What does it take to be crowned the ‘Ugliest Dog in the World’?
Well, obviously a scrunched up face, small floppy ears, and an under bite. That pretty much describes the face of Pabst, a 4 year old boxer-mix who was awarded the crown.
Pabst, who was rescued from a shelter in California by Miles Egstad, won the annual award on Friday at the Sonoma Marin Fair in Northern California. Along with the title of World’s Ugliest Dog, he received $1600 in prize money, pet supplies and a modeling contract with House of Dog.
Pabst, like many of the event’s competitors, is a rescue dog — owner Miles Egstad of Citrus Heights, Calif., adopted him from a shelter three years ago. He’s named for the well-known cheap adult beverage because, Egstad said, he had a “bitter beer face.”
Miss Ellie, who is a blind 15 year old Chinese Crested, won the pedigree category. Miss Ellie is a rescue-dog ambassador who travels to schools and adoption events promoting pet responsibility. “When I adopted her she wasn’t housebroken and at 7 years old didn’t know a single command,” her owner, Dawn Goehring of Gatlinburg, Tenn., wrote of the Ugly Runner-Up. “Seven years later she is still not housebroken and still does absolutely nothing!”
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