World’s Ugliest Dog 2015: Quasi Modo, Deformed Pit Bull-Dutch Shepherd Mix, Wins This Year’s Contest [PHOTOS]
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Quasi Modo, a 10-year-old mutt, was crowned this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog. The contest was held Friday night at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma, California.
The pit bull-Dutch shepherd mix -- whose spinal birth defect left him a little hunchbacked -- and his owner reportedly received $1,500 prize at the contest, which is in its 27th year.
"My appearance can be a little unsettling to some (I have had grown men jump on top of their cars to get away from me because they thought I was a hyena or Tasmanian devil) but once they get to know me I win them over with my bubbly personality," Quasi Modo’s biography said, according to the contest’s website.
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Quasi Modo was abandoned at an animal shelter because of his “strange looks” and was later adopted by a veterinarian in Loxahatchee, Florida, according to his biography.
Twenty-four dogs, including Quasi Modo, participated in the contest and the winner was decided by a three-judge panel. The dogs are scored on their imperfections, and several categories, including natural ugliness or unusual attributes.
Sweepee Rambo and Frodo -- two Chinese crested Chihuahua mixes -- took the second and the third prizes in the contest, respectively.
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