ALBAWABA - After four losses, a dog named Wild Thang was finally crowned the "World’s ugliest dog" in 2024 at a competition held annually at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in California, United States.
According to Wild Thang's official Instagram account which garnered around 2,000 followers, it won a whopping $5,000 for winning the competition. Moreover, his Instagram account says that Wild Thang appeared at Netflix's Pet Stars which aired on Apr. 30, 2024.
Wild Thang crowned as World’s ugliest dog after 4 losses
The admin shared a post on Instagram and added:
"Well, we finally did it! You're looking at the OFFICIAL WORLD'S UGLIEST DOG🏆🏆🏆 I want to thank you all for supporting us and having fun along the way. On our way to New York to be on @thetodayshow this Monday!!"
As seen in countless pictures of Wild Thang, it has a non-stop protruding tongue and the owner confirmed that "The dog had a protruding tongue and walked strangely due to the disease he suffered from at an early age," which nearly killed him.
(wildthangofficial on Instagram)
The owner added that Wild Thang never had a haircut which gave him his unique look!
"He’s never had a haircut so that is the way he is and (his owner) shaves his stomach and he likes to sleep on ice packs,” Ma added. “He is just a sweet dog – I was just holding him and he loves to be held and cuddled. That’s part of it, these rescue dogs, they just need forever homes, so please adopt, don’t shop."
