World's Ugliest Dog crowned in Petaluma

AP via SFGate.com ^ | June 23, 2012

[Slings and Arrows]

Petaluma -- A Chinese crested's short snout, beady eyes and white whiskers earned it the title of World's Ugliest Dog at the annual contest in Petaluma.

Competing for fame, $1,000 and a year's worth of dog cookies, Mugly won the honor Friday by beating out 28 other ugly dogs from around the world.

The 8-year-old rescue dog from Britain will also be invited for a photo shoot and will receive a VIP stay at the local Sheraton.

"I couldn't speak when they announced Mugly's name," said Bev Nicholson, the dog's owner. "I didn't know which way to look. I was shaking as much as the dog."

It's not the first time Mugly has been recognized for his unattractiveness. Nicholson said he was named Britain's ugliest dog in 2005.

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Organizers say the competing dogs are judged for what they term their "natural ugliness in both pedigree and mutt classes."

[Delta 21]

Yep. Still uglier than the ugliest dog on the planet.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Where are the police when you need them?

[Revolting cat!]

Petaluma - the chicken capital of the world!

(I wonder if they have a Chicken Hall of Fame there, modeled, needless to say, on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and subject to as much passion, as we have seen reflected on this very forum.)

[unkus]

There ya go. And that is a smile!

Thanks for digging that up, Slings and Arrows.
LOL

[Slings and Arrows]

If they don’t, they should.

[Slings and Arrows]

You're very welcome. I'm a Sam fan from way back.

[citizencon]

Yep. Still uglier than the ugliest dog on the planet.

She's a Hall of Famer...ugliest of all time.

[unkus]

Awwwwwwwww, is that Sam’s breed? I know nothing of Sam but I bet he and the others are cuddly little critters and sweet to match.

Thanks for the pic.

[Slings and Arrows]

That’s Sam.

[unkus]

As my daughter would say: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, how cute!

She’s an adult now but she never saw a dog that wasn’t cute.

Thanks.

Who is the lady who’s holding Sam?

[Ken H]

That has got to be the ugliest mutt I have ever seen! UGH!

BTW, that's a cute Chihuahua in the top picture. What's his name?

[aquila48]

Definitely a family resemblance.

[Slings and Arrows]

Glad you like. The lady was his owner.

[martin_fierro]

[Slings and Arrows]

[Ken H]

Petaluma - the chicken capital of the world!

Also where the arm wrestling championship is held, IIRC.

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[Road Warrior ‘04]

[PzLdr]

Actually, Holder is a dead ringer for a three toed sloth.

[afraidfortherepublic]

I think he’s cute.