Gus, a pedigree Chinese Crested from St. Petersburg, Fla, competes in the 2008 World’s Ugliest Dog Contest held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif. Friday June 20, 2008. Gus won top pedigree and beat out the past “Ring of Champions” to take home the grand prize. (AP Photo/The Press Democrat, Crista Jeremiason)