” Little Bit ”

Meet “Little Bit.” This poor girl was found wandering the streets of northern California all by herself. She weighs less than 8 lbs and has severely deformed knees. She is between 1 – 2 years old and yet she has already whelped a litter of pups. We get calls from shelters to help pugs like “Little Bit” on a weekly basis. We do our best to save each of them regardless of age and medical need. “Little Bit” will need orthopedic surgery on both legs (est. $1,000) and a lengthy recovery time in foster care before she can lead a normal pug life.

UPDATE: Sometimes we have people that reach out for these pugs that need that extra care, time and money to go on and live a full life.  Jenny and Gina are two of these special people that selflessly help CCPR’s mission to save pugs these pugs.  Little Bit has made the journey to Palm Springs where Dr. Carter of Cathedral City Animal Hospital will evaluate and surgically treat her condition. Little Bit has a long road ahead of rehabiitation and recovery. As a a new organization, our funds are small.

Euthanasia is not an option unless the quality of the pugs life is compromised.  We feel strongly that despite their special needs, whatever it may be, these dogs should live out the rest of their lives in a safe and loving home and to be cared for with the respect and dignity they so richly deserve. We need people like these two ladies more than ever if we are going to continue to help pugs that need additional assistance in the form of donations and foster homes to see these special angels through a surgery or illness.

Our adoption donations cannot begin to cover the average rescue cost for many dogs and your financial support is needed. If you would like to make a donation to help Little Bit and our organization to continue its mission, To Chip In Click the Donate Button below. Pug Hugs and Thank you!

CCPR One Year Anniversary … arrives during a critical week in pug rescue

We had our biggest week in Pug Rescue to-date: 8 pugs came into our care. Our Anniversary in rescue came and went on March 11th, when we took in our first pug in 2011. This last week was a big undertaking for our small army of volunteers. We are a few volunteers strong and it’s a challenge, in between our regular lives, to recruit new help, grow the organization and plan fundraisers. Our time is spent keeping  up with the daily demand of relinquished and abandoned pugs, finding foster homes, and coordinating medical care and placement of these darlings. We need your help. As we continue to keep up with the daily demands of rescue please consider a tax-deductible donation. 100% of your donation goes towards the medical care of these sweet pugs and we need your help more than ever during this time of growth.

Daisy was surrendered to us by her owner along with her pug companion Phoenix. It was discovered during her spay she had a tumor on one of her ovaries. An easy procedure became something more serious… and costly. Daisy Jane, in another county, having the same procedure, is in the hospital with an umbilical hernia and torn intestine, we hope she will recover and be released soon. Emma is a young girl, under the age of 2 with a horrible shriveled eye. Her eye is very uncomfortable and not a pretty sight. We are scheduling her eye removal along with her spay surgery this week.

In the first four months of this year we rescued 25 pugs! Every dollar makes a difference in the life of a precious pug and we vow to rescue all pugs regardless of age or medical condition, please consider a donation and we thank you for your support, love and care for this very special breed.

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Help Pugs when you shop at Amazon.com!

We are proud to announce that we’ve joined up with Amazon.com to raise much needed funds to care for pugs that need our help. We are completely 100% donation driven. We have no paid positions and 100% of every dime donated goes to pay our vet expenses, so here is an easy way to help pugs as you shop.

Here’s how it works. Bookmark this site http://www.amazon.com_encoding=UTF8&tag=cencoapugres-20, and use it in the search bar when you visit Amazon.com. You will still get the same great deals that Amazon.com provides and a percentage of your purchase will go to Central Coast Pug Rescue. Depending on the number of items shipped, the donation is anywhere from 4-8%.

“Wish List”  - Visit Amazon to view items on our “wish list” to help in the recovery and care of the pugs we rescue. Another easy way to directly help the pugs in our care. Demonstrate your compassion for these pugs today! Sign up and help us in our mission to save needy pugs in California and Thank You for supporting our work.

“1000 PUGS” Partners with Central Coast Pug Rescue

The San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara photo dates are scheduled for the weekend of August 4th & 5th. Join the fun! Check out the first online gallery from the San Francisco photo shoots. The pics are pugtastic and we’re thrilled to see so many familiar pug mugs.

“One year. One photographer. 1000 Pugs. Equal parts genius, ridiculous and insane, 1000 Pugs is the ultimate celebration of all things pug.
This pursuit will bring one San Francisco pet photographer to over 10 cities in a single year, uniting pugs and supporting pug rescues along the way. The result will be the largest, single collection of cuteness this world has ever seen and $10,000 in donations to help pugs in need.” – 1000 Pugs website
The 1000 Pugs Project by SF Photographer, Amanda Bradshaw, is partnering with Central Coast Pug Rescue to photograph pugs from San Francisco to Santa Barbara.

$10 of each local pug’s sitting fee will be donated to our rescue. Watch the video and support!
Each pug photographed will be featured in the 1000 Pugs online gallery where images can be viewed, downloaded and purchased. 1000 Pugs the book is planned for release in 2013 and will feature all 1000 pugs. Read more and sign up to receive updates here. You can also view Amanda’s work and read Pug’s blog.

Video From V.I.Pug Event

Checkout a video from the Pug Event at Axis Cafe a few weeks ago. Adorable!!!

The only thing better than a party is a party with pugs. Thank you for joining us at Axis Cafe’s pug-friendly, heated patio last Sunday for an afternoon of food, wine… and PUGS! We had pug wine tasting, and loads of pug fun. Hope you can join us next time.

Each ticket sold included a donation to homeless, needy pugs in California…we raised over $2k to pay for medical care for the pugs – THANK YOU!