are looking for their Forever Home!
👏 THEY'RE NOT LOOKING ANY MORE! 👏 We are delighted to say that Ted & Henry are settling in very well, into their Forever Home. ***** APPEAL INFORMATION: Due to family bereavement, these lovely 6 year-old brothers, Ted & Henry, are looking for their forever...
Could You Adopt Milo & Oscar?
👏 THANKING ALL APPLICANTS! 👏 We are delighted to say that Oscar & Milo are comfortably in their Adoptive Home! ****** APPEAL INFORMATION: Bonded boys Milo and Oscar are keen and ready for their Forever Home together! Due to long working-hours changes at...
Young Evie needs to be the Only Dog in her Forever Home
👏 ** WONDERFUL NEWS: Evie has found her FOREVER FAMILY! ** 👏 ********** ORIGINAL APPEAL: This is the lovely Evie. She’s 2 and a half years-old and looking for an experienced parent in a home with no other dogs or children. We don’t believe Evie has had the best...
Latest PDWRA News
5 year-olds’ Daphne & Vera need their Forever Home Together!
👏 ** HAPPY NEWS UPDATE: Daphne & Vera have their Perfect Home Together! ** 👏 ******* DAPHNE & VERA Five years old, and both spayed, Daphne and Vera are a devoted bonded-pair of pugs. Vera is the more outgoing of the two, Daphne prefers to just chill out with...
Devoted Cleo & Elmo are looking for their Forever Home!
👏 ** WONDERFUL NEWS UPDATE: Cleo & Elmo have already found their Perfect forever Home! ** 👏 ********** ORIGINAL APPEAL: Cleo and Elmo are 8 year old siblings, super-bonded to each other. They are used to living with other dogs but are just as happy in each...
Could You Adopt 2 year-old, Dec?
👏 ** GREAT NEWS, Dec has his Forever Home lined up, following an amazing response in Applications for him, Lucky Boy! ** 👏 *** APPEAL INFORMATION: This is two year old Dec who's looking for his adoptive home! He's an affectionate boy who enjoys a fuss being made of...
Dynamic Danny needs his Forever Home!
👏 ** WONDERFUL NEWS UPDATE: Danny has been ADOPTED! ** 👏 THANK YOU for all your responses! ***** APPEAL INFORMATION: This is Danny, a 1 year old bundle of fun, recently neutered & up to date with all his jabs. Danny loves other dogs. He just loves to play but gets...
Thanks to Leona (& Bertie) for Fundraising for PDWRA!
Leona Black is fundraising for The PDWRA On May 11th, Leona ran in the AJ Bell Great Bristol Run 10K in aid of the PDWRA! Leona says 'I'm running to raise money for this wonderful charity that I adopted our pug Bertie from. They helped me daily whilst I got to know...
Dearest Frank – R.I.P.
By Donna: In March we had to say goodbye to our beloved 13.5yr old pug Frank. Frank was adopted from PDWRA in 2014 when he was just 2.5yrs old and it was the single most best decision we ever made! He slotted into our family life as if he'd always been a part of it....
Daphne on VE Day, inspiration for Fundraising!
🎉This is Daphne, the most sociable PDWRA pug, joining in VE 80th Anniversary celebrations wherever she can! 🎊 Daphne is one of our many happily adopted pugs who we appealed for a home for last year. Ever since, Daphne's Mum, artist Shirley, inspired by Daphne of...
The Joy of Fostering Older Pugs
Speaking from one dog collar to another - The joy of being a long-term fosterer with PDWRA… It was the run up to Christmas 2023, late evening and I needed a break from sermon writing, so started surfing the internet, and because of my interest in pugs came across the...
Lovely Luna is looking for her Forever Home!
👏 THE BEST NEWS! 👏 Luna has an amazing, fun home with furry companions to play with! ***** ORIGINAL APPEAL INFORMATION: Otherwise known as Looney Tunes, the lovely Luna is ready for her adoptive home, having been in foster due to her Mum passing away.. Luna is seven...
Wishing Everyone a Happy Easter!
HAPPY EASTER! Wishing everyone a Very Happy Easter. With special wishes and thanks to all of our loyal Supporters and dedicated Volunteers & Donators, who make helping Pugs in Need, possible! Here are Teddy, Ruby and Mildred, gorgeous pugs from our PDWRA family's,...
Ted & Henry are looking for their Forever Home!
👏 THEY'RE NOT LOOKING ANY MORE! 👏 We are delighted to say that Ted & Henry are settling in very well, into their Forever Home. ***** APPEAL INFORMATION: Due to family bereavement, these lovely 6 year-old brothers, Ted & Henry, are looking for their forever...
Ruth’s Story of Adopting Ralph
How did you first hear about the PDWRA? My daughter Amy, achieved her long held desire to own a pug in 2018. Now 30, and having wanted one since she was 10, she knew all about their little 'quirks' as a breed! We all fell in love instantly with little Boo and I found...
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.
