Thank you for choosing to surrender your pug to PDWRA. We understand this is a difficult decision for you as an owner and we would like to offer you some reassurance:
All pugs are placed in foster homes rather than kennels.
Your pug will be assessed by one of our fosterers to find them the perfect match.
While we all love our pugs, they can have their quirks, please provide us with as much information as possible, telling us all about their likes and dislikes. Do not worry it will not deter us.
Please let us know if your pug has any health issues. This will not put us or our adopters off. If your pug arrives with health concerns, PDWRA will cover any necessary treatment and ongoing veterinary care for life.
We would appreciate it if you could include a photo of your pug. Pugs love having their picture taken, so try and get their best side and of course their lovely face.
If you know your pug’s microchip number, please share it with us. If not, your vet can scan your pug and provide the number. It is usually a 15-digit number, so we do not expect you to know it from memory. The pug should have your name as being the keeper but if not do not worry, it will be something we can help you with.
Finally, when you call or email us if that is your preference, please provide your name, the best telephone number to reach you on, and the area where you live. Thank you.
As with many similar rescue charities, due to higher than usual demand and high numbers of pugs taken in, we had to take the difficult decision to close some of our areas to surrenders during 2025, to enable us to be able to give the best future to the pugs that were already in our care.
Since then, we’re pleased to have been able to open many up again, and we’re currently able to accept rescues in the South East (7), Central (2), the East of England (8), East Midlands (3) and West Midlands (5). More areas will be able to open again over the coming months.
For enquiries in areas of the country that are currently closed, please contact us by email:
If you’re thinking about surrendering a pug to us and are located in one of our areas currently open to surrenders, please feel free to contact our Volunteer Area Coordinator responsible for that area, they’ll be happy to help and guide you.
Many of the callers enquiring about rehoming their pugs ask about what happens to them once they leave their foster home and go on to be adopted. It’s perfectly natural for people to want to know that their pug will be loved, looked after and go on to live a happy and fulfilling life. One of our most experienced Volunteer Area Coordinators, Jackie, recently put this article together to reassure all surrenderers that their pug will always be extremely well cared-for and treasured within our wonderful pug-loving community…
Pug Welfare & Rescue
Lytchett House
13 Freeland Park
Wareham Road, Poole
Dorset, BH16 6FA
Registered Charity No. 276067
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