Bay Area Pug Project

Pugsly. Bogie. Cash. Chloe. Buddy.

Five pugs. Three decades. Two coasts. Every one of them a piece of my heart.

Bogie was my second — a rescue, and my muse. He's the reason Dogs on Paper exists.

BAPP rescues, fosters, advocates, and educates — and this Saturday, they're throwing the most pug-appropriate fundraiser imaginable.

The 1st Annual Pug Prom.

May 30, 11 AM–2 PM, Danville Grange, Danville CA. Prom portraits, photo booth, DJ, silent auction, raffle, taco truck, and adoptable pugs looking for their forever homes. Indoors, air-conditioned, off-leash.

I donated a Dogs on Paper portrait session to the silent auction. Tickets at givebutter.com/pug-prom-2026.

If you have a pug, a pug-mix, or just a soft spot for flat faces — go. You might even bring one home.

Learn more at bayareapugproject.org or follow them at @bayareapugproject.

Dogs on Paper is a fine art dog portrait studio serving the greater Sacramento area and San Francisco Bay Area. dogsonpaper.com