Alison & John’s Story of Adopting Winston
Winston is so funny, cleaver and very naughty, he’s always up to some sort of mischief!
January 7, 2025
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
Pugs have a number of significant eye conditions caused by extreme breeding creating the squashed appearance of the face…
Within a couple of days, I heard from my local PDWRA VAC and had a virtual home check…
Some days can be a real challenge but the rewards far outweigh the negatives and I honestly wouldn’t change what I do for the world!
After the initial introduction to his new home and fur sister, Cody and Tia were soon playing together…
You may have seen the ‘100 Weddings in a Day’ celebration at Marylebone Old Town Hall in London recently…
A Portosystemic shunt is where an abnormal vessel goes directly from the intestine into the main circulation, bypassing the liver…
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…
October 1st every year is a day set aside to celebrate black dogs, and in our case especially black pugs!
We were sat in the garden chatting and he came trotting down the path with two much larger front teeth…
The conference call was abruptly abandoned when Clare could see a pup making a first appearance into the world!
He’s such a loving dog, I call him my doggy soulmate as we have such a special bond!
The next step for the PDWRA team was to approach our transportation group plotting her journey on a day that everyone could make…
He has a female fan club who sit in reception all day waiting to get a kiss from him…
Pugs can be prone to both these conditions (which are linked), and especially if they are overweight…
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…
The two conditions that most commonly cause lameness and stiffness in pugs are hip dysplasia and medial patellar lunation…
Stef adopted Frank from PDWRA after sadly losing her young pug Baby, at the tender age of 6…
I am a pug mamma to 5 pugs, four fawn and one black – having gotten my first pug Olly who is now 16…
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…
Foster pugs are treated as part of the family and participate fully in family life…
When Reggie first arrived, he didn’t even know how to play properly and would tear toys apart…
Our foster carer worked hard on Tilly’s nervousness and with treatment, her skin and eyes became more comfortable
Without ongoing donations from our supporters, Clemmie might not have been able to receive this vital treatment
I have shown and achieved a 1st prize at Crufts plus several other placings with various pugs over the years
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