The World's Ugliest Dog For 2009...

...and you're looking at him!

Meet Pabst, the ugly (wonder) dog! I don't think he's that ugly, considering how his owners love him to dearly. I think rescued dogs are always so sweet.

Anyhoo...

Yahoo lets us in on some details:

"Pabst, a boxer-mix rescued from a shelter by Miles Egstad of Citrus Heights, Calif., won the annual contest on Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Northern California.

It was an upset victory for Pabst, who beat former champion Rascal, a pedigree Chinese Crested.

Pabst's owner took home $1,600 in prize money, pet supplies and a modeling contract with House of Dog."

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How about you? Will you take care of a scruffy like this? I know I would :)

Image and parts of article courtesy of Associated Press and Yahoo, respectively.

Dying Girl Gets Last Wish

This is a real tear-jerker: Yahoo Buzz has monitored search results generated by people who were looking for news or info about a certain California girl named Colby Curtin (photo below) who was dying of cancer and had one little final wish--to see Pixar/Disney's new animated movie "Up". Pixar has been notified of the girl's conditions and her final request. But because "Up" wasn't slated yet to be shown in cinemas, Pixar sent in a representative to give a DVD copy of the movie so the girl can watch it inside her room where she has been confined. Reports later say that the little girl passed away a few hours after watching the movie.

*Sniff, sniff*

At least her last wish came true. My sincerest condolences to the Curtin family.

To read the rest of the Yahoo article, click here.

Image courtesy of Yahoo.com/Associated Press.