World's Ugliest Dog Dies

GULFPORT, Fla. (AP) - 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.

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