Mickey
"We adopted Micky a decade ago when he was about 4 years old. He and his older brother Rocky were looking for forever homes and we knew they would be perfect for us. Since we live in Philadelphia, it was perfect that Rocky and Micky were named after the fighter and his coach in the Rocky Balboa movies - they were destined to be Philly dogs! Years went by and Rocky passed away, leaving Micky on his own. A year later we returned to Michigan Pug Rescue to adopt Lucy. Lucy also passed away a few years later which left Micky alone again. We decided Micky deserved all the attention we could give him and agreed he'd be the only dog in the house. Micky was always a sweet dog, welcoming a cat we rescued and visiting a hospital to visit one of my sick relatives. Twice he escorted me (in his tie) to the Pennsylvania SPCA gala. He was such a gentleman! Micky will always remain the smartest dog I've ever known - one who truly loved his family. We miss him!"

Harley
Since it is so many years and many pugs latter, I don't know if you will remember us, but we are the Schmidt family from Cadillac, Michigan. We adopted a black pug named Harley in April 2002 when he was 2 1/2 years old. He came with a toy frog that yelled "TOUCHDOWN" when it was thrown and a toy squirrel. His favorite treat was baby carrots. On our way home we stopped at the mall and bought him a Harley Davidson collar. We came to the pug picnic in 2002 and 2003, and he always remembered the man he was fostered with, I can't remember his name, but it may have been Jim. He came home to a cat sister and they got along well, until she died a year ago. Shortly after he turned 4 he had his first seizure and it freaked us out because we didn't know what was happening. The vet said it is fairly common for pugs. After that he only had a seizure maybe 3 or 4 times a year, there were times when it was 6 months between seizures and the vet said he couldn't see medicating him every day when the seizures were so infrequent, so we just dealt with them as they came along. According to the paperwork we got with him he was born Sept. 20, 1999, so in just a couple of weeks he would have been 14 years old. It has been just the last couple of years that he started to show his age and he recently got sick and last Thursday we had to put him to sleep. I had taken him to the vet 2 weeks before that because we knew he wasn't feeling well, but the medicine didn't help and we knew there was nothing else to do for him. It was a very sad day for all of us, but we had 11 1/2 great years with him and will miss him very much. He was a very special dog and he brought us much joy. We were told that when we came down to meet him if he liked us he could go home with us, but we found out after having him for a short time that it wasn't a very fair test because he liked everyone. He was great friends with all of our neighbors that we saw while taking him for a walk. I just wanted to say thank you for Harley. I can't imagine another dog like him, but maybe in the Spring we will think about adopting another pug. Denise Schmidt

Frannie
We adopted Frannie on December 19, 2012. I knew she was older when we adopted her. I even told the kids we may not have her more than two or three years, secretly I was hoping for six. Unfortunately we didn't make our one year anniversary, Frannie was diagnosed with cancer after a large softball sized tumor was removed from her spleen, and passed away on September 26th. She was the best dog I've ever had and I still think about her every day. People said we gave her the best nine months of her life, but somehow I think she gave us the best nine months we've had in a long time. We love you forever Frannie!

Lilly
Lilly was adopted in May, 2013. She was 9 years old and was the love of her foster moms life. Recently, she was diagnosed with Anemia and Pancreatitis. As a result of the Pancreatitis she has developed liver issues which include hepatitis. Her adopted mom spent a significant amount of money both at her vet and the emergency room with issues that continued to occur. "Pug Luv" was contacted when the adopted mom was unable to continue to incur additional expenses and asked if she could re-enter the program. The adopted mom stated she knew she was healthy when she was adopted and did not know what had occurred since then to result in these problems. Lilly is now back in the program and has under gone extensive blood work as well as an Ultrasound. The "Pug Luv" vet has explained that at times the body will begin to attack itself resulting in the anemia and then the Pancreatitis will affect the liver causing the hepatitis. In addition she was diagnosed with Diabetes and Liver disease. Lilly failed to respond to her meds and IV therapy. Her liver basically shut down and so that she would not continue to suffer and live without any quality of life she was sent over the Rainbow Bridge.

Bentley
Bentley came to "Pug Luv" from a shelter in western Michigan where he had been found as a stray and was not claimed. When the rescue picked him up he had 2 visible growths, one large growth on his foot and one on his elbow. When examined, several more growths were located. In addition his Calcium level was elevated (which often indicates Cancer). More testing was done to determine why the level was elevated. Bentley began to to be incapable of standing or walking. The MPR vet recommended he be seen by the Neurologist. The conclusion of the Neurologist was that it appeared that he was suffering from a growth on his neck or upper spine. The Neurologist and the MPR vet consulted and recommended Bentley be euthanized as he no longer had quality of life and it was unfair to allow him to suffer. Although he was not with "Pug Luv" for much time, he was cared for, loved and had people with him at the time of his passing.