Saturday, December 03, 2005
Remembering SamSam the World's Ugliest Dog, died two weeks ago from heart and kidney failure, just short of his 15th birthday. He was a purebred Chinese Crested Hairless dog, rescued from an animal shelter over five years ago by Susie Lockheed of Santa Barbara, California. In the picture, he's the one on the left.
His hairless body, long nails, crooked teeth and Darth Vader eyes earned him the Ugliest Dog title at contests organized by the Sonoma Marin Fair and DogExplorer.com three years in a row, from 2003 to 2005. Although it was a close call this year, his first win was deemed a "landslide of mystic proportions." He has made television and radio appearances in Japan, New Zealand, Britain and of course, many times in the U.S., on talk shows and news shows. He has also spawned many web sites started by Susie and his many fans. His official blog site got 55 million hits in the first four months and puts mine to shame despite my Siberian Husky good looks and charm. Is there no justice in this world?
"I don't think there'll ever be another Sam," Susie said, adding: "Some people would think that's a good thing." Perhaps cats everywhere will also rejoice. Just as a dog was crowned Cat of the Year in 1998, the Ugliest Dog recognition should rightfully go to a cat. Any cat will do, but I nominate this hotel cat for his evil terrorist ways. Those of you who miss Sam can buy a photo calendar and other certified authentic Sam merchandise. That looks like the perfect Christmas present, better than any Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson calendars I have seen.
Also on the web (proceed with caution -- ugly pictures ahead):
http://www.samugliestdog.com/
http://samugliestdog.typepad.com/blog/
http://sam-the-man.net/
- posted by Woofwoof @ 7:30 AM
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Now, it may just be me, but I sense a tiny bit of being upset about the Dog being Cat of the Year. Now, reverse it, and if a Cat were named Dog of the Year, you'd be even more mad. See, they had to jump species just to get a decent cat . . . which was really a dog. Now I've confused myself.
John,
Since when does logic have anything to do with this? For us dogs, the only good cat is a dead cat, served with a nice pinot noir. All that talk about jumping species makes me feel so yucky and want to take a shower, and you know how much we hate baths.
Since when does logic have anything to do with this? For us dogs, the only good cat is a dead cat, served with a nice pinot noir. All that talk about jumping species makes me feel so yucky and want to take a shower, and you know how much we hate baths.
This seems like a cruel thing to say, but Sam is really ugly. And yes, he does look more like a cat than a dog.
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