This is the world’s ugliest dog. However, its ‘from illness to fame’ story will enthrall you.
In California, an eight-year-old Pekingese named Wild Thang has been crowned the champion of the 2024 World’s Ugliest Dog competition.
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He has competed five times and finished in second place three of those occasions. The “ugliest dog in the world” award went to Wild Thang, an eight-year-old Pekingese, in the United States.
The competition for the World’s Ugliest Dog took place in California on Friday. Wild Thang has entered the competition five times.
According to “Sky News” sources, it finished in second place three times before to taking first place this year.
The competition honors exceptional and one-of-a-kind dogs and was held at the Sonoma Marin Fair in Petaluma.
Wild Thang: From disease to notoriety as a puppy, Wild Thang caught canine distemper, which resulted in long-term health problems like non-growing teeth that protruded his tongue and a front limb that paddled all the time.
In spite of these difficulties, he is a happy and healthy dog. He is described as a “gluggy” by Wild Thang, who calls him a cutesy yet attractive man.
A $5,000 reward was given to Ann Lewis, the owner of Wild Thang. Rome, 14, comes in second. Rome, a 14-year-old Pug, finished in second place, followed by Daisy Mae, a 14-year-old rescue dog, in third.
The World’s Ugliest Dog competition, which has been around for almost 50 years, aims to emphasize the unique qualities and peculiar features that make each dog unique.
The event’s goal is to show that making fun of so-called “ugly dogs” is not the intended outcome, but rather to spotlight these dogs’ incredible personalities and emphasize how exquisitely beautiful they are in their own special ways.
According to Yahoo News, the competition, which was supported by MUG Root Beer, had a $10,000 total prize pool.
The top three winners also had the opportunity to appear on a special edition can of the root beer.
Eight-year-old Pekingese Wild Thang emerged victorious in the California 2024 World’s Ugliest Dog competition.
The competition honors the uniqueness of dogs and demonstrates how each dog is unique and lovely in their own unique manner.