Puggy Smalls is a Pug living in Kent, UK.[1] Puggy Smalls is a pet influencer and best known for appearing out of numerous things such as office drawers, fruit and takeaway boxes.[2][3][4]
Puggy Smalls, named after The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls the late rapper, owned by Nick Ettridge from when Puggy was only eight weeks old.[5][6] Ettridge began to dress Puggy like a human when he saw how it gives people and Puggy happiness.[7][8] During Puggy's career, he has worked with brands such as Cadbury and 9GAG.[9][10][2] In 2018, Puggy Smalls helped a superfan get engaged by wearing an engagement ring box on his back surprising the couple in a London park.[11] He is also known for swimming in air and just being super cute.
In summer 2019 the video of Puggy Smalls emerging out of a watermelon while licking the contents of said watermelon had a viral viewing tally of 35 million worldwide. Resulting in many celebrity fans and a live TV appearance on Australia's The Morning Show.[12] In the same year, Puggy was hired by Canine Cottages to review holiday properties around the UK.[13]
Puggy has an Instagram following of over 170K, Facebook following of 200k, and over 100 million views from his own page, and over a billion views network-wide,[14][15] and has been featured on television channels such as Australia's Channel 7,[6][11][16] also appeared on Right This Minute TV program, The Telegraph and Take a break Pets magazine as a featured dog.[17]