Massive Mastiff wins 29th annual Ugliest Dog contest

Peanut, a 2-year-old mutt is held by owner Holly Chandler after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. Big, ugly, lazy, and gassy.

The 3-year-old Mastiff was the tallest dog in the show and loomed large over the competition, which included the runner-up, a 16-year-old pug named Moe, and Chase, a Chinese Crested-Harke mix that came in third place. She constantly plopped down on her side on the stage, her droopy face spread out when she was supposed to be showing off.

When she won the contest, the judges did not even have to hear her signature snore to give her the award.

The annual event celebrates the unique features that make some dogs "so ugly that they're actually cute".

Martha's handler, Shirley Zindler, replied: "I'd gloat, but I need a nap".

Besides the honor of the title, Martha also gets a trophy, a $1,500 prize and a flight to New York City for "media appearances", according to contest organizers.

She was rescued when she was almost blind, but after several surgeries can see again, according to her handler Shirley Zindler.

After undergoing several surgeries, Martha can see again out of one eye and is no longer in pain.

Martha was brought to a California rescue group with chronic pain and almost blind.

He had lost his hearing and sight but his sense of smell is strong and he was enjoying all the smells at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, including funnel cakes and other fried goodies.

In a competition that is usually dominated by the hairless, old and tiny, it was the young and massive who took this year's price.

The contestants are judged on first impressions, unusual attributes, personality and audience reaction.

Numerous contestants are adopted.

Monkey, a 6-year-old Brussels Griffon, and Icky, an 8-year-old unknown breed, were both rescued from the homes of hoarders.