Wild Thang, an eight-year-old Pekingese, was topped winner of the “World’s Ugliest Canine” competitors on Friday after years of competing for the title.
The canine from Coos Bay, Oregon, beat out seven different rivals within the occasion held on a fairgrounds on the Sonoma-Marin Honest in Petaluma, California.
Amongst them, a pug named Rome and a white mixed-breed rescue canine named Daisy Might, each 14 years outdated, secured second and third locations, respectively.
Wild Thang and its proprietor Ann Lewis obtained the $5,000 prize. In the meantime, Roma obtained a $3,000 prize and Daisy Might obtained $2,000.
He has competed within the competitors 4 occasions and secured second place thrice.
The competitors has existed for nearly 50 years and welcomes canines of “all breeds and sizes”, WION reported citing info from the competition web site.
“The annual World’s Ugliest Canine Contest is not about making enjoyable of ‘ugly’ canines, it is about having enjoyable with some great characters and exhibiting the world that these canines actually are lovely!” the location reads.
Lewis revealed that Wild Thang’s look was attributed to an sickness that prevented his tooth from rising, leaving his tongue hanging out of his mouth.
He additionally suffers from a muscle dysfunction in certainly one of his legs.
In accordance with his biography, Wild Thang contracted distemper as a pet at a rescue shelter and “barely” survived. Regardless of all of the challenges, Lewis described Wild Thang as a “wholesome, joyful Glugly man.”
