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 peculiarities that endeared the pooch to judges at the “World’s Ugliest Dog” contest in Petaluma, Calif., where he took home the grand prize on Friday.
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