{"id":42765,"date":"2025-08-09T13:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T13:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/petunia-nabs-the-title-in-the-worlds-ugliest-dog-contest-see-photos-of-her-fierce-competitors\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T13:31:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T13:31:23","slug":"petunia-nabs-the-title-in-the-worlds-ugliest-dog-contest-see-photos-of-her-fierce-competitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/petunia-nabs-the-title-in-the-worlds-ugliest-dog-contest-see-photos-of-her-fierce-competitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Petunia nabs the title in the &#8220;World&#8217;s Ugliest Dog Contest.&#8221; See photos of her fierce competitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>A dog named Petunia nabbed the title Friday evening in the &#8220;World&#8217;s Ugliest Dog Contest,&#8221; at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California. Petunia and her owner, Shannon Nyman, walked away with $5,000 and bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>The contest has been taking place for nearly 50 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonoma-marinfair.org\/worlds-ugliest-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">organizers said<\/a>, and is a &#8220;testament that the pedigree does not define the pet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not only does the contest showcase the unique and offbeat beauty of dogs, but many of the participating dogs have been rescued from shelters and puppy mills \u2013 showing potential dog owners the positive outcomes of adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a wonderful show of pageantry and pride,&#8221; organizers say.<\/p>\n<p>See photos of Petunia and her fierce competitors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Noah Berger \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/09\/a58077cf-e1ea-435d-911d-db3d6bf2c1ad\/thumbnail\/620x413\/fbf249606bc1bfaba867559d800db417\/ap25221138244738.jpg#\" alt=\"APTOPIX Ugly Dog Contest \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/09\/a58077cf-e1ea-435d-911d-db3d6bf2c1ad\/thumbnail\/620x413\/fbf249606bc1bfaba867559d800db417\/ap25221138244738.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/08\/09\/a58077cf-e1ea-435d-911d-db3d6bf2c1ad\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/c1b9c0b57267f10a3de050281f7db902\/ap25221138244738.jpg 2x\" 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