We brought you the story of the World’s Ugliest Dog competition last year so we thought we should update you on this year’s results from Yahoo news.
Elwood, a 2-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix, was crowned the world’s ugliest dog last week, a distinction that delighted the New Jersey mutt’s owners.
Elwood, dark colored and hairless — save for a mohawk-like puff of white fur on his head — is often referred to as “Yoda,” or “ET,” for his resemblance to those famous science fiction characters.
“I think he’s the cutest thing that ever lived,” said Elwood’s owner, Karen Quigley, a resident of Sewell, New Jersey.
Quigley brought Elwood out to compete for the second year at the annual ugly dog contest at the Marin-Sonoma County Fair. Elwood placed second last year.
Most of the competing canines were also Chinese Crested, a breed that features a mohawk, bug eyes and a long, wagging tongue.
Quigley said she rescued Elwood two years ago. “The breeder was going to euthanize him because she thought he was too ugly to sell,” said Quigley. So ha ha, now Elwood’s all over the Internet and people love him and adore him.” Beyond the regal title of ugliest dog, Elwood also earned a $1,000 reward for his owner.
–As far as we are concerned he proves once again that ugly is in the eye of the beholder!
Also, in the past we have shared the always amusing, though sometimes scary, stories of driving dogs. Well, here’s another such story from Yahoo, of a dog who didn’t even need the keys to drive away in his person’s car with some rather “weird” results..
Bad Dog, Charlie, the black lab drove his owner’s car into the Pend Oreille River in Idaho. As Mark Ewing walked home Wednesday evening after returning from picking up a pizza, Charlie jumped into the car through an open window, and apparently knocked the vehicle into gear.
“He somehow got the car into neutral,” Ewing said. “My car just went boom, down an incline and into the drink.” Ewing could only watch as his Chevy Impala sank into the river. No dummy, Charlie jumped out of the window as the car went downhill.
“There’s nothing weirder than looking at your car cruising down your driveway when you’re not in it and seeing your dog jump out and then watching your car go splash,” Ewing said.
Actually, things did get a little weirder when the tow truck driver showed up. Before the driver dove into the water to hook the car up to his truck, he asked Ewing to hold his dentures. My car’s in the drink, I’ve got dentures in my hand and this guy Keith … goes swimming,” Ewing noted.
–Next time, we suggest you offer Charlie some pizza!
