This is Sam, a 14-year-old pedigreed "Chinese Crested"
owned by Susie Lockheed of Santa Barbara, California.

In June 2005, Sam won the "World's Ugliest Dog" title at
the Sonoma-Marin Fair contest for the third consecutive year.

The Associated Press described Sam: "The tiny dog has no hair,
if you don't count the yellowish-white tuft erupting from
his head. His wrinkled brown skin is covered with splotches,
a line of warts marches down his snout, his blind eyes are
an alien, milky white, and a fleshy flap of skin hangs from
his withered neck. And then there are the Austin Powers teeth
that jut at odd angles."

He's so ugly even the judges recoiled when he was placed
on the judging table...



Unfortunately, Sam is suffering from a number of
age-related ailments (congestive heart failure, lung
and kidney problems) and will probably make no more
public appearances, so he may have to cede his
"World's Ugliest Dog" crown in next year's competition.



I truly hope Sam has been neutered.

We don't need another "son of Sam".

Still, he enjoys regular gourmet meals of sirloin steak,
cheese balls, roasted chicken and flan (so he’ll swallow his
multiple pills). He also passes occasional weekends at the ranch
of Lockheed’s boyfriend, where the World’s Ugliest Dog rides in
the back of an ATV with his few remaining hairs wafting in the wind.



  Sam passed away in November 2005.

[Lifted off assorted websites, originally by AP(?)]



"I'm so ugly, but that's OK 'cos so are you!" - Nirvana