SAVE THE DATE! 2025 GMPR PUG SOCIAL ON SEPT 13
When: Saturday, Sept 13, 2025 @ 10 am. (Rain or Shine!)
Where: Branbury State Park, 3570 Lake Dunmore Rd, Salisbury, VT 05769
Green Mountain Pug Rescue is bringing our annual pug social back to Vermont on September 13th at Branbury State Park in Salisbury, Vermont! More details to come as the event approaches!
This is your opportunity to meet lots of Pugs and “Pug People” and have a terrific time while helping Rescued Pugs on their way to a better life! Meet some of the GMPR Alumni Pugs. This is a fun filled day for the entire family! This Social is guaranteed to be bigger and better than ever this year! We will have lots of canopies and tents so attend rain or shine!
NO PUGS WILL BE ADMITTED UNDER THE AGE OF 16 WEEKS (for their own health) AND NO ATTENDEE WILL BE ALLOWED TO SELL, OR ADVERTISE PUGS FOR SALE AT THIS EVENT.
PLEASE HELP SUPPORT OUR RESCUE EFFORTS BY ATTENDING THE PUG SOCIAL. PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT GO INTO OUR MEDICAL FUND FOR THE VETERINARY CARE OF RESCUED PUGS PRIOR TO THEIR ADOPTION.
Green Mountain Passport
For VT residents 62 yrs. or older, or honorably discharged veterans. Good for lifetime free day entry.
Cost $2 and available only from your local Town Clerk's office
PUG SOCIAL VENDOR APPLICATION - With so many pugs and people looking for "pug items" we need great vendors! Sign up today as a vendor!
Pug Social Apparel
Pug Social Apparel via Bonfire will be available soon! We will have t-shirts for sale at the event as well.
Vendors and Crafters attending: List will be released once vendors and crafters are confirmed.
Schedule: (Times are subject to change)
- 8:00-10:00 Setup By GMPR Staff & Volunteers
- 10:00 - 11:15 Registration of Attendees & Contest Signups
- 10:00 - 3:00 Photo Booth
- 11:00 Welcoming Comments
- 11:15 Best Kisser Contest
- 11:30 Best Wrinkles Contest
- 11:45 Curliest Tail Contest
- 12:00 Best Trick / Talent Contest
- 12:15 Pug-Friendly Cake Eating Contest
- 12:30 - 1:15 – Lunch Break, Shopping, Free Play Time in the Arena (All pugs can run free with each other …)
- 1:15 - 1:30 - Alumni Parade of Rescued Pugs ( all pugs in attendance that have been adopted since we started in 2002).
- COSTUME CATEGORIES:
- 1:45 Best Group Costumes (with or without owners and with or without props)
- 2:00 Funniest Costume
- 2:15 Themed contest TBD
- PUG RACES & STROLLS
- 2:30 Wheelie Race (Race for pugs with wheel chairs)
- 2:45 Stroller Stroll (Owners with dog strollers to take a stroll with their pugs around the arena)
- 3:00 Great Pug Races (Group 1: Pugs of all ages; Group 2: Pugs aged 10 years and older)
- 2:30 - SILENT AUCTION & RAFFLES CLOSES
- 2:45 - 3:30 Crap Raffle Drawing, 50/50 Winner Drawing , Oldest Pug Announcement, Furthest Traveled Pug Announcement. Dog Bag Raffle Auction winners announced and closing statement by GMPR Staff.
Lodging Info
Branbury State Park Camp Sites - Sites starting at $20 per night for VT residents, $28 for non-residents, $2 per pet/per night
Branbury also has that (1) cottage $80 per night BUT no pets allowed..
Camping Fees
Kampersville - Salisbury, VT - just down the road from the event for those that have campers or enjoy tenting! Sites available are RV sites with full hookups available or tenting sites - https://www.kampersville.com/
Pet-Friendly Hotels in the area:
Waybury Inn - 7.6 miles
Middlebury Inn - 10.5 miles
Chipman Inn - 8.2 miles
Brandon Inn - 8.7 miles
Blueberry Hill Inn - 11.1 miles
Robert Frost Mountain Cabins - 11.4 miles
The Lilac Inn - 8.5 miles
Hilltop Inn of VT - 21 miles
Strong House Inn - 23.9 miles
Econo Lodge Rutland - 24 miles
Hampton Inn Rutland - 24 miles
Days Inn Wyndham Rutland/Killington - 24.7 miles
Mendon Mountainview Lodge - 25 miles
Inn at Longtrail - 28 miles
Best Western Inn & Suites Rutland/Killington - 28.3 miles
Basin Harbor Resort - 30.3 miles
Inn at Charlotte - 30 miles
Clear River Inn - 31.7 miles
Killington Mountain Lodge by Hilton - 33.3 miles
The Mountain Inn - 34.3 miles
Val Rock Motel - 35 miles
Clay Brook Hotel and Residences - 37.5 miles
Hyde Away - 37 miles
Lareau Farm Inn - 39 miles
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