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Published on: 9/29/2005
Last Visited: 9/29/2005
Shane Kinney, comedian and drummer, lives the pug life with one-year-old Bella, who travels to all his gigs with him.He knows about the demands of pug parenting, and says it's not for introverts."When you are in public, everybody can't help it.They have to say hello.Kids want to hold them, people want kisses," he explains."I've been trying to make a name for myself through music, comedy, writing, and acting for years, and this dog steps outside and the whole world swoons."
"Pug is a charismatic breed," Kinney says."It's hard to not fall in love with them, especially Bella.Mark Belanger of Pigboat was over to my house and, mind you, this guy hates dogs so much he wrote a song about it called ‘Corpus canine.' She totally melted him.She does that to everyone."
Kinney, like many, believes once you have a pug in your life, you'll always have a pug in your life."I had a pug growing up," he says, "and just grew to love the breed."He rented in Portland for nine years and was unable to have pets.When he bought his own home, he got a pug before he got curtains.