Pekingese Named 'Wild Thang' Is 2024 World's Ugliest Dog

The canine contestants in a California beauty pageant tried to fetch the title "World's Ugliest Dog." The winner, an 8-year-old Pekingese named Wild Thang, has won second place three times. This year, he finally got to hear his name called. The pink tongue hanging out of his mouth adds to his unusual countenance. Wild Thang contracted the distemper virus as a puppy, a contagious disease that can affect the musculature, respiratory and nervous systems.