World’s ugliest dog dies at 14
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Sam, the tiny dog whose hairless body and crooked teeth earned him a reputation as the World’s Ugliest Dog, has died.
The pooch died Friday, just short of his 15th birthday, his owner said.
I don’t think there’ll ever be another Sam, Susie Lockheed said, adding: Some people would think that’s a good thing.
Sam won the ugliest dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair this summer for the third year in a row. The pedigreed Chinese crested had made appearances on TV in Japan, radio in New Zealand and in Britain’s Daily Mirror tabloid. He also had met Donald Trump on a talk show set.
Lockheed said she initially was terrified of Sam when she agreed to take him in as a rescue dog six years ago on a 48-hour trial basis. Although she fell in love with him, his appearance repulsed her then-boyfriend and prompted the man to break up with her.
Later, however, Sam became a matchmaker by bringing together Lockheed and her current beau, who saw a picture of the two on an online dating site.
Lockheed said she had Sam euthanized after she learned Sam’s heart was failing.
She said she’s felt a little lost ever since, and is sleeping with Sam’s favorite toy a stuffed bear he picked up and carried home.
2 thoughts on “World’s ugliest dog dies at 14”
Jimbob1989 November 26, 2005 at 6:22 pm
Hmm, that dog really is unattractive, the odd thing is, if I remember correctly, the owner was an attractive blonde or something bizare.
Ash May 6, 2012 at 10:41 pm
My friend is Sam, Sam looks like this dog, unlucky prick.