Peggy, a four-year-old Chinese Crested and pug cross, was adopted by Holly Middleton, from Leven, East Yorkshire and is now competing to be named the country's ugliest pup.

Pug and Bulldog breeding faces UK ban ... Over the last two years, vets from the Blue Cross have claimed to have treated more than 5,000 brachycephalic pets for dangerous health problems.

An 18-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of theft after a dog went missing. Kalli, a cross between a French bulldog and a pug, was last seen in Spring Vale North, Dartford, at 9pm on Good Friday.