FAQ

General Adoption Fostering Volunteering Rehome a Pug Found a Pug Transportation

General

  • We are always in need of volunteers and donations!

  • All of our rescues are placed in loving foster homes. During the adoption process, we will arrange for a meet and greet.

  • We rescue pugs and pug mixes on a case by case basis.

Adoption

  • To adopt a puppy or pug under the age of one year, you must:

    A. Have a house with a fenced yard. Until puppies have completed all shots, they cannot be on 'public ground.'

    B. Have someone home all the time to provide socialization and training.

    C. Preferably have no children under the age of 4 years.

  • No, each pug is carefully matched with a compatible home based on its individual needs to ensure a successful placement.

  • Spaying, neutering, current immunizations, and microchipping are included. The puppy package provides the same post-adoption services as needed.

  • You can adopt if you are in an apartment, provided you have access to a dog park, walking trails or ways to exercise your pug.

Volunteering

  • There are so many different ways! Whether it is helping with Fostering, Transportation, Events, Social Media or any other random quest, we are always looking and thankful for help!

  • Volunteers must be 18 years old, due to liability insurance. Minors are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult volunteer.

  • No. DFWPRC does not pay any volunteers, including board members.

Fostering

  • You must live in a home with a private yard and someone must be home most of the time.

  • Absolutely! We encourage you to do so. We are always in need foster homes.

  • Yes, you can take vacation while fostering.

    A family member, friend, or pet/house sitter is permitted to care for your foster dog as long as it is in your own home.

    You can also complete a “Respite Care Form” and submit it to the designated Foster Coordinator who will find an approved DFWPRC foster to temporarily keep your foster dog at their home while you are away.

  • As a foster, it is your responsibility to transport your foster dog to and from required appointments.

    If there is an emergency, please inform either the Foster Coordinators or the Foster Director so that alternate arrangements can be made.

    If you are unable to attend an appointment, it is your responsibility to call the clinic to reschedule and inform the Foster Director.

Transportation

  • We are always in need of volunteers willing to transfer new intakes from their current situation to our intake clinics, from the rescue clinic to their new foster and from foster homes to our veterinary partners

  • We work with Vickery Place Animal Hospital, which is in Dallas off of 75 and Knox/Henderson. Our Fort Worth clinic is VCA Westcreek which is off of I-20 and McMcart/Westcreek.

  • The majority of our transportation needs are within the DFW Metroplex and there isn't any gas reimbursement. However, we do have new rescue intakes that come from outside of the area and gas reimbursement is available on a case by case basis.

Rehome a Pug

  • The Intake Director will communicate with you about the timing for your pug to come to us. Once a date is set for the pug to come to us, the Intake Director will work with the volunteers to have a volunteer meet you and pick up your pug. Your pug's first stop will be at our veterinary clinic for a complete physical examination and any treatment needed. Once the vet clears your pug for a foster home, your pug will be placed in a foster home where he/she will live as a part of the family until their furever home can be found.

  • We need you to send your pug's medical records, all current medications and tags with them if any. This helps avoid duplicating vaccines and treatments. In addition, you can send a few of your pug's favorite items such as a toy, a blanket, and bed. We cannot use every dog related item you have for your pug as our fosters have all of those items on hand and we have nowhere to store it all.

  • Yes, until your pug is adopted, you may contact the Intake Director and request an update. She will find out the latest that is going on with your pug and report back to you.

  • This is hard to say. Usually it takes several weeks for young pugs up to months for older pugs. Rest assured your pug will be in a foster home that will love him/her and provide every other need.

Found a Pug

  • We recommend that you check with your local shelter to see if there is a method to report the pug in your possession. Also, posting found pictures and basic information on NextDoor and Pawboost is highly recommended.

  • Yes! We will take the pug into our possession and provide a safe environment for him/her while we also look for the owner. Please fill out the Found Pug form to get things started. Once the Intake Director gets the Found Pug Form, she will contact you for a picture and provide more information.

  • We also post on Pawboost to increase the chances we will find the owner.

  • Please contact us immediately and have the owner contact the Intake Director so we can coordinate a reunion. We love Happy Endings!

  • We will continue to search for the owner for a reasonable period of time. The pug will reside at one of our vet clinics during this period. After a reasonable period of time, if no owner is found, we will vaccinate the pug and treat any medical issues he/she has. He/she will be place in a foster home where he/she will live as a part of the family until adopted.