Pets Next Door: Mr. Wally Wiggles Is The Dog Model On A Mental Health Mission

From Lakewood-East Dallas Advocate:

By Samuel Maude

August 25th, 2020

Wally Wiggles knows how to strike a pose. With his tongue out and a white Rolls-Royce behind him, this 2-year-old English bulldog models like Cara Delevingne.

For Wally, fame is on the horizon. One of his YouTube videos has more than 50,000 views, and other videos are rising to similar numbers. Wally has his own store with T-shirts and stickers bearing his face. He also has more than 5,000 followers on Instagram, where he tours Dallas neighborhoods and poses with Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens and other hot rods.

Wally’s Instagram has more to it than cars that belong in pop songs. The captions are filled with personal accounts of owner Brian Sullivan’s struggles with mental health, alcoholism and depression.

“Depression doesn’t discriminate. If you have a friend, co- worker or loved one that’s struggling, reach out to them,” Sullivan says in a post. “You never know when your help might save someone from themself.”

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