Holy Cow.....What Is That?

No this is not some horrid alien monster, believe it or not it is a dog, the world's ugliest dog. I know it is a bit shocking trust me I was eating when I saw this and thought I might loose it. His name ladies and gents is Sam and this is definantly a face only a mother could love. Sam, is 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 thusly:

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 that even the judges recoiled when he was placed on the judging table ...

Suise Lockheed keeps a blog on her and Sam's day to day life, Sam & Susie's Blog: Sam, "The World's Ugliest Dog". 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. Makes you wonder what his successor will look like.