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One-Eyed, Three-Legged Dog Wins Ugly Prize

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The Beauty of Survival

Sonoma-Marin Fair Host Annual Ugliest Dog Contest

Gus, the 2008 Sonoma-Marin Fair's Ugliest Dog.

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What makes Gus and many of the other winners stand out is that they are survivors. Many were abandoned or neglected before being adopted by people who love dogs and usually have several dogs whom they have rescued. Gus lost a leg to skin cancer, and an eye to a fight with a tomcat.

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