Gus, the world's ugliest dog, dies of cancer aged nine

A one-eyed, three-legged dog that won the title of world's ugliest pooch this summer has died.

Gus, a Chinese crested dog, had cancer. He was nine years old.

The animal was rescued from a bad home and went on to win the annual World's Ugliest Dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in northern California.


Gus came from humble origins. According to the fair, his adopted family in Gulfport, Florida, rescued him after learning he was being kept in a crate inside someone's garage.

He had one leg amputated because of a skin tumor and lost an eye in a cat fight.

Gus' owner had said the prize money from the contest would be put toward the dog's radiation treatment.