The Chinese Crested is a unique breed that's renowned for their hairless body and tufts of fur that adorn their head, tail, and feet. For centuries, these little dogs have captured the hearts of dog ...

He’s a diamond in the ruff. A bald-bodied and deformed Chinese Crested pup with a penchant for sticking out his tongue was crowned this year’s ‘World’s Ugliest Dog’ at the annual competition Friday.

PETALUMA, Calif. -- Some are born ugly, others achieve ugliness, and some have ugliness thrust upon them. In the case of Scooter, crowned the World's Ugliest Dog Friday, it appears to have been the ...

Scooter isn't what many would call a conventional beauty. The 7-year-old Chinese Crested dog, with reversed hind legs, is nearly bald but for a shock of white wispy hairs. But it's those kinds of ...

Scooter the Chinese crested dog took home the top prize at the 2023 Ugliest Dog Contest, but there were three other winners as well Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Scooter, a 7-year-old Chinese-crested dog, wowed judges on Friday to take home the “World’s Ugliest Dog” award. But there was a time where Scooter, whose tongue hangs from his mouth and is bald except ...

Some dogs look majestic. Others look adorable. And then there’s this Chinese Crested pup—who looks like he just woke up in last night’s eyeliner and regrets. With disheveled fur, sleepy eyes, and the ...

His tongue hangs seemingly limp from his mouth, he's bald except for wisps of scraggly white hair on his head, and a deformity causes him to use a cart to navigate the world. Scooter, a 7-year-old ...

June 26 (UPI) --A 7-year-old Chinese crested dog born with backward hind legs has been named the World's Ugliest Dog at an annual California contest. Scooter, belonging to Tucson, Ariz., resident ...

Scooter’s fluffy ashen mohawk, long ears, wrinkly belly, slack pink tongue and backward hind legs stole the spotlight Friday night as he was named champion of the annual World’s Ugliest Dog Contest.