21/12/2025
The Frenchies, the pugs, the Brussels griffons… the dogs with bat ears, googly eyes and the unmistakable energy of a disgruntled in-law.
Call them “ugly” and their owners will shrug, or beam. Because somewhere between the perfect golden retriever and every kind of doodle, the world has fallen in love with dogs that are more character actor than leading role.
Flat-faced breeds, for all their quirks and health complexities, tug on the same emotional wiring that makes babies irresistible. Add in rescue culture, a rising preference for individuality and a growing taste for the wonderfully weird, and suddenly the underdogs are winning.
Some do resemble microwaved gremlins. Some look like they wandered off the set of a fantasy film. And yet, once you meet them, you get it. Their charm isn’t in perfection. It’s in personality.
Maybe that’s why “ugly dogs” feel so right for right now: a reminder that affection and beauty can come wrapped in wrinkles, tufts, snorts and soulful, slightly off-kilter stares.
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