If there is intelligent life on another planet, who says it can't be canine? In Roswell, N.M. – a town overrun with aliens and government conspiracy theorists – this year's UFO Festival put its faith in dogkind, awarding a local pack first place in its annual Alien Pet Costume Contest on July 3. Diane and Pete Ibarra's standard poodle, teacup Chihuahua, teacup shih tzu and teacup Yorkshire terrier rode in on a baby carriage-turned-spaceship dubbed "Planet Poop-a-lot" and left as rulers of the dog universe.
But runner-up Meatball (pictured above) put up a good fight. Like the tin-foil-clad turtles and antennae-bouncing ferrets of past competitions, the teacup Chihuahua from Arvada, Colo., had his radar set on space invader as about 100 people watched. The little dog in goggles traveled with his owners Dee Dee and Kevin Morris on a motorcycle just for his shot at the stars. Dee Dee told the Roswell Daily Record that Meatball – who wore a cape and little sneakers – already seems to love the extra attention at just 13 weeks old: "We start the Harley up and he knows it's time to get dressed up."
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