I apologize for the grainy image but this pic was too cute to keep to myself. Dolce is on the bottom and Gabbana is using his head as a pillow. This perfectly sums up their relationship as brother and sister. Dolce will go to the ends of the earth to keep her clean, comfortable, and protected. Gabbana most likely doesn’t even realize she’s laying on Dolce, probably thinks his head is a soft pillow. I need to find the human version of Dolce!
Since the temperatures have been in the triple digits for the past three weeks, Kibbe and I have had to hike sans puglets. It’s a great chance to bond over our love for climbing the dried up waterfalls, rock beds, and boulders. I find that Kibbe really enjoys the puzzle of climbing. She has to make choices, check for rock sturdiness, and maintain her balance at all times.
She is great at ascending the rocks and boulders but still apprehensive about going back down. She manages as long as I go first. This week we are hiking Balcones Woods, Walnut Creek, Great Hills Trail, and St. Edwards Park. Each trail is between 2-5 miles of hiking, with 300 ft elevations throughout.
We are training to hike a 17 mile trail in South Austin in August. It’s a day hike where the most important aspect is staying hydrated because it will still be in the triple digits. Kibbe will have a backpack on her so that she can carry her own water, water bowl, and food. I will have the same minus the water bowl. I told her about it on our hike yesterday and she’s pretty stoked–can’t you tell?
Taz was an owner surrender from Leander, TX. He was being left outside all day and night. When we rescued him he was covered in fleas and very stinky. A little medicine and TLC and he is a new dog! We think he may have some hearing problems, but he can see your facial expressions and hand gestures and he knows what you talking about. He has not had one accident in the house. He has a great appetite and he gets along with dogs and cats. He’s just always happy. His tail is always going. You wouldn’t know he was 13 years old by the way he runs around. To adopt Taz, contact Kristen at fragile118 at yahoo dot com.
Frankie was rescued on June 12th from Garland TX Animal Control. This sweet 1 year old boy was on death row in a gas chamber facility. Luckily we rescued him just in time! He’s a sweet, playful little pug chihuahua mix that is full of life. He will be neutered soon, but is up to date on shots and heartworm negative. If you are interested in adopting this little nugget, email me at fragile118 at yahoo dot com for an application.
Our website is still under construction for the next few weeks, and in the meantime, we have a spot on Petfinder.com to showcase the pugs.
Here is our old DFW page with the remaining pugs available for adoption in Austin.
Here is our new Pug Rescue of Austin page with some of the new pugs. We have about 10 more to upload once the foster parents send in some pictures.
If you are interested in adopting any of the DFW or PRA pugs, please contact me at fragile118 at yahoo dot com.
We have lots of events this month to create awareness of the rescue, educate, and seek donations.
July 4 – Liberty Fest in Leander, TX from 5pm – 11pm. We’ll be selling crafts and merchandise but won’t have any pugs on display due to the heat.
July 11th – Garage Sale at 1900 Alex Ave 7am to 12pm. The first one was so successful that we are having one more to finish selling the rest of the donated goods and to hopefully make a little more cash for the pugs’ veterinary care.
July 18th – Pug TuneUp at Dogtopia 1-4pm. For just $10/dog you can have your pug “tuned up.” Ears cleaned, nails trimmed, and fold cleaned out as well. All money goes to the rescue pugs. This is an indoor event, and we’ll have a behaviorist there to speak about dog training while the pugs are being tuned up. There will be hot dogs, cookies, chips, water, and soda for sale as well as pug merchandise.
July 19th – Adoption Day at Petco from 12-4pm. We’ll have many rescue pugs on display for approved applicants and passersby. We DON’T do same day adoptions but we’ll have adoption and foster applications there for people to fill out. Come see all the new pugs!
***Our website is shaping up to be ready next week. The address will be www.pugrescueaustin.com. Stop by the site sometime and check us out!
This Saturday, June 20th, is the 3rd annual garage sale to benefit pugs in Austin! Many items have been donated including digital cameras, microwaves, office furniture, stereos, clothes, kitchenware, outdoor accessories, wall art, etc. The list goes on and on. All the money earned from the garage sale goes directly toward paying our veterinary bills for the rescue pugs.
Come out and join us on Saturday, June 20th, from 6am until noon (or longer). Find a treasure and save a pug at the same time!
Garage Sale located at:
1900 Alex Ave
Austin, TX 78728
**If you have items to donate, please contact me at fragile118 at yahoo dot com.
PUG RESCUE OF AUSTIN IS OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS!
After some gentle prodding and a tremendous amount of support we have officially launched Pug Rescue of Austin (“PRA”), a non-profit 501c3 organization (under the fiscal sponsorship of Austin Community Foundation). Founding members of PRA are Kristen Hanna, Brooke Hengst, Rita Hagan and Signe Corbin.
PRA is dedicated to the rescue and placement of abused, neglected and unwanted pugs in the Central Texas area. Our mission is to provide a safe, caring and humane refuge for abandoned pugs and to insure quality adoptive homes. PRA promotes responsible pug ownership through public education about the unique needs of pugs and a mandatory spay/neuter policy. All donations to Pug Rescue of Austin are tax deductible.
In our first two weeks of existence we rescued 20 pugs. We started this endeavor with $500 in our account which is about 1/6th of our current monthly expenses, but we are confident that our efforts will be rewarded. The pug owners community has ALWAYS been supportive of pug rescue. Now you can donate in confidence knowing your money is not only helping pugs in need, but it is also a tax deductible donation. A one-time donation of even a $10 is appreciated. Every cent goes to take care of the pugs we rescue. There are no paid employees or staff at PRA.
To make a donation to Pug Rescue of Austin, just follow these easy steps.
1. Go to https://www.austincommunityfoundation.org/?nd=donate_detail&donation_id=717
2. Enter in the dollar amount that you would like to donate and click continue.
3. Proceed with personal information and credit card information (this is a secure and protected website).
4. Click to print your tax deductible receipt.
We greatly appreciate your donation.
For those of you that would like to contribute with a monthly draw from your checking account or credit card, please contact me directly, and I can email you a form (very simple to fill out). Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this type of monthly contribution.
We are also able to accept matching donations by employers. Please contact me for more information.
I’m sure you are wondering – we have not abandoned the pugs rescued under the auspices of DFWPR-Austin. We are maintaining an amicable relationship with DFWPR. These pugs are still with their foster families in Austin, where we have proposed they stay until they are placed under the policies and procedures of DFWPR. We love all these pugs and will continue to care for them as long as needed.
We are preparing our first newsletter and hope to have our website launched in the next few weeks. In the meantime if you have any questions or need to reach any one with PRA please contact me at any time.
Thank you for your support and we hope that you will join us on this exciting journey.
Thanks,
Kristen Hanna
Rescue Coordinator – Pug Rescue of Austin
Romeo made a brief appearance in Austin this week. He has a bile test scheduled for today at Westlake, so I met his new owners in Georgetown last night and I took him to Signe this morning. Of course, we had to have a party for him!
It was so great to see my little monster again! He looks absolutely perfect and hasn’t changed a bit. He still antagonizes Dolce and Gabbana, but then runs for cover when they finally do attack him. He still loves to chew on grass and bark at moths. He’s still confused by Kibbe and what exactly she is.
He was a ball of love for everyone to kiss, hug, and snuggle. By the end of the evening, he was totally exhausted and promptly passed out in my arms. I turned him over to Signe this morning, and hopefully the test results show that his liver values are back to a normal range. That’d mean he could ween off of his medicines and switch to a normal dog food.
Below is Angie giving Romeo a kiss.
and Romeo smiling for the camera
We had a great time, and I look forward to seeing him again on July 4th!
Pug Rescue of Austin is taking in 11 pugs over the weekend and next week. Between our remaining DFW pugs and the new ones, we have 38 pugs available for adoption here in Austin.
If you are looking to adopt or foster, please contact me at fragile118 at yahoo dot com to get started.
We will be having an Adoption Day at Petco this Sunday, May 17th, from 12-4pm. The Petco is located in North Austin at Great Hills Trail/183 in the Arboretum area. Come check out all the pugs!
In the meantime, enjoy these pictures of Dolce, Gabbana, and Kibbe from PugStock this past weekend. We all had a groovy time!
Here is Dolce in one of the cutouts.
Here is Gabbana hanging out next to my booth.
And here’s Kibbe still ready to party even after being at PugStock for 7 hours.
