Yes it's that time of the year again, time for the "World's Ugliest Dog Contest 2009"! A contest no Maltese could ever win.
Pabst, a boxer-mix with a serious under bite from Citrus Heights, CA, beat out a dozen beautifully fugly dogs to win the crown as well as $1,600 in prizes and a modeling contract. Pabst is the first non-Chinese Crested dog to win the title in 5 years.
Pabst, who was given his name because he had a “ bitter beer face”, according to his owner quickly won the crowd and the judges soon followed. Pabst won $1,600 from the Sonoma-Marin Fair for sweeping all three rounds ($100 for mutt class, $500 for runoff with the pedigree class winner, and $1,000 for World’s Ugliest Dog). This year sponsor House Of Dog upped the ante with another $1,000 in prize money, a table of “bling” that included collars, leashes, and bowls plus a year-round modeling contract that Pabst signed with his paw.
Pabst was a rescue dog adopted by Egstad three years ago. Aww, isn't that sweet!! It was the first time a “mutt” has won the contest in more than seven years. Halligan who is a vet, performed the screening for contestants to make sure all the animals were healthy. Contestants this year had to provide veterinarian releases documenting the health of their dogs. As Judge and Fair Board Member Brian Sobel says, “We were looking for dogs who were naturally ugly.” And Pabst was.
I got Pabst's blue ribbon on my mind, more and more lately I find, I got a taste for living, I'm thinking old blue ribbon, I got Pabst's blue ribbon on my mind.
Chow for now!
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