The World’s Ugliest Dog competition has been held in California for almost 50 years.
The “World’s Ugliest Dog” has been crowned again in California, USA. The victory was taken by an eight-year-old Chinese palace dog named Wild Thang.
Eight dogs competed for the title at the Sonoma-Marin market. According to the market’s website, the competition has been organized for almost 50 years.
Wild Thang is According to the BBC suffered from distemper as a 10-week-old puppy, which is why its appearance is the way it is.
Various deformities in dogs can be caused by diseases, such as distemper, which Wild Thang also suffered from. Distemper made it difficult for Wild Thang’s teeth to grow, resulting in the dog’s dangling tongue.
In dogs affected by distemper can also occur skin symptoms such as excessive horniness of the probes and tip of the muzzle.
The dogs’ extreme snub-nosedness, on the other hand, can be caused by excessive breeding of the species, and causes the dog, among other things, breathing problems.
See you in the competition of the Sonoma Marin Fair’s pages including dogs rescued and adopted from puppy mills or animal shelters. According to the market’s website, the purpose of the competition is to draw attention to the adoption of dogs regardless of their appearance.
According to the BBC, the second place in the competition was taken by a pug named Rome who needs a wheelchair to move around.
Mixed race Daisy Mae finished third.