Guide Note

A Chinese Crested dog with only one eye and three legs was crowned the "World's Ugliest Dog" at a state fair in California.

Gus' owner, Jeanenne Teed, stated that she would spend the $1,600 prize on treating her dog's skin cancer.¹

Fast Facts

1. Gus is a Chinese Crested dog
2. Contest held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair
3. Contest running 20 years
4. Gus suffers from skin cancer
5. Lost his eye in a fight with a cat
6. Leg amputated to remove a tumor

"They may look hard to love, but apparently they are not. I've never seen dogs better cared for."¹—Vicki DeArmon, Sonoma-Marin Fair Marketing Director, BBC News