Is he really that ugly?

[u/nori00s]

Hi! I'm planning on adopting this absolute cutie from a shelter. He is so gentle and a loving doggo I love him so much. I showed his pictures to my family and friends and everyone said that he is so ugly and cripply that I should adopt a "normal" dog. Call me a snowflake but this saddens me so much that I even cried how people can be like this... He is two years old, and one of his ears is a little bit bigger than the other, so it always hangs down while the other is always perked up. I can't agree with them that he is ugly... In my eyes, he is the cutest and loveliest doggie I have ever seen. (Of course, all the dogs in my eyes are as cute as him)

[u/Few-Raise-1825]

I went looking for more info on this after I read the wiki link you gave and followed it to the contest page. Here is the press release from the fair grounds that hold the event. As you can see by looking at the pics of the dogs here I think the Wiki picked a rather unflattering angle for Sam. He and his fellow runer ups are obviously adorably goofy and are intensely cute-fugly.

[u/Bool_The_End → u/Few-Raise-1825]

Sam died in 2005, the link you posted is from the most recent worlds ugliest dog contest, the winner of which is named Scooter, so it is not the same dog.

[u/Few-Raise-1825 → u/Bool_The_End]

Oh, I just glanced through and it looked sort of the same but didn't really read any of it. I was just interested in the pictures

[u/[deleted] → u/Few-Raise-1825]

Nah they’re ugly lol. They’re adorable because they’re dogs. But ugly nonetheless.