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In my eyes there is no such thing as an ugly animal - I think they're all cute in their own special way.

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i have to agree with animalsequallove. There are no ugly animals and to pin this title on a poor little guy is just mean. He must have been thru something very traumatic to wind up with only one eye and minus one leg. I think he's kinda cute and am very glad he has a family that loves him so much. This is how it should be.

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Ditto! ALL DOGS ARE BEAUTIFUL!!!! :)

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I agree there is no such thing as an ugly dog! I think these kinds of contests are cruel.

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I agree with animalsequallove. He's so cute.

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These folks above are right on!! All animals are beautiful. I love Gus and I agree that he must have been through some terrible things to end up with his handicaps. God bless his family who love him and all you animal lovers out there!

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We can only hope they were awarded prize money for such a tacky contest!

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I totally disagree with these contests. They are totally mean, and to me- they are making a mockery of this poor dog who not only has just 1 eye- but also has skin cancer. Yeah- thats really fun and humane-whatever, get a life.

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I hate when I hear about this contest. All animals have so much love to offer and I hate anything being labeled as ugly. It's so disrespectful to an animal's beautiful spirit.

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Our pets are our kids! I agree with most of you, there is not an ugly kid out there if their yours! I love them all! Jacquie

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There's no such thing as an ugly animal... he's absolutely beautiful...I would kiss him all over if I could!

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If I'm hearing right, Gus is sick and is being entered in contests. Hum...

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Gus is a beautiful puppy! Give him a kiss & hug from me.

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While I am a true animal lover of creatures on this earth, I think many of you have gone off the deep end with all your spirituality, love, and beauty rhetoric, etc... Put things into perspective--it's a silly contest. And the fact is that some animals are so darn ugly that they truly are cute! This particular incident, however, is disgusting. It is true, Gus is very sick & is dying. And the "loving" family's only concern was to force him to traval from FL to CA so they could exploit his cancer for attention. Everyone should email the Sonoma-Marin County Fair to express our sadness & demand they disallow the entering of sick pets into their contest as it is in VERY poor taste to say the least.

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He is your "baby" and gets lots of love no matter what. I think the "ugliest dog contest" reminds the public that these special dogs (and cats) deserve just as much love as the "cute" ones. So when they are in the shelters, they will help the "beauty challenged' animal.

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i agree that there is no such thing as an ugly animal...even ones that are so called 'ugly' are cute, at least to me, and, afterall, beauty is in the eye of the beholder =) Contests and dog shows and the like just make pets seem like they are property and/or material objects rather than members of the family. Just like putting your kid in a beauty pagent... i mean,
i understand the desire to show off your kids, both human and furry, to ppl but thats not the way to go about it.

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If you really love your dog, what would possess you to enter him in this contest in the first place? I think it's beyond mean. It's downright cruel.

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I remember one Ugly Betty episode where she told someone "You have a very narrow definition of beauty." Dogs by their nature are beautiful. I think my minipin looks like Audrey Hepburn!

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I think he is absolutey adorable!