Chihuahua Gets “World’s Ugliest Dog” Award
June 27th, 2010 - 7:51 pm ICT by GDBy Gina Gomez
Petaluma, California, June 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A Chihuahua mix with a deformed right front paw, a closed-up left eye with a curved back won the prize of “World’s Ugliest Dog” at the Sonoma Marin Fair in Petaluma last Friday night. The name of the dog is Princess Abby and it belongs to Kathleen Francis, of Clearlake who took home $1,000 cash and modeling contract with House of Dog in Los Angeles as a reward for the title. Princess Abby was rescued from the streets by the Lake Country Animal Care and Control five months ago and Kathleen Francis adopted her from there.
The 4 years old rescue dog Princess Abby was wearing a gray, brown and black coat and she defeated last year’s champion Pabst and also 2002 champion Rascal. Kathleen Francis, the owner was overjoyed with the victory of the dog and she commented that her dog is her best friend and is not ugly at all as she thinks Princess Abby is the most beautiful dog. The owner also said Princess Abby had many physical problems and hence was going to put to sleep, however, she got the dog “just in time.” This was Princess Abby’s first such contest.
A crowd of more than 3,000 people cheered for the Chihuahua when it was awarded the “World’s Ugliest Dog.” The contest was not filmed by reputed media companies or any wildlife networks but reporters from Brazil, England and throughout U.S. gathered to attend this amazing show. Even social networking site Twitter had 1.7 million followers on Friday night after the announcement of Princess Abby’s win.
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