Rocco the Pugtender is the ultimate cocktail connoisseur
Wow, that bartender is really cute!
An upstanding pug, with the dual knack for style and mixology, has opened his home bar to us. Rocco the 12-year-old pug, is an expert cocktail-maker. He and his owner, Lili Novosel, cook up their original cocktail recipes in their Austin, Texas kitchen.
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The chic and luminous set already gives the Instagram photos a striking impression, but plop on top of that a genuinely delicious-sounding drink, constitutes Rocco a true star.
In each of his photos, Rocco's owner includes a short recipe that followers can use at home.
Mashable spoke with Lili about some of the backstory of the pugtender's beginnings.
"[I] immediately noticed how much [Rocco] loved attention and food. And how easy-going and incredibly smart he is. He didn't mind getting dressed up and I inadvertently reinforced this [by rewarding him with treats.]"
Rocco has no qualms about giving some love to the camera: "To a certain extent [Rocco] is a natural...on his own [he] will make eye contact with the camera. It's rare that I have to dangle anything above the camera to get him to look."
And when Rocco isn't attending to whipping out Happy Hour specials?
"Rocco is a very social dog. He loves going out to dinner with us and joining us at dog-friendly bars. He's a complete ham who is energized by attention. He is food crazy and has a never ending appetite, [which caused him even] to jump into a pizza delivery car."
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Diana was a part of the web culture editorial team at Mashable. She is originally from Kent, Ohio, and a native of the AIM chatroom. Her interests include any movie with Jodie Foster and trying to play it cool in front of celebrities (4-legged or otherwise). Get inside her head on Twitter, at @drrtydiana.
