Ready to adopt
Bella
A velcro girl who thinks your lap is hers.
Great with kidsHousetrainedLoves other dogs
🐾 Pug rescue · Las Vegas, NV
Flat faces. Curly tails. Enormous hearts.
The Pug Project is a volunteer-run rescue finding Las Vegas pugs the soft landings they deserve – and helping their people care for them well. Come meet a snorty little soul who is ready for a couch of their own.
🐾 140+ pugs rehomed · 100% volunteer · every dollar to the dogs
Adoptable now
Bella, Otis & Daisy are looking for their people.
140+
Pugs rehomed
Since we started, in and around the valley
100%
Volunteer-run
Every dollar goes to the dogs, not salaries
12
Foster families
Couches and laps across Las Vegas
1
Breed we adore
Flat faces, curly tails, enormous hearts
What we do
One little breed, looked after four ways.
We are a pug rescue first – but a pug deserves more than a roof. So we also teach, celebrate, and throw a heck of a party.
Rescue & adopt
Find your pug
Surrendered, stray, and senior pugs, vetted and loved up, looking for the right home in the valley.
See who's availablePug care
Keep them well
An honest guide to flat-faced health, beating the Las Vegas heat, wrinkles, weight, and more.
Read the care guidePhotographs
Pure pug joy
Zoomies, wrinkles, naps, and silver snouts – a gallery of the dogs that keep us doing this.
Browse the galleryPetting zoo
Come say hi
Our pop-up adoption events bring a whole squad of pugs to a park near you. Pets encouraged.
See upcoming dates
Adoptable now
Meet a few hopefuls.
These pugs are vetted, spayed or neutered, microchipped, and ready. Could one of them be yours?
Ready to adopt
Ready to adopt
Otis
A dapper black pug with opinions about snacks.
EasygoingGood on leashCat-friendly
Senior – fee waived
Daisy
A gray-muzzled sweetheart for a slow, soft life.
SeniorQuiet homeLap-sized love
Desert dogs, handle with care
A pug can’t cool itself like other dogs.
Short noses mean pugs can’t pant away heat the way long-nosed dogs do – which makes a Las Vegas summer genuinely dangerous. The fix is simple once you know it: walk at dawn, never leave them in a car, and learn the signs of overheating.
It’s the first thing we teach every adopter, and it’s all in our care guide.
Learn to keep a pug cool →
A little joy
This is what you’re signing up for.
Backyard zoomies. Peak pug.
The famous folds, up close.
A little tongue, a lot of joy.