WORLD UGLIEST DOG

Pic from getty images

 A wrinkled, wispy-haired, bony Chinese
crested Chihuahua named Sweepee Rambo has claimed the title of The world’s ugliest dog.

The  17 years old dog, which is blind in both eyes and weighs four pounds, was a crowd favorite at
the contest, which was held on Friday night at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif.

The audience went wild for the blue-eyed dog,
with some people carrying signs that read,
“Sweepee for president”.

Ms. Spencer, the contest manager  identified the owner as Jason Wurtz of Encino, Calif.

He was swarmed by reporters — some from as far away as France and Germany — on Friday night and was not immediately available to comment, she said.

In his contest entry, he expressed appreciation
for Sweepee’s “baby-soft freckled skin and
legendary blond Mohawk.” Sweepee, described
as a “ride or die chick,” enjoys riding with her
owner on his Honda motorcycle, the entry said.

The winner last year was Quasi Modo , who had
short spine syndrome, a birth defect. To look at
anything, Quasi had to move her entire body
because she could not move her head, the dog’s
owner, Virginia Sayre, told The Guardian .

Of the 16 dogs in this year’s contest — some
with names like Icky, Rue, Roast Beef and
Rascal Deux — more than half featured bad
hair.

One in particular, Himisaboo , was drawing
attention for a head of hair that had a striking
resemblance to Donald J. Trump, the
presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

The contest, which has been hosted by the fair
for 28 years, is run similar to a beauty pageant,
Ms. Spencer said. Contestants walk a red
carpet, they are introduced to the audience and
they are paraded onstage.

Three judges awarded points based on the
dogs’ personalities, appearances and how the
audience reacted.

Like all good contests, this one has strict rules.
Among them: “animal must not have been
intentionally altered to enhance appearance for
the purpose of this contest.”
Sweepee’s owner won $1

Culled from nytimes.com