There were eight pups in the litter when they arrived; one in a weakened, fragile condition died, the Helen Woodward Animal Center said in a press release. They were so young that

Seven rescued Pug puppies, who have spent the last two months healing and growing under the care of dedicated foster families, are now up for adoption at the Helen Woodward Animal Center.

A litter of pugs rescued from a local dumpster are available to be adopted at the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe.

Several families waited outside Helen Woodward Animal Center Friday morning, in hopes to be one of the lucky few to take home one of the Rainbow puppies, as they've been called, that were found in a Lemon Grove dumpster last December.