If you are considering adding a pug to your home, please give serious thought to getting a rescue. There are many good reasons to choose a rescue over a new puppy. What you see is what you get. Puppies require housebreaking, have unknown temperament, trainability, personality, activity level. With an adult rescue, those questions are answered. You can pick active or couch potato; goofy or brilliant; sweet or sassy. The rescue and its foster homes can guide you to pick the right match. Rescues are full of puppies who became the wrong match as they got older. Puppy love is often no more than an attachment to a look or a color. It is not much of a basis on which to make a decision that will last the pugs life. While a puppy may have been the cutest of the litter; he may grow up to be superactive (when what you wanted was a couch buddy); she may be a couch princess (when what you wanted was a tireless hiking companion); or she may want to be an only child (while you are intending to have kids or more animals). Pet mis-matches are one of the top reasons rescues get “give-up” phone calls. Good rescues do extensive evaluating of both their pugs and their applicants to be sure that both pug and family will be happy with each other. So now on with the good part, on to the rescues!

Australia:
Perth Pug Rescue

Canada:
Pug Club of Canada - Rescue

British Columbia
Pug Dog Club of B.C.

Ontario
Pugalug Club Pug

United States:

Alabama
Alabama Pug Rescue

Arizona
Arizona Pug Rescue

Arkinsas
Pug Rescue of NorthWest Arkinsas
Heartland Central Pug Rescue

California
Little Angels Pug Rescue
Pugs’N'Pals
Pug Rescue of Sacremento
Pug Rescue of San Diego
Pug Rescue of Santa Barbara
Pug Savers

Colorado
Colorado Pug Rescue

Connecticut
Precious Pugs Rescue and Adoption
Pug Rescue of New England

Florida
Compassionate Pug Rescue
Planet Pugs Rescue
Tampa Bay Pug Rescue

Georgia
SouthEast Pug Rescue and Adoption

Idaho
Inland Northwest Pug Rescue

Illinois
IL-MO Pug and Boston Terrier Rescue
Midwest Pug Rescue
Northern Illinois Pug Rescue

Indiana
Kentuckiana Pug Rescue

Iowa
Midwest Pug Rescue

Kansas
Midwest Pug Rescue
Prairie Pugs Rescue

Kentucky
Kentuckiana Pug Rescue

Maine
Pug Rescue of New England

Maryland
Maryland Pug Rescue

Massachusetts
Pug Rescue of New England

Michigan
For the Love of Pugs Rescue
Michigan Pug Rescue
Pug Rescue Network

Missouri
Midwest Pug Rescue
SouthEast Pug Rescue and Adoption
IL-MO Pug and Boston Terrier Rescue

Nebraska
Midwest Pug Rescue

Nevada
Las Vegas Pug Rescue
Pug Savers
Southern Nevada Pug Rescue

New Hampshire
Pug Rescue of New England

New Jersey
Adopt-A-Buddy Pug Rescue
Precious Pugs Rescue and Adoption
Pug Planet Rescue

New Mexico
New Mexico Pug Rescue

New York
Adirondack Pug Rescue
Buffalo Pug and Small Breed Rescue
Precious Pugs Rescue and Adoption
Pug Rescue of Central New York

North Carolina
Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue
Pug Rescue of North Carolina

Ohio
Ohio Pug Rescue

Oklahoma
Homeward Bound Pug Rescue

Pennsylvania
Central PA Pug Rescue
Delaware Valley Pug Rescue
Guardian Angel Pug Rescue

Rhode Island
Precious Pugs Rescue and Adoption
Pug Rescue of New England

South Carolina
Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue
Pug Lovers Rescue
SouthEast Pug Rescue and Adoption

Tennessee
Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue
Pug Rescue of Memphis

Texas
DFW Pug Rescue Club

Vermont
Green Mountain Pug Rescue
Pug Rescue of New England

Virginia
Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue
Pug Dog Club of Maryland Rescue
Pug Rescue of North Carolina

Washington
Grays Harbor Pug, Boston and Boxer Rescue
Inland Northwest Pug Rescue
Seattle Pug Rescue

West Virginia
Mid-Atlantic Pug Rescue

Please comment if you have a rescue resource to add, or if any of the links above no longer work.

Other Ways You Can Help
There are other ways you can get involved with pug rescue besides choosing to add a rescue dog to your household. Rescue organizations in your area are always going to be in need of help. The primary challenge many rescues face is funding. Not only are they non-profit organizations, but often run at a very high cost to those involved in the rescue. Pugs coming into the rescue often need medical care, then there are food and transportation costs as well. Often rescues will have rewarding ways for you to contribute financially, such as artwork to purchase. Check your local rescue for ways you can contribute financially. The other support rescues need is through volunteer activities. They need people in the community who are willing to donate their time. Usually people think automatically of the role of fostering dogs until they find their forever home, but other types of volunteering are often welcome as well. Volunteers who can transport dogs back and forth to appointments or pick up dogs needing rescue, people who have networking or marketing skills, people to do outreach, or website updates, or? Sometimes there may be creative ways to put your talents to work for a rescue organization. It can’t hurt to call a local rescue, let them know what skills you have and are willing to offer, and see if they can use your help.