World's ugliest dog? Meet Wild Thang, the 8-year-old Pekingese who took the 2024 crown

FlyingSquid , 4 days ago

I feel like whoever owns Wild Thang cheated by not giving it some decent grooming. Daisy Mae is just ugly.

But I bet they’re both very good doggies that like belly scratches.

treadful , 4 days ago

All the contestants are towards the bottom of the page.

FuglyDuck , 4 days ago

Maybe it’s Maybelline, but maybe it’s make believe.

Doesn’t seem too ugly though. Just needs a shampoo and a trim.

DemBoSain , 4 days ago

Right? Dog’s not ugly, just neglected.

FlyingSquid , 4 days ago (edited 4 days ago)

It definitely doesn’t come close to some past winners.

Last year’s winner, Scooter, was much uglier:

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/053f71ca-63c2-4476-973b-75782d7da94d.png

And then there was the all-time champion, Sam. (I kind of feel like I should put the poor guy inside spoiler tags for the faint of heart.)

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ddfe70c5-f786-43cc-ba71-c8daff66a1d5.png

Both Chinese Crested dogs. Poor things are inbred as hell. Occasionally they can be very attractive though. My mom’s is super inbred (unintentional mating of parent and child) and is somehow a terrific, healthy dog that is very pretty.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/faadea3e-40dc-421e-a9df-965ed5f0710e.png

I personally would never get a purebred and I only adopt from shelters, but at least my mom gave a dog that couldn’t be sold by the breeder a loving home.

FuglyDuck , 4 days ago

I’m sure there’s a gain fan of Halloween who looks at Sam and falls in love. Some sugar free ketchup or strawberry syrup… and he’ll fill any role perfectly. Victim or monster, creeper-from-behind…friendly door man.

I also seem to remember his people saying that he’s very sweet and affectionate.