Wild Thang: Meet the world's ugliest dog
In a recent competition, Wild Thang was crowned the world's ugliest dog title
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Wild Thang is an 8-year-old Pekingese dog from Oregon
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Wild Thang participated in World’s Ugliest Dog contest held at California
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Wild Thang won the title in the fifth appearance in the contest
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Diagnosed with canine distemper early in life, Wild Thang battled through developmental setbacks
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The disease stopped Wild Thang from growing teeth, which made his tongue to dangle
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Wild Thang also has a muscular imbalance in one of his legs
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The bio says in spite of these physical concerns, Wild Thang is a 'healthy, happy Glugly, guy'
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Wild Thang and his owner were awarded $5,000 for winning the contest
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