(Petaluma, CA) -- An eight-year-old Pekingese from Oregon has been named the World's Ugliest Dog. The annual contest was held Friday at the Marin-Sonoma County Fair in Northern California, and top honors went to the black-and-white Pekingese named Wild Thang, whose tongue sticks out permanently because his teeth didn't grow in properly. His biography says Wild Thang has causes that he champions, and has helped to find safe homes for Pekingese dogs living in Ukraine. It says he has already helped save seven dogs from the war zone.