Britain's ugliest dog finally finds a loving home

With his bug eyes, wildly crooked teeth and sparsely-whiskered chin, scrawny Ug sat for months, unclaimed and overlooked at an animal sanctuary. But now, after being dubbed Britain’s ugliest dog, the two-year-old’s less-than-enticing looks have landed him a loving home.

After seeing his profile picture on the the Mayflower animal sanctuary's website, café worker April Parker, 35, immediately fell in love with the partially-blind Pointer cross. The mother-of-two took her daughters Skye, 15, and Jasmine, 13, along to see him and, proving that looks aren’t everything, the family scooped him up and took him home.

Now Ug, re-named Doug by the Parkers, has a loving home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. He cost Ms Parker £200, but has proved to be worth every penny.

She said: 'When people see him they do a double take. He looks comical with his bug eyes and cross teeth and he's always bumping into things. But he has a fantastic temperament and is really loving.'