MidSouth Pug Rescue

08/26/2024

Happy National Dog Day! Let’s see some photos of your favorite canine family members! 🐾❤️🐾

08/23/2024

Our shirt sale closes on 9/1. Several different styles and colors available!

Buy Pugs and Kisses merchandise that supports Midsouth Pug Rescue. Featuring Grey Comfort Colors Unisex Tees, professionally printed in the USA.

08/16/2024

$16,640.78. That’s how much we’ve spent on veterinary care for the pugs so far this year. That’s $1,323.26 more than our total 2023 vet bills and we still have 4.5 months left in 2024. 😔

Our main veterinary expense is a young lady that y’all haven’t heard much about since late last year. Ladybug joined us just before Thanksgiving in 2023. She’s a relatively young girl with a whole lot of health issues. She suffers from Immune Mediated Polyarthritis which is an autoimmune disease that affects the joints. She also has diabetes. The medications for those two conditions often adversely affect one another. And, as if IMPA and diabetes weren’t enough, this sweetheart also has seizures. 😔 $5200 of our 2024 vet expenses is just for her care and we’re still trying to find the right balance of medications.

I share all this because we need some help. We’ve had a few fundraisers throughout the year but they just can’t keep up with the vet bills. If y’all could find it in your hearts to donate a little something Midsouth Pug Rescue (and Miss LadyBug!) would be forever grateful. We will continue the fight to help her be happy and healthy. We could use some help with that though.

08/14/2024

Forgot to mention yesterday that tie dyed shirts are available in this batch. First time we’ve offered those.

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08/14/2024

Congratulations to Bear on his adoption! He is the third pug his new mom has adopted from us and he will have a pug buddy who is about his age. We absolutely love repeat adopters!! 🥰

08/13/2024

Pug found in the Park/Ridgeway area of Memphis. Vet records will be required to identify/claim.

08/13/2024

New shirt design now available! Hoodies, short sleeve tees, long sleeve tees...several styles and colors to choose from!

Buy Pugs and Kisses merchandise that supports Midsouth Pug Rescue. Featuring Grey Comfort Colors Unisex Tees, professionally printed in the USA.

08/10/2024

Update on Ginger and Bear…

Ginger is trying out a potential new home and, so far, she fits right in! We wanted to get this timid girl settled somewhere fairly quickly so her stressful travels would be over and she could get comfortable. Her potential new family has adopted from us before and has experience with Mill Mamas. ❤️🐾

Bear is still hanging out in his foster home where he has claimed his official “spot” and pays very little attention to the other pugs in the home. His hearing and vision aren’t great and we’ve gotten him a Librela shot to help with his creaky joints but none of that dims his personality in the least. Bear is a gentleman who knows what he wants and will let you know if you aren’t living up to his expectations! 🤣❤️

07/30/2024

It took planes and automobiles (and several awesome volunteers) but THE PUG QUEEN’s Ginger and Bear have arrived in Memphis! We’ll get them settled in at their foster homes and spend a little time getting to know them before they’re ready for adoption. 🐾❤️

07/29/2024

Mr Odie gained his very own fan club yesterday. 😁 Congratulations to him and his new forever family!! ❤️🐾❤️

07/27/2024

Happy to help THE PUG QUEEN find homes for pugs in need! We’ll start reviewing applications for Ginger and Bear once we get to know them and their needs.

Our adoption application can be found at midsouthpugrescue.org. If you already have an application on file and would like to be considered for one of these sweeties, shoot us an email at [email protected].

07/19/2024

For those who like to get a head start on their holiday shopping…the custom photo keychains make great stocking stuffers!

Doesn’t have to be a pet photo either. Your significant other, child…the possibilities are endless. Maybe even a photo of yourself holding a sign that says “Your insurance is already expensive. Slow down!” as a stocking stuffer for a driving aged kid. 😉

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07/17/2024

This is why “do you have a pool?” and “is it secured?” are on our adoption application. While I’m sure some of you have pugs who can swim, their little bodies just aren’t designed for the activity. Most pugs swim about as well as a rock. 😔

***Awareness Post***

We've had two requests to search for dogs recently. Sadly they've drowned and at this time of year they have resurfaced before we could get there, leaving their owners with a traumatic task of recovering them.

There are a number of breeds that CANT SWIM or are POOR SWIMMERS. They can sink very quickly and with best efforts to save them it is often not possible.

You rarely get a second chance with water.

Your dog may never have shown an interest in water, or may just paddle. But dogs are instinct reactive and it only takes one accident.

Please don't take the risk. Please keep breeds that are known to be poor swimmers on a lead near water. At least then you have a chance of saving them.

Some of the breeds most known that can't swim/poor swimmers and most at risk are...

• French Bulldogs
• English Bulldogs
• Pocket Bully's
• Pugs
• Dachshunds
• Boxers
• Shih Tzu's
• Basset Hounds
• Corgi's
• Maltese

07/15/2024

If it’s too hot for your bare feet, it’s too hot for theirs. Protect those puggy paws!

07/09/2024

East Tennessee folks…anybody willing to help out a pug and its non-pug sibling? I don’t have a lot of details about them other than they’re “outside dogs” and we all know that it’s NOT safe for pugs to be out in the heat!

If you or someone you know can help, send me a message and I’ll put you in touch with the local person who’s trying to get them to safety.

07/08/2024

Don’t forget to order your custom photo keychain, MSPR ball cap or Guess What/Pug Butt tumbler!

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06/27/2024

New items now available! The ever popular tumblers are back PLUS we now have ball caps and custom photo keychains. We receive a portion of all sales so stock up on cute pug stuff and support Midsouth Pug Rescue!

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The best in custom goods - laser engraved water bottles, cups, mugs, tumblers, wall art, gifts, and promotional items. Order custom leather patch hats, leather patches, cut and engraved arylic, and stainless steel tumblers. Serving Fuquay Varina, Holly Springs, Cary and North Carolina. Customized la...

06/19/2024

The 4th of July is just a couple of weeks away. Now is the time to talk with your veterinarian about any meds needed for anxiety during this rather loud holiday.

Also, if you’ve been meaning to microchip your pet, please get that done well before the 4th! ID tags will get them home faster but a microchip is a great, permanent form of pet identification. Memphis Animal Services offers $5 microchips every day. No appointment needed.

Let’s keep all the fur babies safe this year!

Request Assistance Microchips Did you know 1 in 3 pets will go lost in their lifetimes? Increase the chances of getting your pet back if the unthinkable happens by giving your pet permanent identification with a $5 microchip at Memphis Animal Services. We offer $5 microchips (including registration)...

06/14/2024

If you’re in the Memphis area, you have GOT to go see Sandra Ferguson Pet Photography! She is amazingly talented and sooo patient with the animals. ❤️

P.S. Don’t try to tell him he’s not a pug. He won’t believe you. 🤣

06/09/2024

Don't blink or you'll miss Snorky loving life at his new home! This young guy now has an even younger friend (MSPR Max) to run and play with! MSPR Minnie in the background is their official supervisor too. ❤️

Congratulations to Snorky and thank you to his new family for being repeat adopters!

06/06/2024

Today’s Bluegrass Pugfest 2024 vendor to support is Elaine Leidolf-Davis. She was creating amazing pug paintings right there in her booth!

06/04/2024

Unable to attend Bluegrass Pugfest 2024 this year? You can still support the sponsors and vendors who helped make it happen! I’ll try to feature several of them here in the coming days.

First up…Fluff Trough…

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06/02/2024

Bluegrass Pugfest 2024 is in the books and great fun was had by all! Thank you so much to the volunteers who helped make this weekend possible and to the pug people who came to enjoy the festivities and visit with us! ❤️🐾

Mark your calendars for Bluegrass PugFest 2025 on May 17/18!

06/02/2024

Day one of Bluegrass Pugfest 2024 down and getting ready to start day two! Here are are few photos others have posted (because I don’t get out of our booth much 😁) so those of you who didn’t make it can see what you’re missing. PugFest 2025 is scheduled for May 17/18 so start planning now!

05/31/2024

The car is decorated and loaded. Headed to Bluegrass Pugfest 2024 in the morning!