Take A Look At These 30 Lovely Illustrations That Show What It’s Like To Live With A Dog
Some dog owners recognize the chaos immediately, because life with a pug is never just life, it is a mix of cuddles, stubbornness, and constant attention. Gemma Gené captures that exact feeling in her comic series about Mochi, her pug, turning everyday moments into funny little snapshots that feel painfully familiar to anyone who has lived with a dog.
The artist, who splits her time between Barcelona and New York, built a following with illustrations that feature Mochi, her husband Peli, and the rest of the pug crew. The comics are cute, relatable, and just specific enough to make dog people laugh out loud.
And once Mochi shows up, the whole routine gets a lot more entertaining.
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Gemma is from Barcelona, Spain, but she lives in New York. She is a true artist, and besides painting, she also does sculpting. However, her most famous work is her pug comic strip. In her comics, she features Mochi, herself, her husband Peli, and Mochi’s brothers, Huey and Duey.
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"Mochi is a very happy and sweet pug who sees life in a particular way. He is super sweet and well-behaved, but he can be very sassy and pretty much does whatever he wants," Gemma said on her website. "His favorite activities include sleeping, eating, and going for walks, especially when he is being carried."
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Gemma started the cartoon “157 of Gemma” back in 2012 as a means of escape from her architecture final thesis but stopped in 2013 when she moved to New York. She couldn’t stay away for too long, so she began drawing the comic about Mochi in 2014.
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If the first thing that comes to your mind is adopting a pug, it is quite understandable. However, there are some things specific to this breed that you should be aware of. Before she got her dog, she didn’t know that pugs follow their owners everywhere, absolutely everywhere.
Pugs are not the healthiest breed, and they can suffer from a variety of health issues. Food allergies and breathing problems are just a few of them. Therefore, they need a lot of care compared to some more resilient breeds, and they tend to shed a lot.
This is the same kind of constant, comforting connection you’ll see in illustrations that celebrate dog owners and their furry friends.
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