In the first year, the Gaws provided a temporary home to 60 pugs and had 19 in their home at one point — too much fur for one small house. “They are known as the clowns of the dog world ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Cheryl Gaw plays with some of the 2,500 pugs she has rescued in South Africa at her home in Johannesburg ...

In the first year, the Gaws provided a temporary home to 60 pugs and had 19 in their home at one point — too much fur for one small house. “They are known as the clowns of the dog world ...

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. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana) ...