Ugliest dogs

2022 - 6 - 26

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The New York Times"

World's Ugliest Dog: Mr. Happy Face, a Chihuahua Mix With a ... (The New York Times)

He was the winner of a competition that promotes the adoption of dogs, even ones with perpetually protruding tongues and missing fur.

It resumed on Friday after being suspended in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic. “All the obstacles this dog overcame physically and in his past life — it’s amazing.” When Ms. Benally adopted Mr. Happy Face from a shelter in Arizona, “the shelter staff tried to prepare me for what I was about to see,” she wrote on the contest website. In his new home, Mr. Happy Face has already made it to 10 months. The contest says it promotes the adoption of dogs, even ones that might have “missing fur, crossed eyes, duck waddles or mismatched ears.” Eight dogs walked the red carpet at the event, which is held during the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., and has been going on for nearly 50 years. He was the winner of a competition that promotes the adoption of dogs, even ones with perpetually protruding tongues and missing fur.

Meet the Adorably Odd Contestants of the 2022 Ugliest Dog Contest ... (PEOPLE.com)

The World's Ugliest Dog Contest takes place each year at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California.

Monkey came in third place, too, at the 2022 Ugliest Dog Contest. - Meet the Adorably Odd Contestants of the 2022 Ugliest Dog Contest — Including Winner Mr. Happy Face Meet the Adorably Odd Contestants of the 2022 Ugliest Dog Contest — Including Winner Mr. Happy Face

USA: 'Mr Happy' claims top spot in World's Ugliest Dog competition (Metro)

A 17-year-old rescue pooch has beaten off stiff competition to be named the World's Ugliest Dog.

Describing the moment she first set eyes on Mr Happy Face in his competition entry, Jeneda wrote: ‘When I first met him, he was the happiest creature that I had ever met. Jeneda adopted Mr Happy Face from a shelter in Arizona after he was rescued from the house of someone suffering from hoarding. Mr Happy Face, a Chinese Crested dog, struggled to show much emotion upon claiming the crown and $1500 cash prize but his owner, Jeneda Benally was thrilled.

World's Ugliest Dog Contest crowns Mr Happy Face, with judges ... (ABC News)

With a tuft of punk-style hair and a tongue sticking perennially out the side of his mouth, a dog named Mr Happy Face has been crowned the world's homeliest ...

And he's just adorable but ugly at the same time," said Dave Rupiper, one of the judges and a local veterinarian at the East Petaluma Animal Hospital. Since having a baby would have been an act of God, I opted to adopt a dog," Ms Benally said as she introduced Mr Happy Face at the contest. "The shelter staff tried to prepare me for what I was about to see.

A new winner is crowned at the 'World's Ugliest Dog' competition ... (Today.com)

On Friday, NBC's Kerry Sanders served as a judge at the 2022 World's Ugliest Dog contest in Petaluma, California, and helped crown a hairless Chinese crested- ...

In the show, Tribbles were small furry creatures that could reproduce at an alarming rate. Still, she decided to love him to the best of her abilities. Sanders was one of five judges at the competition.

Check out the world's ugliest dog, Mr Happy Face (FRANCE 24)