Gus, 2008 World's Ugliest Dog

Posted by Alex in Animal on June 22, 2008 at 2:09 am


Meet Gus, a three-legged, one-eyed (he lost it in a fight with a cat – for shame!), cancer-afflicted Chinese Crested dog, who has the dubious yet official distinction of the World’s Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma-Marin Fair.

And what did Gus have to say about the hullabaloo? He slept through much of the three-hour competition, wrapped in a blanket by his owner Jeanenne Teed.

Links: Official website (gallery with other ugly dog contestants) | BBC Gallery | YouTube clip of the competition


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11 comments to "Gus, 2008 World's Ugliest Dog"

  1. Kaz
    June 22nd, 2008 at 3:08 am

    OMG, just kill that thing...

  2. "A.J."
    June 22nd, 2008 at 5:08 am

    Yes, let's kill that dog because he is just unsightly and does not fit our image of how a dog should be, ugh! By golly, Barwick! I just had a grand idea. Let us adopt chinese female babies while we're at it. We shall teach them the wonderful ways of western society. So the day we go to war with china, they'll be dating supporting our white male soldiers as they're sent to kill their dog/chinamen brothers and fathers with unmanned robots from 5000 miles away because we'll be damned should our soldiers be like the coward japs of WW2 'who shoot us in the back'. *sips tea* Oh wait, it looks like this plan is already in effect. Grand!

  3. Evilbeagle
    June 22nd, 2008 at 7:56 am

    He's cute in his own weird way. But then, I think all dogs are cute.

  4. elfi21
    June 22nd, 2008 at 10:49 am

    I loved the note from Gus's owners on the site, "Every beauty contestant needs a platform, and Gus’ is to bring awareness and hope to people with pets that have been diagnosed with cancer." Having a pet who recently passed away from cancer, I have to agree that beauty for these poor canine cancer patients is much more than skin deep. Quality vs. quantity of life is a hard line to walk with these guys.

  5. Thomas
    June 22nd, 2008 at 11:52 am

    AJ... wtf are you talking about? Because it seems to have very little to do with an ugly dog. Maybe I just missed the part where chinese babies are really ugly dogs.

  6. shecky
    June 22nd, 2008 at 1:52 pm

    For Pete's sakes, go take your meds, A.J.

    Maybe there should be a separate category for pooches mutilated by illness or accident. It seems unfair to pit a decrepit pooch wracked by misfortune or misadventure against one that's ugly by nature.

  7. "A.J."
    June 22nd, 2008 at 2:13 pm

    I only speak the truth, brothers. I only speak the truth.

  8. Thomas
    June 22nd, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    Are you on psychotropic drugs? Can I have some?

  9. AM
    June 22nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm

    Cute? That poor dog has cancer...

  10. Ally
    June 23rd, 2008 at 3:13 pm

    Notice how the majority of the contenders are Chinese Cresteds...

  11. Evilbeagle
    June 24th, 2008 at 4:37 am

    AM, just because he has cancer doesn't mean he can't be cute.


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