fun competition
“Mr. Happy Face” was named the ugliest dog in the world
Jeneda Benally and «Mr. Happy Face» are over the moon. Photo: D Ross Cameron/AP/dpa
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. All dogs are adorable, emphasize the organizers of the fun event
No hair, just a white tuft on the head and a crooked tongue hanging out: the Chinese Crested mix «Mr. Happy Face” has been voted the ugliest dog in the world.
The fun competition in the US state of California took place again on Friday evening (local time) for the first time after a two-year Corona break. Arizona owner Jeneda Benally sat down with “Mr. Happy Face» beat seven competitors and won $1,500 (about 1,400 euros) in prize money.
The jury of the “World’s Ugliest Dog Contest” in the small town of Petaluma attached importance to everything that is considered unsightly: bulging eyes, crooked teeth, bowlegs, humped backs. The organizers want to use the competition to promote the taking in of abandoned animals. You want to remind “that all dogs are lovable”.
The competition generates a lot of attention in the United States each year, and the winning dogs and their owners often appear on national television shows afterwards.