Doug the Pug


Doug the Pug is a dog living in Nashville, Tennessee, who has gained a large internet and social media following, and has reached the status of a "celebrity dog." He is the most followed pug on the internet with over 13 million collective followers. Doug is the winner of a for Animal Star 2019. Forbes named Doug The Pug the #2 most influential pet in 2018. Doug's Facebook page has over 6 million likes and 10 billion Facebook video views; his Instagram account has 3.8 million followers, and his Twitter account has just hit over 2.7 million followers. Doug has made appearances with various celebrities and also appears at music festivals, meet and greets and movie premieres. Among these celebrities are Billie Eilish, Shakira, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, John Legend, Cole Sprouse, Brendon Urie, and actors from the Netflix hit series Stranger Things. He appeared in Katy Perry's music video for "Swish Swish", Fall Out Boy's music video for "Irresistible", and DNCE's lyric video for "Kissing Strangers". The Mayor of Nashville, TN in 2019 declared May 20th "Doug The Pug Day" in the city..

Media

The first national feature article on Doug was in Mashable. Since then, outlets such as Cosmopolitan, BuzzFeed, TIME and Huffington Post have posted features of him.
Doug has appeared in national commercials for , Febreeze, Home Goods, Dentastix, Sabra Hummus and Pedigree.

Books

Doug and his owner, Leslie Mosier, are New York Times best-sellers authors of Doug the Pug: The King of Pop Culture, released in November 2016. Following the release of his book, Doug went on an international book tour with stops in England, Paris, and the United States.
To accompany his book, Doug has released a line of best-selling calendars and a line of Doug the Pug apparel. Doug's first children's book was released with Scholastic in September 2019.

Merchandise

Doug has a line of merchandise at the retailer Claire's, with a range of Gund stuffed animals, backpacks, and apparel. Doug also has a line of greeting cards with American Greetings, sold at Target and Wal-Mart, a pair of shoes with Skechers, and a line of dog toys with Outward Hound.

Awards