The song is featured in the film documentary “Billy Yeager The Ineffable Enigma” which will be re-released in 2024.

In 1991, Billy wrote the song “Little Puggy” outside the recording studio on a small piece of paper on the steering wheel of his car in 5 minutes. He was set up to record instruments on another song that morning, when he informed the engineer Rudy Sanchez and his manager Gerry Georgettis that he was recording a “new song” written just 5-minutes ago in the parking lot. In 1 take, he played mandolin, piano, and sang. The song was finished in 20 minutes.

The song was featured in a story written by Greg Baker for Miami New Times where he stated, “Write a song as compelling, evocative, personal, and beautiful as Yeager’s “Little Puggy.” Then we’ll talk.

That Yeager wrote the song — just one of eight beauties on his latest tape — in about five minutes while driving to the recording studio is beside the point. That the mandolin gracing it sometimes hums a bit out of tune is the point. It’s intentional. It’s alternative. It’s genius at work.”

This is one of the songs that was responsible for Grammy Award Winner Bruce Hornsby wanting to help Billy get signed to a record contract.

In an interview with Miami New Times, Bruce Hornsby said (regarding the many demo tapes he received), “The bad news and sad truth is that most of them are really terrible. I’ve been inundated with them for years. Billy’s is really different. It’s possibly the only one I’ve ever heard where I thought, ‘This is something.’ Most of these tapes are so badly done. I mean, why don’t they take more pride in what they are doing? Billy was different. Billy has songs that reach people.”