California canine billed as world's ugliest dog dies at age 14

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SANTA BARBARA, California (AP) - Sam, the dog whose ugliness earned him TV appearances, limousine rides and even a meeting with millionaire Donald Trump, has died at age 14, the Santa Barbara News-Press reported Tuesday.

The pooch with the hairless body, crooked teeth and sparse tuft of hair atop his knobby head died Friday just short of his 15th birthday, said his owner, Susie Lockheed.

"I don't think there'll ever be another Sam," she said, adding wryly, "Some people would think that's a good thing."

Sam became an international celebrity after winning the ugliest animal contest at the 2003 Sonoma-Marin Fair in California - a victory he twice repeated. The purebred Chinese crested hairless made appearances on TV in Japan, radio in New Zealand and in Britain's Daily Mirror tabloid, stayed in luxury hotels and met Trump on a talk show set.

Lockheed marketed his visage on T-shirts, a calendar and even a coffee "ugly mug."

At the time of his death, Sam was scheduled to be filmed for a Discovery Channel series on the world's ugliest species.

Lockheed said she was initially terrified of Sam when she agreed to take him in as a rescue six years ago on a 48-hour trial basis. Although she fell in love with him, his appearance repulsed her then-boyfriend and prompted the man to break up with her.

Later, however, Sam became a matchmaker by bringing together Lockheed and her current beau, who saw a picture of the two on an online dating site.

Lockheed said she had Sam euthanized after a veterinarian told her the dog's heart was failing.

She said she's felt a little lost ever since, and is sleeping with Sam's favourite toy - a stuffed bear he picked up and carried home.
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The loss of any dog in the world is a shame to me. V3.0 was asking last night about my mother's old dog, who'd been put to sleep while we were in GA. If I was to but a puppy for X-mas, I'd be a dead man walking (not walking for long). Still...
 
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The loss of any dog in the world is a shame to me. V3.0 was asking last night about my mother's old dog, who'd been put to sleep while we were in GA. If I was to but a puppy for X-mas, I'd be a dead man walking (not walking for long). Still...
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DO IT! DO IT!

My mom HATES dogs but we got one anyway :D When it was 3 against one (me, my bro, my dad) she couldn't say no :D

Get all your little upgrades in on the whining and soon a dog shall be had :D

Hell, I even got my mom to agree that if the time ever comes after I've permenantly moved out that I needed to move back home she would let me bring my dog with me (if I had one at the time and I don't plan to be done school and into a job very long before I have one)...I told her I'd live a car before I'd give up my dog (and I don't even HAVE the dog yet!) and she agreed :D

Kids are a powerful force. We had a pet pidgeon for YEARS because I cried over it. My dad brought it home just to show me and my brother...expose us to a live bird close up...and when he told us what it was for (his friend had a bunch of them to train is new hunting dog) I cried so much they let us keep it as a pet :D
 
My mother's taken 3 dogs to the vet for their end. I wouldn't ever put her in that position again.
 
Professur said:
My mother's taken 3 dogs to the vet for their end. I wouldn't ever put her in that position again.
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That is sad :(

I wanna be there for my doggie, I want my family to be all together...I *heart* my dog, I don't want her to die :crying4:
 
I love my doggy! Hippo!

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Professur said:
The loss of any dog in the world is a shame to me. V3.0 was asking last night about my mother's old dog, who'd been put to sleep while we were in GA. If I was to but a puppy for X-mas, I'd be a dead man walking (not walking for long). Still...
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Cookie2 passed on? Sorry t'hear that!
 
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