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Cheryl also said that they have an annual Pug Olympics which take place all over South Africa and it is coming to KwaZulu-Natal on October 28 in Pinetown. “At the event in Pinetown there will be a ...

Cheryl Gaw plays with some of the 2,500 pugs she has rescued in South Africa at her home in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Jan. 14. (Alfonso Nqunjana/Associated Press) Photo Gallery ...

Rescued pug pose for a photograph in the home of Cheryl Gaw in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

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"Of course, the pugs won," she added. Cheryl Gaw plays with some of the 2,500 pugs she has rescued in South Africa at her home in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jan. 14, 2025.

A rescued pug plays in the home of Cheryl Gaw in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana) The rescue center's staff do their best to keep order.