He is the ‘ugliest dog in the world’, but he won the competition due to a serious illness

At the Sonoma Marin fair in California, United States, the contest was held in which eight dogs participated and a Pekingese who won the title as the dog ‘ugliest in the world’ and all thanks to an illness he has suffered for a few years.

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Wild Thames is an eight-year-old canine and he had been participating in this contest for several years until he was finally able to win it. Although for many it is an offense, for this dog it was quite an achievement to take first place.

Among all the pets, he emerged victorious; However, behind this recognition there is a disease that affected Wild Thames. When he was only 10 weeks old, he was diagnosed with canine distemper, and this prevented his teeth from growing like those of any other dog, and also caused a muscle disorder in his legs, according to the British media. The Guardian.

This little Pekingese made his tutor win Ann Lewis $5,000 about 20,800,000 Colombian pesos and an appearance on the program Today from NBC.

“His teeth did not grow, which caused his tongue to always remain out. His right front leg hangs down 24 hours a day, 7 days a week”, Lewis commented.

Second place was taken by a 14-year-old one-eyed pug, named Rome and the third place was a mixed breed dog of the same age, Her name is Daisy Mae, she was rescued when she was two years old. and because of everything he had to live, he lost his teeth, his hair and his vision.

The voting was carried out by several judges, who were in charge of choosing the winning pets, the public was able to vote online for the popular choice prize, and the winner was Rome.

This year’s jurors were NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz, human rights advocate Linda Wong Abraham and California State Treasurer Fiona Ma.

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A Pekingese dog named Wild Thang has been crowned the ugliest dog in the world in the traditional contest of the least attractive dogs held every year in the town of Petaluma, California, in the United States. Wild Thang had already participated in other editions of the contest, but it was not until this year that he and his owner, Ann Lewis, won first prize. In addition to a $5,000 check, the dog will appear on NBC’s The Today Show. Second place went to Roma, a 14-year-old pug in a wheelchair, whose owner, Michelle Grady, says she feels very honored. “I love the contest, I love that it shows dogs that are imperfect, imperfectly perfect, and Roma had a great time,” Grady explained. #animals #dogs #leisure #wildthang

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The organizers have held this event for almost 50 years, according to their website they comment that the contest is not about making fun of dogs, but about spending a quality time with them. wonderful characters such as these pets who usually have some peculiarity.

“We used the fun and notoriety of this contest to raise awareness about dog adoption,” said one of the organizers.

Sodoma Marin Fair Executive Director Tawny Tesconi explained the following about the event: “While the contest is a celebration of the imperfections that make our dogs lovable, many of them are rescued from shelters and puppy mills, so we use the fun and notoriety of this contest to raise awareness about dog adoption.”