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Toddy Oak KISS ME I'M IRISH Pug Adoption Event and Fundraiser - Friday 3/17/23

Friday, 10 February 2023 09:54 by emilyw

You will have the luck of the Irish if you make it ou to the Toddy Oaks Winery and Distillery KISS ME I'M IRISH Bash benefiting PugHearts on St Patties Day - Friday 3/17/27 starting at 7pm!  The awesome band JuzCoz will be keeping the party hyped AND they are donating all of ticket sales directly to PugHearts!  

 

Get your tickets today at www.toddyoaks.com.  

 

Make sure you and your pug are dressed in green so you don't get pinched and so you can enter the Pug & Person St. Patrick's Day costume contest!

 

This is a great outdoor venue with great drinks and food available to purchase. Please come out and meet some adoptable dogs and enjoy some pug love.  PLEASE REMEMBER TO DRINK RESPONSIBLY! 

 

Toddy Oaks Winery and Distillery

20120 Franz Rd,

Katy, TX 77449

Gimmie a Bark Christmas Party & Santa Photos

Monday, 16 November 2020 13:29 by emilyw

PugHearts and the pugs will be at the always awesome Gimmie a Bark in Friendswood for a holly-jolly Christmas party and adoption event on Saturday 12/6/2020 from noon to 4pm.  There are both indoor and outdoor areas for people and dogs at this location.

 

There will be Santa photos this year!  It is still a $10 donation to PugHearts ($5 for additional pets), but there will be a few changes.  Santa will be outside and only dogs will be allowed to sit on Santa's lap.   

 

Please come out with your mask and your fur-babies!

 

Gimmie a Bark

103 Shadwell Ln

Friendswood, TX 77546

Pugs & Bugs Crawfish Boil and Adoption Event Saturday 3/7/2020

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 11:43 by emilyw
On The Rox Sports Bar and Grill on Jones road has generously invited PugHearts and the pugs back for a 4th annual Pugs & Bugs crawfish boil and adoption event on Saturday 3/7/2020 from 11am to 3pm (set up at 10:30am). Come out and enjoy some great food and awesome pugs while raising some money for PugHearts! This is a sports bar and grill and children are allowed. The pug pen will be outside the restaurant.
 
On The Rox is also donating 3 lbs of crawfish for any onsite adoptions and 10% of all sales will be donated to PugHearts!
 
On the Rox is located at :
10535 Jones Road Suite 300
Houston, TX 77065

Cinco de Mayo Adoption Event and Pug Races - Sunday 5/5/2019

Tuesday, 2 April 2019 13:23 by emilyw
To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, PugHearts will be having an adoption event and PUG RACES at the wonderful Gimmie a Bark in Friendswood on Sunday 5/5/19 from noon to 4pm. For those of you that have never been to our PUG RACES, they are a great way to have fun and raise some money for the PugHearts pugs! Any dog is welcome to enter...come one, come all!!!

Gimmie a Bark is located at:
103 Shadwell Ln
Friendswood, TX 77546

PugHearts Christmas Party/Santa Photos/Adoption Event - 12/2/2018

Tuesday, 6 November 2018 11:59 by emilyw
The PugHearts Christmas Party and Santa Photos are all set at Gimmie a Bark in Friendswood on Sunday 12/2/18 from 12pm to 4pm. This is a must attend event as there will be a festive atmosphere and Santa Photos for the pups going on! A big thank you to Wendy Franty and Bill Morgan who will once again be volunteering their time to make the Santa photos a success!!! The cost of Santa photos will be $10 for a single dog or $15 for multiple dogs (please pay with cash or check). Photos will be posted within a week so everyone can show them off on their Christmas cards!

This is also an adoption event, so come out and meet our fosters that would just love to have a forever home for the holidays! If you have not been to the new Gimmie a Bark, you will not be disappointed!

Gimmie a Bark is located at:
103 Shadwell Ln
Friendswood, TX 77546

Rover Oaks Central Adoption Event w/ Photo Booth - Sat. 8/4/18

Friday, 6 July 2018 16:55 by emilyw
PugHearts and our pugs will be staying cool in the AC at the adoption event on 8/4/2018 at Rover Oaks (Central Location) from 5pm to 8pm (arrive at 4:30pm if you are helping with set up). This is an indoor event with a large space for lots of foster dogs!

Wendy Franty will also be there with a summer inspired photo booth! Active fosters can get professional grade photos for free. Everyone else can get take advantage of this fantastic photo op for only a $10 cash donation to PugHearts! The photo booth will run from 5pm to 8pm during the adoption event. Thank you Wendy for setting all this up!!!

If you are bringing a personal dog, please be sure to have proof of a current influenza (both strains) shot done at least 72 hours before arrival.


Rover Oaks Central is located at:
2550 W Bellfort Ave
Houston, TX 77054

Cico de Mayo Adoption Event and Pug Races - 5/5/18

Thursday, 5 April 2018 10:28 by emilyw
We have a good one for you this time! Gimmie a Bark in Friendswood will be hosting a Cinco de Mayo themed adoption event complete with pug races to benefit PugHearts! Bring some cash and your fastest pug! Gimmie a Bark will generously be providing snacks and refreshments. This event will take place on 5/5/18 from 10am to 2pm.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT PARKING-There will be a farmers market going on at the park across from Gimmie a Bark and the usual parking lot will fill up early. There is overflow parking on the opposite side of the park from the store and down Shadwell (the street with the usual parking spots).

Gimmie a Bark is located at
103 Shadwell Ln, Friendswood, TX 77546

Pugs & Bugs - Adoption event and Fundraiser - 4/1/17

Saturday, 11 March 2017 14:17 by emilyw
Please come out and join PugHearts for good pugs, good people, and GREAT food at On The Rox Bar and Grill on Saturday 4/1/2017 from 11am to 4pm. On The Rox will be doing a crawfish boil and graciously donating 10% of all food and drink sales to PugHearts! PLUS anyone fully adopting a pug at the event will get 3 pounds of crawfish FREE! YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT! This is an adoption event as well as a crawfish boil fundraiser, so plan to bring fosters to be adopted!

So plan to spen this years April Fools day with PugHearts at On the Rox located at:
50535 Jones Rd
Houston, TX

Please note, this is an outdoor event and the dogs are not allowed in the bar and grill.

Gimmie a Bark "Date Night" adoption event and Book drop 3/11/17

Monday, 13 February 2017 10:24 by emilyw
PugHearts will be having a light hearted "date night" for the pugs to come out and hopefully make a match with potential adopters! Put 3/11/17 from 5 to 8pm on your calendars and come out the the PugHearts adoption event at Gimmie a Bark in Friendswood!

This event will also be having a "book drop" fundraiser at this event. We encourage you to bring old books (in good condition) to the event to donate to PugHearts. We will be selling these books to Half Priced Books and donating the money to PugHearts! PLEASE ONLY SEND BOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION - TEXT BOOKS WELCOME!

Gimmie a Bark is located at
103 Shadwell Way
Friendswood, TX

PUGHEARTS IS TURNING 10 BIRTHDAY BASH ADOPTION EVENT

Friday, 13 January 2017 14:10 by emilyw
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PUGHEARTS!!!!

PugHearts will be celebrating 10 years of rescuing and rehoming deserving pugs on Saturday 2/18/17 from 11am to 4pm at Toddy Blends Winery and Distillery! (this is an outdoor ONLY event)

I really hope you all can make this adoption event! To celebrate 10 years, we will have the amazing band, Camp Fire Soul performing and several PugHearts supportive vendors to shop at! There will also be food trucks and alcoholic beverages sold through Toddy Blends Winery and Distillery to get the party going.

Of course the pug pen will be in full swing with adoptable dogs looking for a good home.

Please come out and join us!

PLEASE NOTE: this event will have street parking only. Please be very aware of your surroundings while walking to the event from your car, especially if you have dogs or young children.

Toddy Blends Winery and Distillery is located at:
20120 Franz Rd
Katy, TX 77449