Avert Your Eyes! Here Is The Winner Of The ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ Contest
Introducing Sweepea Rambo.
They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder – and these mutts are certainly something to behold. Held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest is about celebrating nature’s little imperfections, and paying tribute to that special bond between a pet and its owner that truly transcends physical appearance.
This year’s top dog? A blind, hairless Chihuahua named Sweepee Rambo.
THE WINNER IS *drum roll here* SWEETPEA RAMBO!! pic.twitter.com/wVvG0iVAE8
— Liz DePauw (@liz_depauw) June 25, 2016
A favourite with the crowd, Sweepee is a 17-year-old Chinese crested Chihuahua with “baby-soft freckled skin and legendary blond Mohawk”. Her owner Jason Wurtz will use the $1500 prize money to help remove a tumour on her gum. “Scoring was tough with so many uniquely qualified dogs,” said chief judge Brian Sobel. “But we’re confident that Sweepee will be a magnificent champion!”
The winner of #theworldsugliestdogcontest is #SweetPeaRambo!!#worldsugliestdog #ugliestdog #Petaluma #sonomacounty pic.twitter.com/CYfaemgh91
— NorthBayBreweryTours (@70760BREWS) June 25, 2016
Seventeen pooches competed for the title, in the annual competition that dates back more than 50 years. Among the also-rans: a Dachshund/Chinese Crested cross that looks suspiciously like Donald Trump.
World’s Ugliest Dog contestant sports Trump-like hairdo https://t.co/shLlWSYhcH pic.twitter.com/8KBdUqtkO7
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 25, 2016
It’d be interesting to find out what his immigration policies are. Surely they can’t be any worse than those of his human counterpart?
In a related story, my first-born child will absolutely be named Sweepee Rambo.