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Skateboarding Pug In DC Becomes A Star (Video)

"Mr. Butts," the skateboarding pug, has become a local D.C. celebrity.

"Mr. Butts," the skateboarding pug, has become a local D.C. celebrity.
"Mr. Butts," the skateboarding pug, has become a local D.C. celebrity. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC -- There's a pug in D.C. named Mr. Butts who has his own Instagram account and can be seen skateboarding on local sidewalks. Yes, really. There's video below to prove it.

Popville reports that the adorable pup's Instagram account is mrbuttsdc, and you can watch videos of him barking happily while skateboarding D.C. sidewalks and wearing interesting outfits.

He was recently spotted outside A Baked Joint in downtown D.C.

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Mr. Butts has nearly 2,000 followers on Instagram, and his recent skateboarding video has been viewed nearly 90,000 times as of Thursday morning.

Editor's note: The above photo is not of Mr. Butts himself.

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