US Edition‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ Contest Crowns 2025 Winner
SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA, AUG 11 – Petunia, a 2-year-old hairless French bulldog mix, won $5,000 and will appear on MUG Root Beer cans and NBC's Today show, highlighting pet adoption and rescue efforts.
- 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.
- The nearly 50-year-old competition celebrates unconventional-looking canines and shows that these dogs are really beautiful.
- Petunia and her owner Shannon Nyman walked away with $5,000 and bragging rights, while other dogs were available for adoption.
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Bulldog Named Petunia Crowned the ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ — and Will Appear on Limited-Edition Root Beer Cans
The annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest “celebrates the imperfections that make all dogs special and unique," according to organizersTayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Petunia the dogNEED TO KNOWA hairless English-French bulldog mix named Petunia was crowned the winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog contest on Aug. 8She won $5,000 and the honor of appearing on limited-edition cans of Mug Root BeerThe contest, which has been taking place for nearly 50 ye…
Many of the dogs participating in the competition have been rescued from the streets or puppy mills.
Sunday Links: ‘Petunia’ Wins Ugliest Dog Contest, to Appear on 'The Today Show' Monday
An adorable 2-year-old hairless French bulldog mix named Petunia won first prize Friday at Sonoma’s World’s Ugliest Dog Contest. Keep an eye out for her on The Today Show Monday morning, and her face will soon adorn limited edition cans of Mug root beer. [KGO]ICE arrested two protestors who are US citizens outside its 630 Sansome Street field office Friday afternoon before releasing them later that night. Agents reportedly mocked the group of te…
Bulldog-mixer Petunia (2) won the competition "Horst dog in the world". But not only her look was decisive for this decision.
Looking at the podiums, the field was strong.
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