Almost every pet owner thinks their precious critter is the most beautiful thing in the world, even if the critter in question resembles an alien-like life form.
We all get attached to our pets, and their appearance quickly takes a back seat once they’re in our home.
Cute and cuddly, furry and fat, scruffy and scrawny, it hardly matters once you fall in love with the unique animal you’re going to share your living space with.
Pabst’s owner, Miles Egstad, is no different.
Egstad says, “I don’t think he’s that ugly!” of his four year old boxer-mix dog, Pabst.
The difference is Pabst is the winner of this year’s “World’s Ugliest Dog Contest”, which took place on June 26th in California.
Pabst’s surprise victory came after he beat Rascal, a pure bred Chinese Crested, who is also a former champion.
The Chinese Crested breed has been beating all competition for the last seven years, but this year proved to be different, and it lost out to a “mutt”.
Pabst is a rescued shelter dog, who was adopted by Egstad in 2006. He was a favourite among the audience at the contest because of his pleasant and sweet demeanour.
Along with the title of the “World’s Ugliest Dog”, Pabst won his owner $1,600, and himself, lots of pet supplies, a professional photo shoot, and a one year modelling contract.
The contest aims to find dogs that are “naturally ugly”, and the judges said Pabst was a perfect contender.
To Egstad though, his pet is just a normal-looking dog, because he’s still surprised that Pabst actually won, and only entered him because his friends kept encouraging him to.To everyone else, Pabst may be the “Ugliest Dog in the World”, but to his owner, he’s the face that’s sure to light up his day, all the days of the year.
We all get attached to our pets, and their appearance quickly takes a back seat once they’re in our home.
Cute and cuddly, furry and fat, scruffy and scrawny, it hardly matters once you fall in love with the unique animal you’re going to share your living space with.
Pabst’s owner, Miles Egstad, is no different.
Egstad says, “I don’t think he’s that ugly!” of his four year old boxer-mix dog, Pabst.
The difference is Pabst is the winner of this year’s “World’s Ugliest Dog Contest”, which took place on June 26th in California.
Pabst’s surprise victory came after he beat Rascal, a pure bred Chinese Crested, who is also a former champion.
The Chinese Crested breed has been beating all competition for the last seven years, but this year proved to be different, and it lost out to a “mutt”.
Pabst is a rescued shelter dog, who was adopted by Egstad in 2006. He was a favourite among the audience at the contest because of his pleasant and sweet demeanour.
Along with the title of the “World’s Ugliest Dog”, Pabst won his owner $1,600, and himself, lots of pet supplies, a professional photo shoot, and a one year modelling contract.
The contest aims to find dogs that are “naturally ugly”, and the judges said Pabst was a perfect contender.
To Egstad though, his pet is just a normal-looking dog, because he’s still surprised that Pabst actually won, and only entered him because his friends kept encouraging him to.To everyone else, Pabst may be the “Ugliest Dog in the World”, but to his owner, he’s the face that’s sure to light up his day, all the days of the year.
Official Website: http://www.sonoma-marinfair.org/uglydogcontest.shtml
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