An Honor? ...of sorts

Generally winning the BEST of something is a good thing, even in the animal world - the best at some job/task, the best of one's breed, etc. The following is a story about an honor you probably don't want your dog to have, though there are some that will say, "He's so ugly, he's cute."

She's a bit ruff! Chinese-crested Chihuahua mix wins the World's Ugliest Dog title

By PAMELA OWEN
Created 12:31 PM on 25th June 2011

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

And it definitely seems to be the case with this pooch who was kissed and cuddled by her owner as she bagged the title of the World's Ugliest Dog.

In the dog-eat-dog world of contests Yoda managed to wow judges at a Northern Californian fair on Friday with her short tufts of hair, protruding tongue and long hairless legs.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008039/Yoda-ugliest-dog-Chinese-crested-Chihuahua-mix-wins-title.html#ixzz1QWTizWHQ