“Ugly dog” a term used for dogs that are unusual in appearance, lack the normal criteria of being fluffy, cute and adoring. These dogs maybe different but for some people, are as adorable as others.

The ”World’s Ugliest Dog” contest has named its 2025 winner. The annual contest, held at Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California, awarded a pooch named Petunia first place on Friday. Petunia and ...

The 12-year-old Chinese crested took home the top prize from a ugliest dog contest in Britain and won a luxurious spa day Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock Move over, Peggy. A new pooch had just been crowned ...

Dogs with underbites, snaggle teeth and no fur might not take home the top prize at the prestigious Westminster Dog Show but they just might at the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest — an annual Sonoma ...

We have a winner for this year's ugliest dog contest — and wow, is she cute! Petunia was crowned as the winner of the 2025 "World's Ugliest Dog" contest on Aug. 8 with her owner, Shannon Nyman, by her ...

Is there such a thing as an ugly dog? There are various ‘ugliest dog’ contests, but it’s all subjective – many of the dogs who do well in these contests are actually quite cute! And one such dog, ...

Petunia, a rescue dog from California, was crowned the 2025 winner of the "World's Ugliest Dog" contest on August 8 at the Sonoma-Marin Fair. Standing alongside her owner Shannon Nyman, Petunia ...