Sugar
We adopted Sugar from the Michigan Pug Rescue August 15, 2008. She was 9 years old at the time and our second MPR rescue. Her name says it all. She was a sweetheart who never met a stranger. She loved everyone she met and everyone instantly loved her. In September of 2009, we adopted a 12-year old beauty, Zoe, from the MPR, and Sugar instantly welcomed her in. She made Zoe's homecoming truly that - a wonderful experience. She and Zoe were great friends. We recently rescued two cats and Sugar was so excited about them! She gave great face washes and sat patiently while our 6 week old kitten jumped over and around her, batted her ears and nibbled on her tail. Sugar passed away yesterday, unexpectedly. Our hearts are so heavy with sadness, but grateful for having had the chance to love our sweet Sugar. Thank you, Kathy and Larry, for allowing us to love Sugar and experience what true kindness, patience and loving really are. Don and Marie Jones

Bubba Blackwell 9/1/1996 to 6/22/2010
Bubba was just 4 months old when we first read about him in the paper. So tiny, yet his owners no longer wanted him. He wasn't a rescue pug, but we knew when we brought him home that we had rescued him from that life... and we spent the rest of his life making sure he was loved! We soon learned Bubba was the littermate of our beloved 4 month old pug Lumpy. It was love at first sight for Bubba... not so much for Lumpy. After weeks of showing his total adoration for Lumpy, her heart melted.... and they became constant companions. And just like that out of the immense universe Bubba was plopped into all of our lives! Bubba soon had a little pug brother Willie... and life was amazing and wonderful for almost 14 years! And so was ours!!!! Lumpy and Willie left us first. Bubba stayed with us as long as his fragile little pug body could last. In his eyes you could see his soul was still full of love. We miss the oh so familiar sound of his footsteps beside us. Yet we are sure our three are joyfully together on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. In Bubba, Lumpy and Willie's memory we donate to the many other pugs that need to be rescued.

Esteban
His name was Esteban. He came to us and we instantly fell in love with him. We didn't know he was so sick at first but after finding out we were heart broken and decided to make his last bit of time here his best. He came to us through another rescue and was not treated very well before we got him. He had never had a loving home before ours. He was diagnosed with a non operable cancerous tumor and given only a few months to live. Over that few months he had such an impact on all of the people that he met. He was such a special boy. We took him on trips and cooked for him and got him a stroller to take his walks in because at the end he couldn't walk anymore without having trouble breathing. With the stroller he could still enjoy the breeze in his sweet little face. He died after only 4 months and we had him cremated and placed in a beautiful urn. No matter what has happened in his past, he has finally found his forever family with us. We dearly loved him in those short 4 months and we will always remember our little Esteban. It is because of him that we will continue to help rescue other pugs in need and we will always have a pug in our home. The Wright Family.

Zoe
On September 23, 2009, we adopted 12-year old Zoe from the Michigan Pug Rescue. We fell in love with her the minute we saw her beautiful face. She fit right into our Pug family of two other MPR rescues. She loved her walks and chasing the squirrels in her backyard, but her favorite thing to do was to stretch out on her big green pillow in the family room next to her Pug sisters. Sadly, we lost our little Zoe May 28, 2010 at the age of 13. Old age and some recent medical problems proved to be too much for her and we agreed to let her pass peacefully with the help of our wonderful vet. She was with us only a short while, but we loved her as though she'd been with us her entire life. We miss her deeply, but know that she is resting calmly now. Thank you MPR for letting us love Zoe. She had the biggest Pug smile of any of our Pugs! We will always love Zoe and when we remember her, we will smile - just like she always did. Don and Marie Jones

Otis
Otis 11-Mar-2010 22:07 My name is Otis, and I went to my forever home from MPR in September of 2004. On Thursday March 11th I died. I was 13 years 8 months old. I lived a great life with my forever family. I even got to sleep in a nice warm bed every night. I had 2 pug brothers both from MPR.