Willoughby's World

Every diva needs a stage, and this is hers.

Sue's Preface to Arrival Story:

I have always loved pugs. I don't know why. I'm not even sure what first drew me to them, but I had loved them since I was 18 years old (I'm way past that now). Everyone who knew me knew about my fascination with pugs. I had pug calendars all over my home and office for years.

Arrival Story:

Back in 2004,  when I was working for AccuWeather in State College, PA, a co-worker who had seen my pug calendar asked me if I had a pug. I said I didn't, but that I really loved them and would love to get one. She let me know all about her 8 pugs (yes, I said 8 pugs) and how great they were. A couple of months later, she came to my office to tell me about an Amish farmer nearby who had pugs for sale. The price that she said was being asked for them was kind of prohibitive, so I tried to forget about it. And since she didn't have a way for me to contact the farmer (no phones) and just vague directions of where he lived, it was kind of easy to put it out of my mind. But about a week later, my husband and I had to renew our drivers licenses, and the DMV was on the road to Centre Hall, the town the Amish farmer was from. I asked my husband if he'd be willing just to go for a drive down the road to see if we could find the farm my co-worker had told me about. He was willing, and we'd about given up finding the place when we saw a roadside bakery stand. We decided to stop and get something to eat. Just for fun, I asked the Amish lady behind the counter if she knew of an Amish farmer around there who bred pugs. She said, "Why yes. We have puppies right now. " Here, they were the farmers who had the puppies for sale! My husband and I went back to the house and saw a bunch of Amish kids playing with three pug puppies. We sat down to play with them, and they showed me which pug was still available. It was love at first sight. We ended up taking Willoughby home with us that same day.

Bio:

Willoughby "Princess Pugalicious" was born on March 13, 2004. She was born Amish, but has learned to adapt to a more materialistic lifestyle. She has two cat(ty) stepsisters, Barnum and Bailey, and one pug stepbrother, Xander. Willough did not like Xander at first, but now they are two pugs in a pod. She loves long walks, sleeping, snorting, sneezing, wheezing, and being the center of attention.