What to Know
- The 18th Annual Bulldog Beauty Contest took place at the Granada Boat Launch near Rosie's Dog Beach on Sunday, Feb. 19
- Around 100 Bulldogs attended, with some 250 canines present
- The yearly happening is overseen by the Haute Dog organization, which hosts a number of dog parades and civic events around Long Beach
Bulldogs can prompt us to burble with delight, squeal with surprise, and make all sorts of admiring murmurs.
But our over-the-top show of emotion is very much prompted by their adorable mugs, stout frames, slinky wrinkles, and all of those incredible folds.
So might we be forgiven for losing our cool in the presence of a beautiful Bulldog?
Get Southern California news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox. Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
Surely an emphatic "yes" is the only answer.
And the nice notion of seeing dozens of such character-filled Fidos in one spot can only up the burbling and squeals. But where to find a bevy of Bulldogs trotting in one spot?
There's no wrinkle to this mystery: The National Bulldog Beauty Contest is the place for these pups to see and be sweet.
The offbeat competition, which is overseen by the parade-loving Haute Dogs organization, enjoyed its 2023 outing on Sunday, Feb. 19 in Long Beach. A handsome pup named Hercules was awarded the coveted blue ribbon, while every canine competitor easily won the hearts of onlookers.
Missed all of the super-squishy sights? Scroll through and squeal with delight over some of the cute competitors now.
