On June 26th, 2015, over five hundred people attended the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in Petaluma, California. Most of the twenty-seven canine contestants were former shelter dogs, raising awareness of the need for “furever” homes (one of the benefits of this competition). The winning pooch, Quasi Modo, received a check for $1500, and will soon be whisked off to New York on a media tour followed by a makeover on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
This is all very well and good – and congrats, Quasi – but here at Bigstock we don’t believe there is such a thing as an ugly dog. We believe in finding the beauty in every beast. So, without further ado, we proudly present the most “non-traditionally gorgeous” dogs in our royalty-free photo collection. Enjoy.
1. MIXED BREED CHINESE CRESTED DOG AND FRENCH BULLDOG
![Rear view of hairless mixed breed dog by Life on White](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/f7b3e-img.jpg)
2. DANDIE DINMONT
![Dandie Dinmont Terrier by CaptureLight](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/7d0c8-img.jpg)
3. CHINESE CRESTED DOG
![Chinese Crested Dog by chalabala](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/1aed4-img.jpg)
4. CAUCASIAN SHEPHERD DOG
![Caucasian Shepherd Dog by Jagodka](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/be234-img.jpg)
5. GRIFFIN BRUXELLOIS
![Griffin Bruxellois by Life on White](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2c5fd-img.jpg)
6. MEXICAN XOLOITZCUINTLE
![Mexican Xoloitzcuintle Dogs by alkir](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/84697-img.jpg)
8. ITALIAN GREYHOUND
![Italian Greyhound by bonzodog](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6b943-img.jpg)
8. MIXED BREED
![Mixed breed by eriklam](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cca91-img.jpg)
9. BEDDINGTON TERRIER
![Bedlington Terrier by Vtls](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2cb0b-img.jpg)
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Header image by Bigstock contributor Willee Cole.