"Gus" has been given the honour of the world's ugliest dog at a 20th annual "World's Ugliest Dog" contest in California. The contest is held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair and is apparently one of the top attractions. I was surprised to learn there were only 12 contestants but I guess it's tough to be ugly when you're a dog.
The winning pup has a few obvious problems aside from his messed up right ear. He lost an eye to a fight with a tomcat, is missing one of his legs due to amputation and is suffering from skin cancer. But he's got a heart of gold. Possibly as a side effect of the cancer, we don't know.
His owner (Jeanenne Teed of Florida, I hope she didn't spend a fortune flying across the country to do this) has won $1600 in prize money, which she (says) will spend on Gus' cancer treatments. Gus is clearly deserving and to top off his story, he was rescued from a bad home a few years ago.
Based on his smiling picture, I doubt he's aware of what's just happened.
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