Britain's ugliest dog re-named Doug by the Parkers finally finds a loving home after his 'unique' looks make him a hit with the ladies With his bug eyes, wildly crooked teeth and sparsely-whiskered chin, scrawny Ug sat for months, unclaimed and overlooked at an animal sanctuary.
But now, after being dubbed Britain’s ugliest dog pic, the two-year-old’s less-than-enticing looks have landed him a loving home.
After seeing his profile pictures on the the Mayflower animal sanctuary's website, café worker April Parker, 35, immediately fell in love with the partially-blind Pointer cross.
The mother-of-two took her daughters Skye, 15, and Jasmine, 13, along to see him and, proving that looks aren’t everything, the family scooped him up and took him home.
Now Ug, re-named Doug by the Parkers, has a loving home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
He cost Ms Parker £200, but has proved to be worth every penny.
She said: 'When people see him they do a double take. He looks comical with his bug eyes and cross teeth and he's always bumping into things.
'But he has a fantastic temperament and is really loving.'
An international race to find the world's ugliest dog was unofficially launched in June after the World's Ugliest Pedigree Dog title holder passed away.
Miss Ellie, a Chinese Crested Hairless who won the pedigree prize and was a celebrity among lovers of ugly dogs, sadly died at the age of 17.
The California competition is fiercely fought between the gruesome pups, with the winners of the 'pedigree' category facing off against mutts to claim the coveted title.
The opposite of Crufts, entrants to Animal Planet’s World’s Ugliest Dog competition are judged on their hair, or rather lack of, toothlessness, protruding tongue and overall visual offensiveness.
It now remains to be seen whether Doug can lay claim to Miss Ellie's throne.
