From the creators of the Shorty Awards, Shorty Stories is a monthly event series featuring influencers and creators who are making a career out of the internet. In this episode, hear the story of the "King of Pop Culture" and Instagram celebrity Doug the Pug. Hear from his dog mom Leslie Mosier how he got his start in the digital space, how it led him meeting Justin Bieber, and more about his paws-itiviely impressive career on the internet. Credits: FEATURING Doug the Pug & his dog mom Leslie Mosier EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Gregory Galant Lee Semel SENIOR SUPERVISING PRODUCER Natan Edelsburg SENIOR PRODUCER Megan Frantz PRODUCER Nik Aliye SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Frankie Greek FILMED & EDITED BY Noah Yuan-Vogel AUDIO Zach Bishop PHOTOGRAPHER Dag Bennstrom PAs Carly Erickson Sammie Scott SPECIAL THANKS TO Sawhorse Media Follow Doug: http://instagram.com/itsdougthepug https://twitter.com/insdougthepug Snapchat: itsdougthepug Subscribe to The Shorty Awards http://bit.ly/1HbyEwS Twitter: http://twitter.com/shortyawards Facebook: http://facebook.com/shortyawards Instagram: https://instagram.com/shortyawards/ Vine: https://vine.co/shortyawards Snapchat: shortyawards Blog: http://blog.shortyawards.com/ The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media, recognizing the people and organizations producing content on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Instagram, Vine, and the rest of the social web. The awards ceremony takes place in April in New York City and are livestreamed to a global audience. http://shortyawards.com/ #ShortyAwards #ShortyStories