PHILADELPHIA -- A little dog with a big name is vying to be named the ugliest dog in the world.

Images: Ugliest Dog?
Survey: Pay $1,000 For This Dog?

The owner of "Pee Wee Martini" wants him to win the contest in California next month.

Pee Wee is furless, has a crooked nose and a standoff disposition.

Bob Morris remembered the first time he saw him: "I was confused. I thought I just witnessed a horrible accident."

But Kristin Maszkiewicz adores her Chinese-crested, Japanese Chin mix that she paid $1,000 for at a pet shop.

"His face is crooked. His tongue hangs out. He has no teeth on (one) side. He's actually a sweetheart," Maszkiewicz said.

Pee Wee was adorable enough to pay a visit to Kelly Ripa on the "Live With Regis And Kelly" TV show and to be featured on a Web site where he is a contestant for the "World's Ugliest Dog."

Sam, the three-time winner, died last fall.

You can vote for Pee Wee at the Sonoma-Marin Fair's Web site at www.sonoma-marinfair.org/uglydogvote.shtml.