Welp, the 2025 Great Pug Meetup was a HUGE success, with 755 pugs in attendance and over $5,000 raised for the Pug Rescue of Austin! They’re expecting an even bigger turnout in 2026 and have a NEW venue!!

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2025 Meetup Highlights from Zilker Bark

We successfully surpassed our 2024 meetup attendance, with an official count of 755 pugs!! In addition to an adorable afternoon at Lustre Pearl South, this meetup featured:

• ☕ Off-Leash Pug Zone by CuppaPug

• 🏁 PUG RACES!

• 🐾 Dog Toy Run by Austin Subaru

  • A fenced-off area full of dog toys! For a $5 minimum donation to the Pug Rescue of Austin, your Pug can enter and select their favorite toy to take home!

• 🐶 Adoptable dogs from Pug Rescue of Austin

• 📸 Dog photos from ZilkerBark

  And of course, some awesome vendors! Here’s a list of the amazing businesses who supported the event:

• 🐶 Adoptable dogs from Pug Rescue of Austin

• 🛰️ GPS collar tracking from Fi Dog

• 🦴 Tasty bone broth from Brutus Bone Broth

• 🌈 Goodies from PAZ Vet

• 💊 Urgent Care information and merch from UrgentVet

• 🐕 Dog merch from Wag Trendz

• 🌱 Dog training advice from Wonderdog Training

• 🧼 Canine cleaning advice from DirtyDog Austin

• 🩺 Pet care from Veterinary Emergency Group

• 🌿 Pet health from Westlake Animal

• 🩺 People health from Ally Medical

• 🐕‍🦺 Dog swag from Theo141

• 🐕 One stop pug care by Walk! ATX