Rescued pug pose for a photograph in the home of Cheryl Gaw in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Alfonso Nqunjana/AP Gaw’s pug life started in 2008 when her husband, Malcolm ...

Pug life: South African woman has rescued more than 2,500 of the lovable ‘clowns of the dog world’ By . Associated Press. Published Jan. 30, 2025, 3:26 p.m. ET.

Gaw's pug life started in 2008 when her husband, Malcolm, gave her one as a gift. At a pug club, someone asked if they'd be interested in providing a foster home for “a couple” of pugs.

Pug life: A South African woman has rescued more than 2,500 of the lovable ‘clowns of the dog world’ by: ALFONSO NQUNJANA, Associated Press. Posted: Jan 29, 2025 / 09:24 AM CST.

South Africa Pug Life. Cheryl Gaw plays with some of the 2,500 pugs she has rescued in South Africa at her home in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Rescued pug pose for a photograph in the home of Cheryl Gaw in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. Alfonso Nqunjana/AP Gaw’s pug life started in 2008 when her husband, Malcolm ...

Pug life: A South African woman has rescued more than 2,500 of the lovable ‘clowns of the dog world’ Jan. 29, 2025 at 7:25 am Updated Jan. 29, 2025 at 8:24 am . By . ALFONSO NQUNJANA.