Breed: Pug
Date of birth: 18/10/2025
Gender: Female
NECK CIRCUMFERENCE: 31cm
BASE OF NECK TO BASE OF TAIL: 33cm
HEIGHT TO SHOULDERS: 31cm
CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE: 47cm
Weight: 6.5kg

Mabel is not a pug you walk past without looking twice. Merle colouring is among the rarest variations found in the breed and her dappled coat paired with vivid blue eyes creates a visual combination so striking it stops people mid-sentence. Add a personality that veers cheerfully between cuddly and chaotic and you have a dog whose presence on set would be very difficult to overlook.

The Pug’s history stretches back over two thousand years to the imperial courts of ancient China, where the breed was cherished by emperors and afforded privileges reserved for very few living things. Dutch merchants carried them to Europe in the sixteenth century and the breed proceeded to ingratiate itself with royalty across the continent with remarkable speed. Queen Victoria kept dozens throughout her reign and in more recent times the pug has established itself as a genuine cultural phenomenon, from Doug the Pug’s global social media following of millions to a steady parade of advertising appearances that have made the breed practically shorthand for personality. Merle pugs remain a considerable rarity even within a breed that has never struggled for public attention and Mabel’s blue-eyed, dappled appearance already draws a devoted audience across her Instagram and TikTok platforms.

Confident and happy in the company of strangers and other animals, she brings an irrepressible energy to everything she encounters. Calm under pressure, responsive to a whistle and capable of holding steady eye contact with her handler, she is not reactive to loud noises and thoroughly socialised – the kind of dog who absorbs a bustling set without missing a beat.

Mabel’s physicality and natural charisma open up a genuinely wide performing range. She jumps through hoops, runs into arms, walks on her hind legs and pivots on an object with an agility that belies her compact frame. Her scent work ability and talent for locating specific items make her a compelling lead in puzzle-driven narratives or detective-style storylines where a dog’s nose advances the plot.

She barks on cue, nods, lifts her ears at the right moment and performs a convincing startled reaction when the scene demands it – a repertoire of precise, reproducible expressions that gives directors reliable emotional beats to structure scenes around. Her ability to enter and exit confined spaces, pull objects and push buttons on command adds a layer of scripted physicality that productions with complex dog sequences will find particularly valuable. She wears clothing, glasses, hats and a GoPro harness without hesitation, keeping costume-led shoots and children’s programming moving at pace.

Merle colouring and blue eyes photograph in a way that standard fawn or black pugs simply cannot replicate and Mabel’s visual impact in front of a camera is immediate and arresting. Fully accustomed to professional studio lighting and flash, she holds a pose with confidence and redirects her gaze precisely on cue, supplying photographers with clean and publication-ready results.

Pet accessory brands and fashion-forward lifestyle labels seeking something genuinely distinctive from the conventional dog-in-studio aesthetic will find in Mabel a model whose appearance alone generates engagement. Her motion capture capability, product placement training and ability to work from a distance extend her commercial reach well beyond catalogue imagery into content-led and digitally driven campaigns.