Norbert (dog)
| Species | Dog |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Born | 2009 California, United States |
| Owner | Julie Steines (Freyermuth) |
| Weight | 3-lbs |
Norbert is a fluffy, 7" tall mixed breed registered therapy dog, best known for his Norbert picture book series, and his popularity on social media. Norbert's breed is unknown, but is suspected to be a cross between 3 dog breeds, chihuahua, cairn terrier & lhasa apso. Norbert's time, money and book revenue is given to various charitable causes throughout the United States.
His first book, Norbert: What Can Little Me Do? was published by Polly Parker Pressand won nine book awards in 2014 including, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Nautilus Book Awards, Mom's Choice Awards, and Ben Franklin Award.
Since the release of the first book about Norbert in 2013, he has regularly made public appearances and also worked as a therapy dog. As part of the publicity surrounding Norbert, he began to receive media coverage about his therapy work and also his books.
From 2015, Norbert and Lil Bub the cat were part of Norbert's third book in his series. Collectively the owners of both animals started a Kickstarter campaign, in order to raise money for the release of their latest book. Within the first 15 hours, they had exceeded their goal and raised more than $30,000 for the book to be published. The book was titled, Norbert and Lil BUB: What Can Little We Do?
Norbert was also recognized as a YouTube star after a video of him being fed cheese received over 1.5 million views, while also having a large following on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Since his popularity started to rise, Norbert has featured in a number of publications and TV shows. These have included, TIME magazine,Right This Minute,InStyle,The Hallmark Channel and People magazine.
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