
Laura’s Story of Adopting Ethel
My mum had warned it may be sometime before we heard anything but 2 or 3 weeks later a call came through…

My mum had warned it may be sometime before we heard anything but 2 or 3 weeks later a call came through…

I couldn’t believe there was a charity literally dedicated to rehoming pugs…

I can now walk up to 7 miles in a day, not bad for a Pug who had never been walking before!

Pepper and Sid are inseparable, they adore each other and also enjoy a good squabble too!

We have so much gratitude for the PDWRA. The match between us and our puggie-ladies is perfect!

Winston is so funny, cleaver and very naughty, he’s always up to some sort of mischief!

When we first laid eyes on Poppy, it was love at first sight, she was the sweetest little thing…

When my colleague said that her friend was fostering a pug for PDWRA that needed a home, I was immediately interested!

I have always loved dogs and have owned various breeds my whole life but my love affair with pugs started in December 2016 when an

Within a couple of days, I heard from my local PDWRA VAC and had a virtual home check…

After the initial introduction to his new home and fur sister, Cody and Tia were soon playing together…

Doris had clearly been very much loved as she arrived with a little letter, a bed with blankets and 2 large bags of toys and goodies…

We were sat in the garden chatting and he came trotting down the path with two much larger front teeth…

He’s such a loving dog, I call him my doggy soulmate as we have such a special bond!

I’ve found that Pugs love exercise, can run really quickly when they are off lead and that really surprised me!

We adopted Poppy this Mother’s Day, she was originally a foster but we prayed we could adopt her the moment we saw her photo…

We saw a social-media post on the PDWRA internal Facebook group for pug-adopters, about a bonded-pair…

We both knew that we wanted to adopt a pug because we loved the breed but really wanted to get a rescue…

Handsome boy, big brown puppy dog eyes and the pug head tilt, true to type characteristics…

When Reggie first arrived, he didn’t even know how to play properly and would tear toys apart…

Laura’s story serves as reminder that the journey of pet adoption is a rewarding one filled with endless love…

We throw them birthday parties, buy them way too many toys and spend 99.9% of our lives photographing them!

Buddy and Belle arrived on the Isle of Man four years ago after a long journey from the mainland…

Like any pug, she’s like Velcro and will follow me or my partner from room to room!

I can’t thank his foster mum Rebecca enough for getting my boy ready for his forever home…

She weighed 1.1kg and needed to wear a cone so she could not scratch or infect the wound as it healed…

Sue wanted to share the hugely positive experience of adopting a blind pug…

Our PDWRA family of adopters are often celebrating the wonderful Gotcha-Days that have changed their lives…

Both pugs were fostered by Davina who was amazing and we would want to pay tribute to her for the start she gave them…

Archie’s adored for his cute, grumpy old man characteristics & on his special day he enjoyed Aberdeen Angus meatballs for breakfast…
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