June 23, 2008The eye of the beholderAll hail Gus, the nearly-hairless, three-legged, one-eyed cancer survivor named the World's Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California on Saturday. 
Gus is a Chinese crested, a breed that seems to have an edge in these anti-beauty pageants. Gus, however, brings the breed standard of unconventional appearance to a whole new level. Still, the little guy is a scrapper in the face of adversity: he lost an eye in an altercation with a cat and he lost a leg to skin cancer, a battle he continues to fight. His devoted pet mom, Jeanenne Teed, told reporters she plans to use the prize money for his radiation treatments. Gus will likely be making the rounds of TV shows soon, and the contest itself will televised on Animal Planet this fall. Read the Associated Press story here. (Photo by Associated Press) |
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