Gather 'round: Online voting has commenced for the 25th Annual World's Ugliest Dog contest! Of course, "online voting" doesn't mean jack. The ugliest dog will be crowned this Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, by a ...
Gather 'round: Online voting has commenced for the 25th Annual World's Ugliest Dog contest! Of course, "online voting" doesn't mean jack. The ugliest dog will be crowned this Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, by a panel of esteemed judges and not by votes on the website.
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Ellie Mae: pretty ugly
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Nevertheless, online voting -- which you can consider the "popular" vote, if you want -- has become a very big deal in years past, so much so that the contest directors suspect foul play.
A message on the website reads thusly: "It seems the online voting gallery does mean a great deal to its participants, and at times hacking and illegal voting have occurred. We are monitoring this daily and delete suspicious votes."
Scandal!
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Icky: As ugly as he wants to be.
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In any case, you're encouraged to check out all the dogs and vote for your favorite. As for the judges, they'll critique in four main categories: first impressions, unique features, personality, and audience reaction.
The winner gets a trophy, $1,500, and a catered dinner in the luxurious Loft Suite at the Sheraton Sonoma County, Petaluma.
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Squiggy has an effortless ugly.
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Event producer Vicki DeArmon says that 50 percent of this year's 25 competitors are first-time participants.
“We have Poodles, terriers, tons of Pugs, for some reason, and some Chinese Crested,” DeArmon told the Press Democrat. “There's a big mix. Generally, the winner seems to be a new dog, so it may be one of those ugly mutts.”
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Sputnick grew into his ugly, making it his own.
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It won't be last year's champ, Mugly, a Chinese Crested from Peterborough, England. He's not defending his crown.
But whoever wins will have a schedule as full as any Miss America winner. Nearly so. Maybe not "as full as" but in the ballpark for sure, except probably without the Maybelline contract. Or any of the promotional money, really. OK, it's not a fair comparison.
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Growing up, Monkey never thought he was ugly. He knows it now.
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DeArmon is still playing up the life-chang
