Meet Rascal, World's Ugliest Dog

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[chance33_98]

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but even the owner of Rascal has to admit that he's better observed with rose-tinted glasses.

Rascal, a canine of dubious lineage, is a champion of sorts. He has been crowned the 2002 World's Ugliest Dog.

He's a Chinese crested dog, and he won the title this week in California.

The pup hails from a long line of ugly dogs.

In fact, Rascal's grandfather is in the Guinness book of world records for winning the "Most Ugly" title -- seven times.

[rightinalabama]

Shoot, I know a bunch of dogs uglier than old Rascal!

[chance33_98]

Obviously, Hillary was not in the contest...

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

My Mother used to have the ugliest Dog I've ever seen - I could hardly stand to pet her, she was so ugly........ Mom had to keep telling us how sweet this old dog was........ she looked like a fat porcupine.........

[Tijeras_Slim]

Yes, but does he smell bad?

[rightinalabama]

Rascal doesn't look like a stinker to me!

[APBaer]

"Shoot, I know a bunch of dogs uglier than old Rascal!"

Very possible, but didn't they look a lot better at closing time?

[Slug]

Pay no attention, Rascal. You're cool. Be yourself...

[Cagey]

I wonder what Rascal's owner looks like.

[petuniasevan]

[petuniasevan]

Of course, Rascal doesn't hold a candle to this mutt:

[Icthus]

It is pretty uncanny the way dogs tend to look a lot like their owners....