Elwood: No Hair of the Dog Here

Poor little Elwood here has been crowned the "World's Ugliest Dog". He is nowhere near as ugly as Sam, winner from 2006 whose picture is so ugly, I couldn't bring myself to post it.

Elwood is a Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix. Most of the contestants in the annual contest are Chinese Crested and therefore, are inherently ugly. Don't get me wrong, I love dogs. But the Chinese Crested is the dog for people who don't want a dog.

G. says the CC looks like a combination of a Shetland Pony and a rat. The most obvious feature of the Crested is its hairlessness and if you can't stand dog hair, it might be the breed for you. One of my more uptight acquaintances took the What Dog Breed is Right for You? test and not surprisingly landed on the Chinese Crested. I'm sure she never got one. After all, she didn't really want a dog.