Bay of Plenty’s ‘Hug a Pug’ Day

Rikki-Lee Armitage (blonde hair) and Karen Vermaak (brown hair). Photo: Tracy Hardy.

The Bay of Plenty Pug Club, a Facebook group for pug owners in the Bay of Plenty, is holding a ‘Hug a Pug' fundraiser to raise money for NZ Pug Rescue.

The fundraiser will take place on Saturday, July 8 at the Zee Market, Elizabeth St, Tauranga.

In addition to being able to ‘Hug a Pug', there will also be a raffle for a basket of donated goodies.

NZ Pug Rescue provides medical care and rehoming to pugs in need, and is 100 per cent dependent on public donations. No pug is turned away, regardless of the state of their health. NZ Pug Rescue takes all the necessary steps to return a pug to wellness, and this often involves ongoing healthcare and medicine, including operations. The pugs then have to be homed, fed and registered. This can become very costly.

Due to the rising popularity of the pug and French bulldog, pet owners need to become more aware of the specific health needs and risks associated with these breeds, which if left neglected, can cause a dog to suffer. This includes encouraging potential pug owners to do their research before selecting a pup, to ensure they are dealing with an ethical and responsible breeder.

'Their past lives weren't the best and we hope we can make up for that as best we can,” says NZ Pug Rescue carer, Brenda Gordon who currently has around 16 pugs in her care.

The fundraiser will be a great indoor activity for the whole family to enjoy. For more information on NZ Pug Rescue visit www.nzpugrescue.webs.com

To donate to NZ Pug Rescue search for ‘funding4theloveofpugrescue' on the Givealittle website www.givealittle.co.nz

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8 comments

Not too sure about pugs

Posted on 08-07-2017 20:31 | By Papamoaner

I'm a dog lover, but hugging one of those critters would be like hugging Winston. I'll leave it to you to decide which Winston I mean.


@ papamoaner

Posted on 09-07-2017 09:32 | By Hot stuff

I bet you're one of those weirdos that walk around with a shaved poodle , I went there and there was no shortage of people wanting to hug them , no weirdos though


Insentative

Posted on 09-07-2017 10:19 | By Minib

How come you can manage to get under people's skin by running down owners of pugs I think you mentioned you had terriers so how come they are better than any other dog.


@Hotstiff

Posted on 09-07-2017 10:23 | By Papamoaner

Oh dear, (or should that be Duh?) my humour was completely lost on you and you took it all so seriously. I don't think I want to hug you either. But I love hugging my two Fox Terriers because unlike Hotstiff, they posses Intellect !


@ Poopamoaner

Posted on 09-07-2017 10:53 | By Hot stuff

I'm thinking you probably should have gone to "hug a pug " yesterday as it may have been your only chance to hug something friendly instead of a couple of rat killers. Maybe you could call into spec savers and pick up some new glasses so you can see the difference between an I and a u


Gosh I'm doing well today aren't I

Posted on 09-07-2017 10:59 | By Papamoaner

Two bites on one line, Hotstiff and Minibrain, corporate foundation members of the "No Sense Of Humour" club, but sadly neither is up with border collies in the intellect department. (I reckon border collies are the smartest of all dogs, so maybe it's still a compliment). Actually, I love all dogs, as all dog lovers do, and would rather hug a pug than down a jug any day. Did you hear the one about? - no, let's not go there. Hotstiff and Minibrain wouldn't get it anyway. Let's not upset them with further bones of contention. Of course, we could get them both wormed, but would that fix the problem?


Last say Papamoaner

Posted on 09-07-2017 11:20 | By Minib

Dare I suggest you brush up on your spelling and stop being a know all on all subjects it just becomes boring after a while.


@Papamoaner

Posted on 09-07-2017 11:54 | By Minib

Very funny ha ha you are such a wit.


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