Happy Tails
Changing lives, one pug at a time!
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We rescue because rescue changes lives, for animals and for humans.
If you are considering adopting a rescue pug, please read these uplifting stories. Adopting a pug is a very rewarding decision. These adopters share their stories to help you with your rescue journey.

Meet Princess Lola Maise
Adopted! Happy tail coming soon Princess Lola Maise was surrendered to APR after she lost one eye and another eye was injured. Female fawn pug

Meet Sir Finnegan Royce
Adopted! Happy tail coming soon Sir Finnegan Royce (Finn), was surrendered to APR when his family was unable to keep dogs in their rental. Male

Meet Princess Diana Frances
Adopted!! Princess Diana Frances (Dee Dee), one of two beautiful pug girls who were abandoned at a gas station in this February. Female fawn unaltered pug

Meet Princess Grace Patricia
Adopted! Tails from Home coming soon Princess Grace Patricia (Gracie), one of two beautiful pug girls who were abandoned at a gas station in this February.

Ginger Rachael – Abandonded at a gas station, now living the life!
Ginger Rachael’s StoryGinger Rachael was homeless and cold at the end of 2022 with two other female pugs. She was the youngest of the three

Meet Bruchie Ruth
Adopted! Bruchie Ruth is one of three homeless pugs taken in by APR over the coldest weekend of the year. Female fawn unaltered pug 15

From Crate to Dog Park – Forest Finds His Way!
One of the many tragedies of Covid was that it was a puppy mill boom! Forest was just a year-old pug when he came to

Max – From Hoarding Situation to Home Sweet Home
Max had a long journey to home, but he is loving life now. Max, a senior Pug/Corgi mix, came into APR in 2021 as a

Reggie Finds the Perfect Family
Reggie came to APR because his circumstances changed through no fault of his own. In the end, he came to the right family and they