SweePee Rambo took home the title of top dog at Petaluma's World's Ugliest Dog contest in his third attempt.
Her blonde mohawk glistening in the sun, legs bowed out like a frog, SweePee was a crowd favourite at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds, Petaluma, California, where 16 malformed pooches paraded for the annual, infamous honour in front of an audience.
Judge Neal Gottlieb seemed particularly impressed with a sore on SweePee's leg, noting dogs get extra points for ooze, The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported.
For SweePee's third run at the grand prize, owner Jason Wurtz, 44, drove seven hours north from Encino in a van packed full of fans and relatives.
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When the Chinese Crested Chihuahua mix was announced the winner on Friday night, Wurtz burst into tears, shouting SweePee's name and shaking a homemade sign that read 'SweePee Rambo for President 2016'.
The whole night, actually, had an election theme.
One pup, who could not make the top three, bore a striking resemblance to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The dog, Himisaboo, had a flowing golden tuft.
Wurtz, however, said he could not bear to let her go, calling her a "ride or die chick" in the description he wrote for the contest.
An aged 'lady' now, she is blind in both eyes and wears doggie diapers. And she really cannot do much walking, so Wurtz carries her around.
Along with their first-place title and trophy, the two will take home a prize of USD 1,500 -- money Wurtz said would go toward removing a tumor that has recently popped up on SweePee's gum line.
The winner last year was Quasi Modo, who had short spine syndrome, a birth defect.