06/16/2026
First, I will not change the Original Pugfest in Pa to October( there are several good reasons why)…And please know that the welfare of all animals in attendance are the #1 priority. That’s why we try so desperately to get a Veterinarian in attendance and we’ve been very fortunate the past few years to have Dr. Christine Bunner Thomas in attendance. That’s also why there is water available at all times, we have a hose attached to a water spigot, we have several swimming pools throughout the picnic grounds, and we have a lot of water dishes placed throughout the picnic grounds. We also placed the basket raffle on the basketball court and opened up the second large pavilion for people and their Pugs and Pugwannabes to sit underneath to be able to stay a little more cold in the warm weather.
Sorry, I have no control over the weather and yes, we’ve had a few hot years, but we’ve also had some wonderfully cool years and we even had a couple rainy years.
The suggestions I’m looking for are how can we actually improve the day itself - the contests, the basket raffle, the bake sale, etc. what do we need more of ? what do we need less of, etc.. do we charge to enter each contest ? Would you be willing to pay more at the entrance per person and not pay for contest? Are there contest you’d rather us have? Are there contest you feel we don’t need?  what can we do to make this day more enjoyable for you and your pugs and pugwannabes?
And are you willing to volunteer? If you can let me know ahead of time what hour four hours you would be available to help out that would be great. Every year I have the same wonderful, amazing volunteers helping me and occasionally a few new ones help out and I really appreciate everything they do, but it would be nice to be able to give them some more breaks throughout the day so please consider volunteering.
