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• 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.BBC News: 'Gus' crowned world's ugliest dog (June 21, 2008) World's Ugliest Dog DiesGULFPORT, Fla. (AP) ? Click to enlarge1 of 1 Jeanenne Teed of St. Petersburg, Fla., holds her one-eyed, three-legged Chinese Crested dog named Gus at the Ugliest Dog Competition June 20, 2008, in Petaluma, Calif.

  Ugliest Dogs In The World 2008 Gus, the one-eyed, three-legged pooch who was rescued from a bad home and went on to be deemed the world's ugliest dog, has died. He was 9.

  That's according to the St. Petersburg Times. The Chinese crested dog had been suffering from cancer.

  Gus competed against 11 other dogs to win the annual World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California this summer.

  Gus came from humble origins: According to the fair, his adopted family in Gulfport rescued him after learning he was being kept in a crate inside someone's garage.

  He had one leg amputated because of a skin tumor, and lost an eye in a cat fight. After winning $1,600 in prize money, Gus' owner said it would be put toward the dog's radiation treatment.

• 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

• New Ugliest Dog 2009

  Pabst competes in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair on Friday, June 26, 2009, in Petaluma, Calif. The toothy 4-year-old Boxer mix won top honors. A prominent under-bite, scrunched face and floppy ears are the hallmarks of a winner. The winner of the World's Ugliest Dog contest, that is. Sonoma Marion Fair: [1]<ref>

  Pabst, a boxer-mix rescued from a shelter by Miles Egstad of Citrus Heights, Calif., won the annual contest on Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California.

  It was an upset victory for Pabst, who beat former champion Rascal, a pedigree Chinese Crested.

  Pabst's owner took home $1,600 in prize money, pet supplies and a modeling contract with House of Dog.

  Miss Ellie, a blind 15-year-old Chinese Crested Hairless, won the pedigree category.

• Quotes

  "They may look hard to love, but apparently they are not. I've never seen dogs better cared for."BBC News: 'Gus' crowned world's ugliest dog (June 21, 2008)—Vicki DeArmon, Sonoma-Marin Fair Marketing Director, BBC News

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