Pug Parent Celebrities and their pugs/Pugs & Celebridades

Não era uma raça muita conhecida no Brasil até começar a aparecer em novelas e revistas de celebridades. Hoje, a procura por um exemplar da raça é grande, mas ainda existem poucos criadores o que torna o filhote bem caro.
Entre os filmes de sucesso que contam com a participação de cachorros de raça Pug, estão: Diário de uma Babá, King Kong, Maria Antonieta, Garfield, o filme,Milo e Otis, 102 Dálmatas e Aventura de Chatran,Homens de Preto 1 &2.,Hotem bom pra cachorro...

Balthazar Getty with canine friends Ajax and Daisy.

Billy Joel owned by Sabrina (fawn-colored pug) –(You'll see others say Billy has a black pug named Fionula / Finoula / Fionoula but Fionoula is a Boston Bull Terrier, at least according to the above source and picture. This article is one among many that says Fionoula is a pug…)

Brigid Berlin (close friend of Andy Warhol) is owned by a couple of pugs that she lovingly refers to as her "children", India and Africa. (References were found to Andy Warhol owning pugs, but not sure that he did…)

Dennis Quaid (actor) and his precious pug (Pudgy?)

Duke and Duchess of Windsor (former – Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson) spoiled 4 pugs, including one supposedly named Davy Crockett.

Gerard Butler (actor) with the leading lady in his life Lolita, the pug. Gerard even had to defend his girl from harm, according to this article ('course he probably should've had her on a leash).

Jessica Alba owned by pugs Sid (or Syd?) and Nancy

Josephine Bonaparte (Empress – Napoleon's wife) and her pug Fortune, which supposedly once bit Napoleon on the leg for crowding him in bed.

Kelly Osbourne and her pug, Prudence

Lili Taylor devoted to a black pug dog named Gulliver, who she supposedly found on the side of the road in upstate New York.

Mackenzie Phillips (actress) owned by Max the "Chinese" Pug

Paula Abdul owned by Puggy Sue

Prince William of Orange (the former stadtholder of The Netherlands – "the Silent of the Netherlands") and his heroic dog Pompey (although it has not been determined for certain that Pompey was really a pug).

Queen Victoria (England) was supposedly a great fan of Pugs, fawn ones in particular, and one that was adored by her was named Bully. Also found mention of pugs owned by Queen Victoria named Olga, Pedro, Minka, Fatima and Venus.

Rick Springfield (singer/musician) is devoted to his pug Pearl.

Tori Spelling owned by pug Mimi La Rue (Update: Mimi LaRue passed away in June of 2008. Our sincere condolences for your loss, Tori and family.)

Valentino (famous fashion designer) owned by Maggie and Mollie

Finally, to make Pugs even more famous…
Delaware has an open bill to make the Pug the official dog of the State of Delaware.