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{{Short description|Dog actress (born 2018)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox animal
|name        = Peggy
|image       = File:Peggy the dog.jpg
|caption     = Peggy at a fan meetup in 2024
|alt         = A dog with grey skin and sparse white hair being held in a man's arms. The dog's tongue hangs out of its mouth.
|species     = [[Dog]]
|birth_date  = {{birth year and age|2018}}
|breed       = [[Pugese]]
|gender      = Female
|owner       = Holly Middleton
|known_for   = Winning the title of Britain's ugliest dog
|occupation  = [[Animal actor]]
| role       = [[Dogpool]]
}}
'''Peggy''' (born {{c.|early 2018}}) is a British [[Pugese]] dog actress. Peggy was born sometime in 2018 as the [[runt]] of an accidental litter, being adopted online by Holly Middleton. Peggy achieved notice for winning the title of Britain's ugliest dog, and later made television appearances, gaining popularity for her "ugliness".
After gaining notice from Canadian actor [[Ryan Reynolds]], Peggy made her acting debut as [[Dogpool]] in his 2024 film ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]'', a role she underwent extensive training for. She is nominated for a [[Fidos Award]] for her work on the film.
==Early life==
Holly Middleton adopted Peggy online near the end of 2018. She was six months old at the time, and she was the [[runt]] of an accidental litter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2 February 2023 |title=Britain's ugliest dog Peggy gets prize-winning makeover |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-64502566 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223031237/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-64502566 |archive-date=23 February 2024 |access-date=14 March 2024 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Britain's Ugliest Dog Treated to Spa Day of Posh Pampering: Peggy 'Loved Every Second' |url=https://people.com/pets/britains-ugliest-dog-gets-spa-day/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608032007/https://people.com/pets/britains-ugliest-dog-gets-spa-day/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Peggy was named after Middleton's great-grandmother.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 January 2023 |title=East Yorkshire's Peggy the Pugese bids to be named UK's ugliest dog |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64304551 |access-date=14 March 2024 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=4 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804134822/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-64304551 |url-status=live }}</ref> She is a crossbreed between a [[Pug]] and a [[Chinese Crested Dog]], also known as a [[Pugese]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=30 January 2023 |title=Britain's ugliest dog Peggy beautiful inside and out says owner |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-64451742 |access-date=14 March 2024 |publisher=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814203753/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-64451742 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Britain's ugliest dog joins Deadpool & Wolverine stars on red carpet |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jqlz2j9wzo |access-date=14 July 2024 |publisher=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=12 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712192922/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jqlz2j9wzo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Life with the 'ugliest' dog who now stars in Deadpool & Wolverine |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51y12k25xyo |access-date=2024-08-16 |publisher=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2023, Peggy was entered into an ugly dog competition held by a photography printing firm called ParrotPrint.<ref name=":1" /> She won, earning the title of "Britain's ugliest dog,"<ref name=":0" /> and the founder of ParrotPrint described Peggy's success as "a classic [[rags to riches]] story."<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Sofie |date=2024-08-03 |title=Deadpool fans meet 'Britain's ugliest dog' film star Peggy at Hull Cineworld |url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/gallery/deadpool-fans-meet-britains-ugliest-9457925 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Hull Live |language=en}}</ref>
==Film career==
[[File:Ryan Reynolds and Peggy 2024.png|thumb|120px|left|Peggy (in costume as [[Dogpool]]) and [[Ryan Reynolds]] in 2024.]]
Due to her success in the ugly dog competition, she appeared on television and eventually entered the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 March 2023 |title=Meet Peggy, the 'chug' who's nabbed Britain's Ugliest Dog prize |url=https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/03/10/personality-wise-shes-amazing-how-it-feels-to-own-britains-ugliest-dog |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=euronews |language=en |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327171258/https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/03/10/personality-wise-shes-amazing-how-it-feels-to-own-britains-ugliest-dog |url-status=live }}</ref> She appeared on [[BBC Breakfast|''BBC Breakfast'']],<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=Jessica |date=18 January 2023 |title=BBC Breakfast hosts can't stop laughing at 'UK's ugliest dog' Peggy |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-breakfast-hysterics-ugliest-dog-28983840 |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=The Mirror |language=en |archive-date=14 March 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240314093159/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/bbc-breakfast-hysterics-ugliest-dog-28983840 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Lauren |date=18 January 2023 |title=Sally Nugent unable to speak as 'ugliest dog' leaves host in hysterics |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1722781/Sally-Nugent-unable-speak-ugly-dog-BBC-Breakfast |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206180948/https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1722781/Sally-Nugent-unable-speak-ugly-dog-BBC-Breakfast |url-status=live }}</ref> and later actor [[Ryan Reynolds]] posted a picture of Peggy in a [[Deadpool]] costume on social media, revealing that she would appear as an animal actor in the 2024 [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Deborah |date=11 November 2023 |title=Britain's 'ugliest dog' to star with Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 3 |url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/film/britains-ugliest-dog-peggy-star-8899397 |access-date=14 March 2024 |website=Hull Live |language=en |archive-date=14 March 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240314093232/https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/whats-on/film/britains-ugliest-dog-peggy-star-8899397 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title='Deadpool 3' reveals comics' alt-reality Dogpool will be in sequel |url=https://ew.com/movies/deadpool-3-dogpool-ryan-reynolds/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109152828/https://ew.com/movies/deadpool-3-dogpool-ryan-reynolds/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Reynolds stated that he was a proponent for Peggy's inclusion in the film because "she feels like the animal manifestation of [[Wade Wilson (film character)|Wade Wilson]]."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=5 July 2024 |title=Deadpool & Wolverine Cast 'Britain's Ugliest Dog' As Dogpool: 'It's Love At First Sight' – Exclusive |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/deadpool-and-wolverine-dogpool-britains-ugliest-dog-exclusive/ |access-date=10 May 2024 |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |language=en |archive-date=13 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713104420/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/deadpool-and-wolverine-dogpool-britains-ugliest-dog-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Nicole |date=23 July 2024 |title=Peggy's red carpet journey from 'Britain's Ugliest Dog' to 'Deadpool' |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/peggys-red-carpet-journey-from-britains-ugliest-dog-to-deadpool/5624332/ |access-date=25 July 2024 |publisher=NBC New York |language=en-US |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726223252/https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/peggys-red-carpet-journey-from-britains-ugliest-dog-to-deadpool/5624332/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
For the film, Peggy was trained by animal trainer Jules Tottman; she had no prior training.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2024 |title=Deadpool & Wolverine: Behind the Scenes with Dogpool |url=https://www.k9magazine.com/deadpool-and-wolverine/ |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=k9magazine.com |language=en-US |archive-date=15 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715143907/https://www.k9magazine.com/deadpool-and-wolverine/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Reynolds, Peggy underwent more training for the film than his co-star [[Hugh Jackman]].<ref name=":3" /> Jumping into Reynolds' arms on command took about eight weeks for her to learn,<ref>{{Cite web |title=All About Dogpool, the Canine Rescue Star of Deadpool & Wolverine: 'She's a Little Legend' (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/all-about-dogpool-the-canine-rescue-star-of-deadpool-and-wolverine-8685503 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref> and she was coaxed into licking his face with cheese.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 July 2024 |title=Behind the scenes with Peggy (aka Dogpool) |url=https://bestfriends.org/stories/features/behind-scenes-peggy-aka-dogpool |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726225506/https://bestfriends.org/stories/features/behind-scenes-peggy-aka-dogpool |archive-date=26 July 2024 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=Best Friends Animal Society - Save Them All |language=en}}</ref>
Peggy walked the red carpet with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman at the film's premiere in London.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Dogpool gets its day at 'Deadpool & Wolverine' London premiere |url=https://ew.com/dogpool-gets-its-day-deadpool-and-wolverine-london-premiere-8677127 |access-date=14 July 2024 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |language=en |archive-date=14 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714011359/https://ew.com/dogpool-gets-its-day-deadpool-and-wolverine-london-premiere-8677127 |url-status=live }}</ref> To celebrate, [[HMV]] temporarily replaced the image of [[Nipper]] on their logo with Peggy.<ref name=":2" /> She also appeared at an event in [[Kingston upon Hull]] to meet with fans in August 2024.<ref name=":4" />
In October 2024, Peggy was nominated for a [[Fidos Award]] for her work in ''Deadpool & Wolverine''.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2024 |title='Britain's Ugliest Dog' nominated for canine equivalent of an Oscar |url=https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/britains-ugliest-dog-nominated-for-canine-equivalent-of-an-oscar/video/7cbfd41628f157576c09676007cbb787 |publisher=[[Sky News Australia]]}}</ref> The awards ceremony is planned to take place in February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 21, 2024 |title='Ugliest dog' Deadpool star among canine movie award hopefuls |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/21/-ugliest-dog-deadpool-star-among-canine-movie-award-hopefuls-1051 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN]]}}</ref>
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! {{abbr|Refs.|References}}
|-
| 2023
| ''[[BBC Breakfast]]''
| {{n/a}}
| [[Breakfast television]] feature
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=":5" />
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]''
| [[Dogpool]]
| Peggy's acting debut
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=":2" />
|}
==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Award / Festival
! Category
! Work
! Result
! {{abbr|Refs.|References}}
|-
| align="center"| 2023
| align="center"| ParrotPrint ugly dog contest
| align="center"| Britain's ugliest dog
| {{n/a}}
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=":1" />
|-
| align="center"| 2025
| align="center"| [[Fidos Award]]
| {{pending}}
| ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]''
| {{pending}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name=":6" />
|}
==See also==
*[[List of animal actors]]
*[[List of individual dogs]]
*[[List of Marvel Cinematic Universe film actors]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Animal actors}}
[[Category:2018 animal births]]
[[Category:Dog actors]]
[[Category:Individual dogs in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Individual animals in England]]
[[Category:Ugly dogs]]