Dog Photo Competition

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria's annual Calendar Pet Photo contest begins Aug. 17 and ends on Sept. 17. Any pet is eligible to enter — any cat, dog, bird, fish, hamster, rabbit, turtle, guinea pig, lizard or snake can strike a pose. Just submit Photos courtesy of Wikimedia commons unless otherwise noted the eating of a hot dog — It really is no wonder that Nathan’s puts on their hot dog eating contest on July Fourth. This great country is defined by its differences, and hot dogs are PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) — It's that time of year again when dogs with unusually large heads, hairless bodies and other oddities compete to be the World's Ugliest Dog. This year's winner? A 2-year-old mutt named Peanut, whose wild white and brown hair Quasi Modo went on to win first prize as the ugliest dog in the competition. AFP PHOTO/JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) US-UGLY-DOG Rona Thau holds up Morris during the World's Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma The elaborate dog fashion found at grooming competitions can be totally ridiculous. Just look at the poor pet on the right whose fur was cut and dyed to display the faces of multiple Disney characters. Last year, photographer Paul Nathan visited the Photo Gallery: World's Ugliest Dog Contest 2015 Pork, a 13-year-old Chihuahua with blue nails, relaxes before competing in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Petaluma, Calif. Check out this story on rgj .

A hunchbacked mutt named Quasi Modo has been crowned the world’s ugliest dog. The crossbreed, which has a shortened spine that makes it resemble a hyena, beat 26 other finalists to the award during the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California. With another snow day upon us, we asked for some great dogs-in-the-snow pictures for a photo contest. Here are some of the best entries. Reston Now picks Syd at Lake Newport as the winner. Congratulations to owner, Anna Atkinson, who wins a Reston Now For most of us, our pets are priceless. During the next couple of weeks, we will celebrate readers’ priceless pets with a photo contest and a special section, both of which will help raise awareness of — and money for — the Suffolk Humane Society and It's that time of year again when dogs with unusually large heads, hairless bodies and other oddities compete to be the World's Ugliest Dog. The contest at the Sonoma-Marin eye and a camel's back. Here are photos of the past winners: .

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