7 Jul 2024

Wild Thang: The World's Ugliest Dog

From Sunday Morning, 8:35 am on 7 July 2024

The World's Ugliest Dog competition has been held for nearly 50 years and according to its website "celebrates the imperfections that make all dogs special and unique". 

Wild Thang, a Pekingese dog, competes during the annual World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, on June 21, 2024. Wild Thang, a Pekingese dog who had already entered the competition four times, finally won the 34th annual World's Ugliest Dog competition and was awarded $5,000. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

Photo: JOSH EDELSON

The winner this year is an eight-year-old Pekingese called Wild Thang. 

Wild Thang's human companion, Ann Lewis joins us from Coos Bay, Oregon. 

Owner Ann Lewis holds up her dog Wild Thang after winning first prize in the annual World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, on June 21, 2024. Wild Thang, a Pekingese dog who had already entered the competition four times, finally won the 34th annual World's Ugliest Dog competition and was awarded $5,000. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

Photo: JOSH EDELSON

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