Pageant animals ( like human pageantry dissenter ) undergo extended grooming sessions before they ’re show - ready . But when the point of the pageant is to reward ugliness , does the prep schedule become a lot less involved ? Ahead of the yearly World ’s Ugliest Dog challenger at the Sonoma - Marin Fair in California today , June 24,The Guardianchecked in with the owners of three contestants to see what they do before the big day .
Each had a dissimilar approach in the days leading up to the competition . Annie Ragsdale , the proprietor of a 6 - year - oldChinese crestednamed Rue , shared that she would be taking the most basic approach : a bathtub , lotion , and clipping of her nails . Some questioned that stripped osseous tissue scheme , to which Ragsdale replied , " I do n’t want to make her look ugly . She does it all on her own . “The Guardiandescribes the detent as glitch - eyed and blind in one centre from glaucoma , with a " scraggly smutty gray mullet , " and very few teeth .
Himisaboo , a dachshund - Taiwanese crested mix who is returning as a fourth - clock time contestant , got pampered a little more before the show . As a architect of vinyl nail wraps , possessor Heather Wilson revealed that she would be establish her firedog a manicure , ransack his pilus into aTrump - esque style , and tend to some much - needed skin issues . " We pop his zits , " Wilson said , total , " you do n’t need pus oozing out . "
The third contestant profiled has acquire second place twice . SweePee Rambo ( pictured above ) is a 17 - year - old hairless Chinese crested who has a curving thorn , fall apart nappy for incontinence , is missing most of her teeth , and has arthritis in her hind legs . She was taken to a groomer before the contest for a bathroom and a haircut , but owner Jason Wurtz pronounce that the napkin would probably not be worn on stage : " I do n’t require to block her . But I ’ll have one , just in case . "
The resultant role of Friday evening ’s contest will be shared online this weekend , but in the meanwhile , check out out photos of the contestant on theSonoma - Marin Fairgrounds ' web site .
[ h / tThe Guardian ]
