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One-Eyed Pooch Named World's Ugliest

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Posted: 2008-06-21 15:19:07
Filed Under: Nation News, Weird News
(June 21) - Life might be tough for little Gus, a one-eyed, three-legged, hairless Chinese Crested who also has skin cancer, but he came away as the big winner on Friday. The crowd favorite was crowned World's Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., The Press Democrat reports.


Jeanenne Teed brought Gus all the way from St. Petersburg, Fla., to compete with the worst of the worst. "We know she doesn’t have a leg to stand on," Teed joked.

She held her sleeping pooch in a baby blanket for most of the three-hour competition, but Gus and his dangling tongue still got plenty of attention.

"Big buckets of drool get extra points," said the event's emcee, radio host Brent Farris. "So do missing limbs."

Gus beat out a slew of past winners along with a blind Chinese Crested (a popular ugly dog breed) as well as a bug-eyed Chihuahua mutt.

Teed won $500 for Gus' achievement and she also gets to take her pooch to New York to appear on CBS This Morning. The World's Ugliest Dog Contest was filmed and will be aired on Animal Planet in October.



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msteven229 02:29:22 PM Jun 28 2008

I think its easy to see that you are mental and probably one of the animal rights idiots it is people like you that make this country the way it is PEOPLE come before animals ALWAYS have always will

texasldy409 09:05:39 AM Jun 28 2008

I like dogs better than I do most people. People are cruel, nasty mean and bitter. All dogs love even those kinds of people unconditionally. I truly believe their gifts from God, and their meant to be treated with love.Theres no bad dogs, only bad owners. As I read some of these comments, its easy to see why or children are growing up mean. Their only acting as their parents do. And some parents worry what their children see and write on here. If the parents can write such cruel things about a dog. How can they expect their children to be any better.aggrovatedteen sums it up nice, so how could anyone expect better from kids?I would save a dog before saving a person like that.

msteven229 10:09:25 AM Jun 27 2008

this is a stupid story animal rights freaks are a bunch of idiots

rlsmithcarter 12:04:13 AM Jun 27 2008

Why does it seem like it's always a Chinese Crested that wins the "Ugliest Dog" contest????

lilmissamy8 11:16:33 PM Jun 25 2008

Wow!! Thats soo stupid to name the most uglyist dog!! like who will do that!! that shows how sad pplz can be!!! like deadass pplz has np life. what is the world coming too.lmao

wolfemary317 01:42:04 PM Jun 24 2008

DID YOU HAPPEN TO NOTICE THAT WAS A UNITED STATES MARINE WHO SAID DOGS ARE NASTY, FOUL, FILTHY CRITTERS??? IM SURE NOT ALL OF OUR MARINES THINK THIS WAY, BUT THIS MAKES WHAT??? 6 OF EM SO FAR?? NICE JOB LINNELL5! PERHAPS YOU SHOULD RUN FOR PETA.

AS FOR GUS, I KNEW HE WOULD WIN BEFORE THE DARN CONTEST ANYWAY...HE IS JUST UGLY BUT I BET HE HAS A HUGE HEART.

vollygirl243 10:15:26 AM Jun 24 2008

linnell5, dogs are not nasty foul creatures at all!!!!!!! they deserve to be kept in a nice home with a family that loves them! you should fell sorry for Gus

msteven229 06:14:00 AM Jun 24 2008

Let me guess this is some animal rights idiot that has this dog what a bunch of idiots

aggrovatedteen 11:58:28 PM Jun 23 2008

Who ever thought this dog was at all "adorable" is mentally insane or needs to be checked out by a doctor for brain damage.

sweetnsugar95 10:00:16 PM Jun 23 2008

I'm sorry but I don't think I could love that dog like I love my cute, lovable dog. Its just too ugly for me!!! Sorry.

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