[NYPOST] A bald-bodied, 17-year-old Chinese crested-Chihuahua mix named Mr. Happy Face scored points for mutts who are ruff on the eyes after winning the 2022 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest Saturday in Petaluma, Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,.His human, Janeda Banelly, said the title was a well-deserved honor for the senior canine with a signature silver tuft and an askew tongue.
"I believe that this humble soul is also being an example, in subtle ways, to help humans realize that even old dogs need love and a family too," Banelly, who adopted Mr. Happy Face from an Arizona shelter in 2021, told "Today."
The win garnered the Flagstaff, Arizona, native $1,500 and an appearance on the aforementioned show with her mirror-shattering mutt.
Mr. Happy Face beat out eight other contenders, including a canine that resembled a mandrill baboon and a "hairless mutant" with a Picasso-esque face. He also took top honors over a Pekingese named Wild Thang that evoked the fictional Tribble species from "Star Trek."