Trouble was surrendered by his owners to Town Lake Animal Center, a local kill shelter in Austin. He’s 8 or 9 years old and really not living up to his name. He’s a sweet boy that loves to cuddle. He had some health problems when he came in but so far nothing that can’t be healed with short term medication. He gets along with other dogs, cats, and people. He is not neutered yet but will be soon. Interested in Trouble? Go to www.pugrescueaustin.com and fill out an application!
Milo is an approx. one year old pug mix, maybe a Puggle? (pug/beagle). He just came to our rescue a little over a week ago from TLAC, the local kill shelter. He is very sweet and very energetic! He is friendly, loves being by people and is fascinated by other dogs. He seems to like guarding his space and toys so that is something we are working on correcting in his foster home. Please go to www.pugrescueaustin.com if you are interested in adopting Milo.
Ninabelle is a 5 year old black pug that was surrendered by her owners. She’s also a hermaphrodite, meaning she has both male and female genitalia. But, we obviously think she’s a girl at heart 
Nina’s been neutered since coming into Pug Rescue and doing well in her foster home. She’s missing one eye but that doesn’t stop her from getting around. She loves to play and she is a total sweetheart, you can tell by her pics that she has a lot of personality! I know her foster mom is going to have a hard time parting with her… She’s not a huge fan of cats but she does well with other dogs. Interested in adopting Ninabelle, go to www.pugrescueaustin.com.
Georgie was rescued a few days after Christmas from a shelter outside of Austin. He’s 8 years old, heartworm negative, and neutered. He is a sweet lover boy who gets along with other dogs and is great with kids. He’s so cute and wrinkly, he looks like a Shar pei Pug 
Georgie is a little guy, his foster mom calls him a ‘pocket pug’. He has some joint/back issues and would benefit from a supplement like glucosamine, but he gets around great. He’d make a great addition to any family, but might do best in a family with another less active dog(s). Please go to www.pugrescueaustin.com to fill out an application on Georgie.
Pug Rescue needs your help! Donations are at an all time low and vet bills are three times as high as normal. We currently have 4 dogs going through heartworm treatment which averages $1000/dog, not to mention multiple spays/neuters. Puggo De Gallo was rescued in late December after being attacked by a wild animal in Liberty Hill. He suffered extensive injuries and contracted MRSA and has been in isolation at Westlake for over a month. Plus we have 3 other dogs permanently boarded due to lack of foster homes. Please donate here. Any little bit helps! If we can’t pay our vet bills, we can’t continue to take on new rescue pugs.
Sunshine was rescued 2 years ago, adopted out, and then recently returned when the owner felt he had no time for her. Sunshine’’s an honorary pug, aka ‘we don’t know what the heck she is but awesome!’ She’s about 35lbs and has a beautiful buttery coat. In her life prior to pug rescue she endured some sort of a burn down her spine, we don’t really know what happened except that her life wasn’t so peachy prior to being rescued. She has a scar down her back, we’ll call it a stripe, that gives her character and shows how far she has come. Sunshine is very playful, crate trained, house trained, and working on leash training and basic commands. She can ’sit’ like a champ. She’d do well with an active owner, someone who loves to go on regular jogs or take her to the park often. She has some allergies – so she prefers a grain-free kibble. If you are interested in adopting go to www.pugrescueaustin.com and fill out an application.
Mack was surrendered by his owners because they were moving out of the country and could not take him. At 12 years old, he’s a sweet old man with some special needs. He has joint/back issues and will need supplements for this condition – he is doing much better now with the proper care and nutrition. His back legs don’t get around as well as they used to but he still loves to move! He runs around and loves to play – even at his age! Came right up to me and gave me a big kiss… he’s a lover and would probably do best in a house with another older dog or a cat – or he could be your only baby as younger dogs might hurt him trying to play with him and this makes him grumpy. understandably! Mack just needs someone who wants to give a sweet older dog a loving home for his remaining years…look at that face, how can you resist? He’s up to date on all shots and is neutered. He seems house trained but being a senior dog, he can’t hold it as long as normal dogs and needs to go out every few hours – he has a bit of incontinence every now and then… Please go to www.pugrescueaustin.com to apply to adopt.
We are currently boarding Mack as our pug rescue foster parents usually have 3-4 dogs in their houses at any given time and Mack needs to be the only dog or one of two dogs in the house. Boarding costs us $25/day and Mack has been boarded over 3 months which is a huge cost to Pug Rescue of Austin. Even if you can not adopt Mack, please consider a donation to our rescue to offset the cost of his boarding. Click here to donate.
Fred is about 6 years old and a funny little pug mix. He was rescued from the kill shelter by pug rescue when his owners got tired of feeding him. And, let’s be honest, they were overfeeding him! He’s on a diet now… and has dropped 4 lbs! He’s got cherry eye right now but it’s being treated and should heal up just fine. Fred does well with other laid back dogs, but he would also be down with just being the main man. He’s a little shy at first but real sweet. He likes to give kisses, eat and sleep Fred is up to date on shots, neutered, and house trained. To adopt Fred, go to www.pugrescueaustin.com.
Sugar is an 18 month old German Shepherd mix. We rescued her in September of 2009 from the local kill shelter in Austin. She had 3 puppies that were only about 2 weeks old. The shelter is not set up to handle nursing mothers and mother and puppies were all to be euthanized within a day or so. Needless to say, when our rescue found out about the dogs, we made them honorary pugs and took them into our foster care program.
In keeping with Sugar’s sweet name and nature, we named the puppies Honey, Sweetie, and Cane. Four months later, Honey and Cane have been adopted, but Sugar and Sweetie remain. Sugar is a very active girl and is currently going through basic training. She’s about 35lbs and loves to go on long walks or runs. She loves to play fetch and be with other dogs. Sugar prefers to be in a home without cats. She is up to date on all shots and heartworm prevention.
Sweetie is about 4 months old, up to date on shots and heartworm prevention, and a wonderful little puppy. We anticipate she’ll get to about 40-50lbs when fully grown. She has a beautiful brindle coat that is very soft. She’s crate trained and does fine with her house training as well. She will need a home that can keep up with her high activity level for years to come.
If you are interested in either Sugar or Sweetie, please go to www.pugrescueaustin.com and fill out an application to foster or adopt. They are both wonderful dogs.
Sugar
Sweetie
Pug Rescue of Austin had an amazing year. Not only is this the first year for our rescue, we rescued more pugs than we ever did as a branch of DFW Pug Rescue. We could not have saved as many pugs as we did this year without the spectacular support from all of our volunteers who foster dogs, donate money, help at events, screen applications, and just put the word out about our rescue.
Here are some numbers for this year:
Amazingly, despite the amount of dogs we took in and the high cost of veterinary care, we ended the year in the black. Again, many thanks to our devoted volunteers who have worked at our fundraisers and donated money to our rescue. This rescue survives and continues to thrive because of all of us.
Introducing our new 2010 logo, designed by Paul Jauregui.
