The life of a micro-influencer

BURLY BEAR THE POMERANIAN

Facebook: @BurlyBearPom

Website: burlybearpom.com

Instagram: @burlybearpom

Twitter: @BurlyBearPom

Howdy y'all,

My name is Burly Bear, I'm a 9-month-old orange sable Pomeranian. I live in London, United Kingdom, and I'd like to share the trials and tribulations of my fabulous life.

I was born in a small town called Scotby at the top of England. My breeder was a kind, lovely woman called Mrs. Broughton. My two dads picked me up to take me to my forever home in April 2019. My dads really spoil me. I have a vast wardrobe which I'll run through later. I'm very lucky to be able to get to work with one of my dads. He is a hairdresser who works in the fashion industry globally, so every day is different. That's how I have appeared in various fashion magazines.

I'm a very friendly fellow, with a soft fluffy coat that seems to attract a huge amount of attention — I've met a lot of very famous actors, TV presenters and models due to the work dad No. 1 does. He is pretty successful and good at his job, therefore he works with a huge amount of A-list movie stars, and I'm always getting lots of hugs and cuddles from all. So far in my life I have been photographed with many recognised stars which include Daniel Radcliffe, Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart and Lily Collins (she is one of my favourites plus she follows me on Instagram). I've also met Emilia Clarke (she loves cuddles too and gave me a gift a beautiful bright yellow rain Mack which I love), I've met Lily Collins and Emilia Clarke many times, and my dad Ken is always being asked to bring me along.

Burly Bear the Pomeranian.

Photo by Lezli + Rose

My other dad is Michael. He is originally from Manchester and he has a very different job to Ken. He is a Tower Crane Operator and sometimes he has to climb 140 metres to getto his cab to operate it. Unfortunately, I'm not allowed to go to work with Michael, as it is far too dangerous for me.

I have an Instagram account with nearly 8,000 followers (@burlybearpom) which is quite remarkable as I've only been posting for 6 months. I think I'm now described as micro-influencer, which is funny because I am a micro-dog. I love all the interaction with my followers keeping them up to date with my antics and daily life with my dads and everyone I cross paths with. I'm a fortunate fellow as I get to sleep on a cashmere blanket, I also have Tiffany of New York dog bowls to eat and drink from, my collar and lead selection of is full of lots of well name brands [Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co, Furdrobe (@furdrobe) and Holly and Lil (@hollyandlil)].

A tweed Swarovski crystal jacket with matching bow ties collar and lead that was custom made for me by a very special dog Courtier called Furdrobe. They make custom outfits for special occasions. This is my favourite piece of clothing as it has the wow factor. I attended Barry the Pug's Blue Tick Pawty last month and even his Mum said I stole the show. The jacket was custom made with my name on the back to make it pop.

I was fortunate to get invited to the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) television awards pre-party at the age of 13 weeks old. I got to meet many celebrities and was photographed with Keeley Hawes (the Body Guard), she was fun and always ask for me to come along for a cuddle. I was invited by the huge Hair product brand Charles Worthing (@cwhairlondon).

Burly Bear and Lily Collins, known for her roles on 'To the Bone', 'Mirror Mirror', 'Tolkien' and 'The Blind Side'.

Burly Bear and Emilia Clarke, known for her roles on 'Game of Thrones', 'Me Before You', 'Last Christmas' and 'Voice from the Stone.'

I also have a great selection of clothes including a leather biker jacket a Moncler puffer jacket. I have appeared in high fashion magazines, including Vogue online with Lily Collins (Lily was getting ready for a Cartier event), You Magazine with Keeley Hawes (which was shot at Syon house; I can proudly say that I am the only pooch that has been in the grounds in over 50 years). I absolutely loved both of these shoots as not only did I get loads of cuddles from the crew and the stars, I also got to capture the memory in a photograph. My dad has a wall filled with all of his covers from various high fashion magazine and little young me has taken over two of those spaces. I have a publicist and an agent who look after all the other bookings.

I am currently the face of Primark's Christmas campaign for pooch clothes in the UK, hit me up if you see me in a Primark near you. Also I am currently one of the VIP brand ambassadors for a luxury dog treat call ByBenji (@bybenidogtreats), so if you are ever in Europe use my discount code (BURLYBBA15) for 15% off at the checkout.

My dads took me to the local cinema earlier this year to watch the Lion King — that was so much fun! and I got my own personal blanket to sit on whilst I watched the movie. I started barking at Simba, I actually thought it was my little brother because we look very much alike.

London is an extremely dog-friendly city, so check out @dogfuriendly if you ever visit to get loads of useful tips.

I can not wait to see what the future holds. I have plenty of ideas so keep checking me out to see what I am up to. I am pretty sure I will have plenty more adventures in the near future.

Burly Bear the Pomeranian.

Photo by Raven Imagrey

Bless your heart,

Burly Bear