These mutts will be fighting it out to be crowned world’s ugliest gog in a contest taking place this week.
The annual contest will take place at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, Petluma, California, on Saturday, June 23, bringing in entrants from far and wide.
So far, contestants include hounds with eye issues, bad fur, irregular body shapes – not to mention sticking-out tongues galore.
Wild Thang: the pooch’s name matches its unruly hair and lopsided face
Zsa Zsa (left) and Daisy (right) might be both in need of some dental treatment but are lovable nonetheless
The winner of the 30-year-old contest will receive a prize of $1500 as well as media attention, including a trip to New York City for television appearances.
Past winners have come from states such as California, Arizona, Minnesota and Washington, and the dogs in this year’s contest will be judged in four categories.
Those categories are: First Impression, Special or Unusual Attributes, Personality, and Audience Impression.
Rascal Deux’s owner is in the running to pick up the $1500 prize if it wins the World’s Ugliest Dog competition
Ruby Roux is missing its fur, a common problem facing the dogs in the contest
Josie sticking her tongue out, a favorite look for the hounds battling it out
Ozzie (left) wearing sunglasses and what appears to be a wig while Charlie (right) has to be one of the favorites
Himsaboo looks like a throw back to the 1980s with a crazy mullet
Rico gets back to his Latino roots with this rather fetching sombrero
Mrs Kravitz perfecting her look for a possible TV appearance in New York, which is in store for the competition winner
Tee Tee making the organizers’ point about ‘true love seeing past the pedigree’
The key message of the contest, however, is not to poke fun at the dog’s on show but rather to ‘Advocate, Adopt, Adore,’ organizers said.
With placed contestants also taking home prize money, this year the competition started a prize match system, whereby each placing contestant will select a dog rescue or non-profit as its benefactor.
Christy Gentry, publicist for the Sonoma-Marin Fair, said ‘Throughout the years the winner takes on a celebrity status.
‘One of our past winners even met Donald Trump.
‘Aside from our amazing competing pups, the media attention plays a huge role in the dogs exposure.
‘Our fans love the contest. This is the cinderella story for pups.
‘So many have been rescued or adopted, that it is really about true love seeing past the pedigree.’
Scamp will he taking part in the ‘cinderella story for pups’ taking place in California