Pabst Wins World's Ugliest Dog Contest

PETALUMA, Calif. — 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.

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.

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On the Net:

http://www.sonoma-marinfair.org/uglydogcontest.shtml

Comments

[TruthmongerII]

He's a cutie, but needs some feathers...and wings! Why didn't the owner dress him up for the cameras?

[SoCooLBob]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Rz8eQzOqg

[SoCooLBob]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWQ4q6iKQJE

[lloyd32]

"Words of encouragement" to Pabst:

http://thebrowntweedsociety.com/2009/06/28/worlds-ugliest-dog/

[larce1948]

Great lookin' dog. Hope he gets a movie deal.

[jweider]

He's nowhere near as ugly as the previous champion, Rascal, was.

[mvonkroeker]

Looks like your average mother-in-law to me. Sorry...try again.

[discourse jockey]

He's a beauty to behold in comparison to some other contestants in earlier years.

Take a look at these guys:

http://sun-sentinel.image2.trb.com/soflanews/media/photo/2006-05/23582014.jpg

http://thetechlife.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/uglydog14lr.jpg

Not so ugly now, that Pabst, is he?

[mero909]

Probably the sweetest dog on the planet. My Beagle would tear him up! :P

[discourse jockey]

Now that is one ugly bas.t.ard to look at. Good choice. However, I hope the article is being dropped soon, the dog's face on almost all pages is beginning to freak me out a little.

[Clavis]

Aw, he's a sweetie! Good dog!

[Xinder]

dog look very cute neeeds some teeth fixerupers and hell be great

[arabianway]

He's not ugly, he's FAB!

A little concerned about how he can chew his food tho'

[kbkw54]

He looks like Joe Jackson

[Dionita]

Joe was robbed.

[discourse jockey]

HAHAHA

Oh great, now I'm stuck with that image.

huhuhuu

[Matt7]

A little lipstick and Pabst could run for governor some place.

[wayicit]

They say that dogs sometimes look like their owners. What does the owner look like?
Nothing wrong with this dog.

[mudshark12]

I like his teeth.

[KIMBER]

Him not ugwy, him a cutie pootie.