15+ Ugly Dogs That Are Actually Cuter Than We Expected
Curiosities
12/12/2022

As they say, ugly is the new beautiful. And some folks got so inspired that they even started an annual contest called The World’s Ugliest Dog competition. Thousands of people attend it each year. But you don’t have to be a dog-lover to see that all these unbelievable features add extra cuteness to all the current and potential participants.
1. “Little Biter with heterochromia is still a good boy.”
2. “Mr. Happy Face, the winner of the 2022 World’s Ugliest Dog competition”

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3. “A Chinese Crested dog named Mugly is brought to the stage for judging.”

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4. “My dad’s dog is so ugly, she’s cute.”
5. These expressive eyes
6. “My 21-year-old companion baby”
7. “Just a girl”
8. “Woody likes to get his nails trimmed.”
9. “Meet Mufasa.”
10. “It’s 15 degrees outside, and Clefford needs his coat.”
11. “My cute little Max”
12. “I just miss my guy so much.”
13. “Josie, a Chinese Crested dog”

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14. “Scamp the Tramp rests after winning the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in 2019.”

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15. Yes, this doggo really exists. His name is Quasi Modo.

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16. “Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog.”

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17. “Shirley Zindler lifts up the jowls of Martha, a Neapolitan mastiff.”

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Have you ever seen such doggos in your life? What breeds do you consider the cutest ones?
Preview photo credit AFP/EAST NEWS, JimmySand / Reddit
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