Sonoma-Marin Fair 2006

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Gallery of the 2006 Ugly Dog Candidates

This gallery shows the candidates for the 2006 Sonoma-Marin Fair World's Ugliest Dog Contest.

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ARCHIE Here's Archie, my ugly dog. One thing I always hear is "What is that?" and "Are you sure?" whenever I tell people he's a Chinese crested. I know when people think of Chinese crested dogs they think of the champions with flowing locks and lithe prancing bodies. Even Chinese crested owners are a little taken aback when they find out one of their precious babies could someday evolve into the hairless sausage I have at the end of my leash. I was lured into taking Archie home when I worked for a local animal shelter. I thought it would be temporary, but when my husband saw Archie it was love at first sight. The shelter gave me $10 for keeping him. Now when we go out my husband carries Archie in his arms like a baby. When we're in the pet food store people often think we're waiting to see the vet in hopes of curing some terrible dog disease. They offer up sympathies "Is it cancer? Will he be okay?" They seem offened when I tell them we're here for some bacon strips. In the winter we put a little sweater on him to keep him warm. One time a woman thought my husband was carrying a baby and came up to look at it. She screamed when she saw Archie. I laughed. People aren't sure how to pet Archie. With no hair he doesn't offer up the proper tactile experience. They rub their hand down his back and then look at their palm to make sure a little ugly didn't rub off and stick to it. I've seen a lot of hand sanitizer used when people think my back is turned. Little kids tend to throw rocks at Archie. Strangers feel no shame looking casually at him and exclaiming "What an ugly dog." So I figure he must have a shot.	HARRY Harry was born on a farm and came to our family as a pet. I decided to show Harry in obedience at the local specialty dog shows. Most dogs finish their first level of obedience in three or four shows. Harry, on the other hand, took 25 shows to get the title, Companion Dog (CD). Harry hated the obedience ring and let me know it. In the first ten shows, Harry would do all the commands but about three feet behind me. Then for his sit stay, I would command, "Harry, come" , he would come alright. He would start out straight and then would look at the crowd. He would stop and look at them wagging his tail and smile. If he could have waved, he would have. Then he realized he was supposed to be working. So he would come closer to me and would sit, but about two feet out. After working hard with Harry to learn the commands he got this idea that I know the obedience routine so well he no longer had to escort me around the ring. So after the first "sit" Harry would remain in the position and let me do the whole routine all by myself. Good for me but I don't qualify. Harry finally did complete his CD with my stern sister who wouldn't let Harry get away with anything. There were many times in the obedience ring when we would be doing the one minute sit, stay, and I could see Harry's lips moving a mile a minute. He was cussing me out. Harry was such a good comic relief that every show he entered, he drew a large crowd to watch what Harry was going to pull next. Even the judges had to laugh. Today, Harry lives the luxurious life of watching TV (yes he loves the Lifetime channel), eating a balanced meal, and is just loved. He has no teeth but can still chow down those doggie cookies. He is the King of the house and lets the other dogs know it. Harry has top place in our bed at night and takes up most of my pillow. Harry's look is indeed funny with his tongue hanging out all the time and his eyes clouding up. But He is still running around and leads a stress free life. We plan on celebrating Harry's 20th birthday one day and hand feeding him cake!	TATOR TOT "TatorTot, SAM's longtime girlfriend, is a mixture of chihuahua and Chinese Crested hairless. She was a mistake at a breeders but is beloved to Susie. Tator is 14 years old and weighs 4.6 lbs. She has attended the contest three times and has twice taken home the trophy for ugliest mixed breed but has never gone on to be ugliest dog of the year nor world's ugliest dog. Maybe she is just too cute!!"

MISS ELLIE This is Miss Ellie. She is an 11 year old chinese crested hairless. With all due respect to Sam and his family, she feels it is time for some new blood in the competition. Miss Ellie is 9 lbs of wart covered dog. She has no front teeth which causes her tongue to hang out all the time. She lives with a pack of other rescue dogs (she is indeed a rescue) and is the leader of the group. Most of the time she is sedate and curled up in the sun or in front of the heater. However, when the other girls of the pack are let out she comes to life barking, growling and chasing them. She is constantly trying to gum them to death. The other dogs seem to know she has no teeth and there fore ignore her. When she is curled up on your lap and another dog approaches, she gets the ugliest snarl and growl going. Miss Ellie has many looks, all of them ugly. But she has still won our hearts. My husband used her to propose to me (ring on the collar) and for months after that kept asking her where "her" ring was. He actually fell in love with Miss Ellie before he fell in love with me. He talked about marrying her too for the 8 months before our wedding. So I devised a little suprise for our wedding day. My friend snuck her there in a doggy carry bag and when the pastor asked if there was anyone that thought these two should not be wed, Miss Ellie was held up and all you could hear was "woof woof.. I don't". Luckily my husband was able to give her a kiss and got her to settle as the "other woman". Miss Ellie would like to win the World's Ugliest Dog contest. She would be proud to wear the crown and speak out for ugly dogs everywhere. Not only that, but she feels the extra attention will equal a whole lotta dog biscuts.. YUM! Vote Miss Ellie!!!!!	JAKE VOTE FOR JAKE THE ONE-EYED MONSTER CHIHUAHUA! Jake recently won 3rd place in the Del Mar Ugly Dog contest. We think he got extra points for lifting his leg and marking his territory on stage for the judges to see. Jake was adopted from a San Diego shelter over 4 years ago, he is now about 14 years old. He was completely bald due to severe hair loss that we have struggled with every since. We think he was used for puppy mill breeding for at least 9 years. When I adopted him he had no social skills and has only gained a few since coming to live with me:) He lives in Dupont Circle in Washington, DC and is an icon of the friendly neighborhood. I can't walk down the street without him and not have someone ask how Jake is. When people first meet him they tend to feel sorry for him, then they get to know him and realize there is nothing to worry about. He is healthy, very tough and rules the world around him. He even rules the neighborhood dog park, considering he is the smallest and oldest dog there, this is a big undertaking. Jake has a considerable amount of confidence and has no idea he may not be the most handsome dog on the block. What he lacks in beauty he makes up for in personality by far. This ugly dog is loved by many, even if from afar, as you may get bit if you're not too careful! I think Jake would make a great representative of the ugly dogs of the world, he may be moody, he may be ugly, but I have never once regretted adopting an older dog with issues who would otherwise have been to sleep. He has put too many smiles on too many faces to ever regret bringing him home.	OSCAR My mom just thinks this breed is ugly, because of their noses and eyes. We always kid with people and tell them he ran into an open refrigerator door (haha). Oscar is really cool dog. He loves to bark and scratch at the TV every time an animal comes on, it can really drive you crazy when you are watching Animal Planet and Discovery. Probably one of the grosses things he does it snot on you because of their noses they have bad sinus' so they sneeze a lot, snore and suck their snot (sorry for the gross language, just no other way to put it).

LUCILLE BALD Lucille Bald, aka Lucy, resides leisurely on the outskirts of sunny Cocoa Beach, Florida. She was voted "Orlando's Ugliest Dog" by the readers of the Orlando Sentinel. But the title was unfairly ripped from her little paws (that can double as bird feet or deer tines) because we live on the coast and not technically 'in Orlando.' They did another newspaper story calling it "Another Florida Election Gone Wrong." With her title unfairly ripped from her untamed Kramer-like hair and her great admiration for Sam, she wants to dedicate any votes she may receive to Sam's memory. With her full pompador/Elvis like coiff, Lucille Bald can pull off a Carey Hart mohawk or a resemble a true Nascar fan mullet. Hey, she's versatile. She sports a snaggle tusk that begs to hold your car keys and sunspots and neck wrinkles that will rival any old lady's. Lucille Bald is a true ambassador for the ugly and preaches the message that bald is beautiful! Show some Lucy-love and vote for Lucille Bald!	MUNCHKIN I believe Munchkin found me; it was fate. I adopted Munchkin from Pets Unlimited, a San Francisco animal rescue shelter, in September 2004. I had seen her photo on their website quite by accident and fell immediately in love with her as I was convinced my previous 6-time World's Ugliest Dog , Nana, had been reincarnated as Munchkin. I had adopted Nana from a Santa Rosa shelter in 1992 and she went on to win Sonoma-Marin's 6 consecutive World's Ugliest Dog titles. Nana appeared on Jay Leno twice, Animal Planet and was nominated for a t.v. emmy for another local SF show, Evening Magazine. Nana weighed 4 lbs., had no teeth, a funny giddy-up walk and hair that stood straight up. When she went to heaven in 2002, I believe God told her he would not change her hair but would give her a new set of teeth. For the next couple years Nana spent all her time at heaven's all-you-can-eat-buffet. When God found her at 17lbs, he said he was sending her back home to lose weight. Munchkin is overweight but overweight for what is the question. I call her a "canardly" since you can hardly tell what she is. My best guess she is part pug, part affenpinscher (nickname: monkey dog). Since I was the only person interested in adopting her, Pets Unlimited offered her to me "on sale" for 60% off the regular adoption price. Of course, I would have paid full price anyway. I adopted her that day and brought her home. My Chihuahuas did a double take when they first saw her, but Munchkin entered the home like she knew the place. She walked to the spot in the kitchen where Nana used to eat, and sat down. I was amazed. I am convinced she is Nana, We're working on her Munchkin's weight, but her self-esteem is high and she's poised to break Nana's 6-time world record.	RASCAL Rascal is the only living and competing Ugly dog to hold the coveted "Ring of Champions" title which makes him the current "World's Ugliest Dog". Rascal is a healthy 7.lb 7-year old Pure bred Chinese Crested. We do NOT shave him, he is naturally and completely hairless except for his Mohawk and a little hair on his tail and feet. He is complete with ugly dog warts and freckles. Rascal is Ugly Dog Royalty being from a dynasty of ugly with his Mom, Grandmother, and Grandfather all who have held the title of "The World's Ugliest Dog". Rascals Grandfather "Chi Chi" is in the Guinness Book of World Records for winning the most ugly dog contests and was undefeated with 7 ugly dog wins. Rascal was ugly enough that Jay Leno had him on the NBC Tonight Show before he had ever even won his 2002 title, since then he has done several more TV shows and has been cast in 3 horror movies, one with the Scream Queen, Brinke Stevens. Rascal has a lack of teeth, so he can't keep his tongue in his mouth, and his face appears crooked at times. Some people are calling him a Space Alien, and even nicknamed, "Hairless Potter", but to us he is just our loving little Family member.

VICTORIA Victoria, 2006 Winner of the 11th Annual "Ugly Dog Contest" at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, California. Famous after appearances during this busy year, KUSI Channel 9 in San Diego, the local and national TV stations, CNN World News, Inside Edition and flown to New York City for an appearance on the Today Show. Who knew that a 4 lbs., four-year-old purebred Italian Greyhound with a deformity caused by hydrocephalus, an amputated tail, blind in the right eye, seizures, a deformed face, arched back, a healed broken leg and walking in a goofy way could take top honors at the contest with a face and body only a mother could love. She was almost put down by the breeder when she was 2 months old, but she was noticed by someone who contacted "Operation Greyhound" in El Cajon. They are a non-profit organization who rescue big greyhounds after their racing careers are over. They gave the tiny little Italian Greyhound a chance to live, even though the odds were against her. She is now celebrating her 4th birthday on June 2, 2006 thanks to all the love, care and medical attention from the volunteers at Operation Greyhound. VOTE NOW FOR VICTORIA - She will make a wonderful Goodwill Ambassador for all the rejected and 'ugly ducklings' in the world.	PEE WEE Pee Wee Martini is know by some as "Pee Wee, Son of Sam" (a nickname given to him by Susie, mother of Sam). He is a two year old Chinese Crested / Japanese Chin mix. His crooked face, naked body, long tongue (that hangs out the side of his mouth 24/7), long nasty nails and punk rock mohawk say it all when asked why he should win this year's contest. He would be honored to carry the title "Ugliest Dog in the World" once held by our precious Sammy, who is missed dearly by all. Let's keep Sam's spirit alive by voting for "Pee Wee, Son of Sam"!	DANIELE Daniele's writeup is coming soon.

ELWOOD "Elwood", a.k.a. "ET" (his middle name is Tyler), and other people refer to him as "Yoda" because of his resemblance to the two alien movie stars. Elwood was rescued as a result of a NJ SPCA investigation. The investigator, (who is now Elwood's dad, John), could not believe his eyes when Elwood appeared. His first response was "what is that"? Upon closing the investigation Elwood needed a new home and John (my boyfriend) called me and said "you've got to go see this dog...it's deformed....I can't explain it, just go see him". So I did. As soon as I laid eyes on this little fellow who was shivering, had a runny nose, and making the strangest sounds I've ever heard I immediately took him in my arms and took him home. That's how it all began. Little did I know I had the ugliest dog. But as soon as friends, family, co-workers and strangers began to meet him they all told me he was UGLY! Some people just couldn't make out what he was. They would say what is that? A monkey? Others referred to him as a mutant, ET, Yoda, and the list goes on. Someone even asked me if he was "hatched". Another person referred to him as "an experiment gone wrong"! Wherever Elwood goes people are attracted to him by his looks. He bulging eyes, Mohawk and extremely long tongue, which at times flies in and out of his mouth like a lizard, adds to his unusual appearance. So although we love Elwood we do recognize that his looks are unique and to many his appearance is UGLY. So cast your VOTE FOR ELWOOD the sweetest ugliest dog you'll ever meet.	MINNIE I am writing from the Norfolk SPCA in Norfolk, VA with a candidate we would like to enter in the Ugliest Dog Contest. Being a no-kill humane society, we are fortunate to be able to have additional resources we can dedicate to special needs animals that would otherwise not have a chance at other animal control facilities and shelters. Minnie, a 2 year old Beagle, came to the Norfolk SPCA with a severe case of demodex mange (hence her baldness), a cherry eye and a number of tumors covering her body. With a real zest and love for life, Minnie has touched all of the Norfolk SPCA employees hearts and we all just adore her! She has a face only a mother could love and smells horrible due to a recurring skin yeast infection but we love her just the same! She is playful and silly, horribly goofy and resembles a pot bellied pig. We have been working tirelessly to cure Minnie and are making progress but think she is a viable candidate for your Ugliest Dog Contest.

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