Beloved, officially ugly dog dies
(Rhyann lee)
Summary:Karen Quigley told CNN on Saturday that Elwood, her Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix that shot to national prominence after winning the World's Ugliest Dog Contest in 2007, had died.
"The best part was he did not suffer, he was in my arms and with me," Quigley said from her home in Sewell, New Jersey, 15 miles east of Philadelphia.
"I couldn't be more proud that people who haven't met him loved him ... I couldn't be more proud."
Elwood was a mere 2-years-old -- barely a teenager in dog years -- when people outside southern Jersey first saw his distinctive mug. As Quigley explained in 2007, "He just doesn't have any teeth on the left side of his mouth, so there's nothing to keep his tongue in there. It never goes in. It's out all the time."
Asked by CNN how people tended to react upon seeing him, his owner said they're typically "stunned ... Sometimes they're not even sure if it's a dog."
Not that Elwood minded.
"He's very confident in his looks," Quigley said. "He thinks he's very handsome."
The judges at the World's Ugliest Dog Contest -- an annual event held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California -- apparently did not agree. His looks landed him the title, as well as fans from Brazil to Germany and beyond.
Analysis : I love dogs any kind I think this dog is very ugly but cute in a certain way! He is very unique and my first dog was a chihuahua so I'm sad he diedhttp://www.cnn.com/2013/11/30/us/ugly-dog-dies/index.html?c=us
Aw rest in peace little Elwood.
ReplyDeleteElwood and Quigley... Seems like quite a pair. Sad to hear that he died, but at least he was appreciated (I guess you could say) during his life.
ReplyDeleteokay, so I had to go look at the article just so i could see the poor lil guy. He was one mighty ugly creature. I know his owner loved him and I am sad for her loss.
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