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{{Short description|2007 winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest}}
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'''Elwood''' was the 2007 winner of the [[World's Ugliest Dog Contest]], and had come in second in the contest the year before. His owner was Karen Quigley, a resident of [[Sewell, New Jersey|Sewell]], [[New Jersey]], [[United States]]. He was a two year old [[Chinese Crested Dog|Chinese Crested]]/[[chihuahua (dog)|chihuahua]] mixed breed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19388806/ |title=Elwood the mutt crowned ugliest dog |author= |date=2007-06-23 |work= |publisher=MSNBC |accessdate=2009-12-26}}</ref>
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'''Elwood''' (2005 &ndash; November 28, 2013) was the 2007 winner of the [[World's Ugliest Dog Contest]]. In the prior year, 2006, he came in second in the contest. His owner was Karen Quigley, a resident of [[Sewell, New Jersey]]. He was a two-year-old [[Chinese Crested Dog|Chinese Crested]]/[[chihuahua (dog)|chihuahua]] mixed breed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19388806 |title=Elwood the mutt crowned ugliest dog |author= |date=2007-06-23 |work=NBC News |access-date=2009-12-26}}</ref> Elwood died on November 28, 2013. He was eight years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/worlds-ugliest-dog-elwood-dies-in-new-jersey-1260057.html|title = 'World's Ugliest Dog', Elwood, dies in New Jersey|date = December 2013}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Elwood was rescued as a result of an NJ [[Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] investigation. He was shivering, had a runny nose, and was making strange sounds when Karen came over to see him. Elwood still makes these strange noises.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/pettalk/2008-12-23-ugly-dog-elwood_N.htm |title=A purpose in life for 'ugly dog' Elwood, owner |last=Peters |first=Sharon |date=2008-12-29 |work= |publisher=USA Today |accessdate=2009-12-28}}</ref> Elwood's breeder felt as if Elwood was too ugly to sell and was going to put him down due to the fact that she could not sell him to anyone.<ref name=LoveElwood>{{cite web|title=About Elwood|url=http://www.loveelwood.com/about.html|publisher=love elwood|accessdate=30 December 2012}}</ref> Karen Quigley, Elwood's owner, was friends with John, who was the investigator that was called to the case of Elwood. Karen immediately fell in love with Elwood and took him to her home where she also owned other rescued cats and dogs.<ref name=LoveElwood></ref> Elwood passed away on Thanksgiving weekend, 2013.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/11/elwood-worlds-ugliest-dog-dies/</ref>
Elwood was rescued as a result of an NJ [[Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] investigation. He was shivering, had a runny nose, and was making strange sounds when Karen came over to see him. Elwood still made those strange noises.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/pettalk/2008-12-23-ugly-dog-elwood_N.htm |title=A purpose in life for 'ugly dog' Elwood, owner |last=Peters |first=Sharon |date=2008-12-29 |publisher=USA Today |access-date=2009-12-28}}</ref> Elwood's breeder felt as if Elwood was too ugly to sell and was going to put him down due to the fact that she could not sell him to anyone.<ref name=LoveElwood>{{cite web|title=About Elwood|url=http://www.loveelwood.com/about.html|publisher=love elwood|access-date=30 December 2012}}</ref> Karen Quigley, Elwood's owner, was friends with John, who was the investigator that was called to the case of Elwood. Karen immediately fell in love with Elwood and took him to her home where she also owned other rescued cats and dogs.<ref name=LoveElwood />


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
Elwood had a strip of white hair on his head,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbs11tv.com/watercooler/ugliest.dog.crown.2.285470.html |title='World's Ugliest Dog' Compete For Crown |author= |date=2007-06-22 |work= |publisher=CBS11TV.com |accessdate=2009-12-26}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> big eyes and a tongue which is literally too large for his mouth and hangs out of the side of it.<ref name="usatoday"/>
Elwood had a strip of white hair on his head,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbs11tv.com/watercooler/ugliest.dog.crown.2.285470.html |title='World's Ugliest Dog' Compete For Crown |author= |date=2007-06-22 |publisher=CBS11TV.com |access-date=2009-12-26}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> big eyes and a tongue which was literally too large for his mouth and hung out of the side of it.<ref name="usatoday"/>


==Information==
==Information==
Karen Quigley was so inspired by the story of her dog Elwood, that she wrote a children's book about him, and it was called "Everyone Loves Elwood." Elwood quickly grew to fame with his "ugliest dog" honor, and his face began to pop up in the media everywhere. He was found in newspapers in the United States, London, Australia, Ireland, Chile, Spain, and possibly other countries as well.<ref name=LoveElwood></ref>
Karen Quigley was so inspired by the story of her dog Elwood, that she wrote a children's book about him, and it was called "Everyone Loves Elwood." Elwood quickly grew to fame with his "ugliest dog" honor, and his face began to pop up in the media everywhere. He was found in newspapers in the United States, Germany, London, Australia, Ireland, Chile, Spain, Canada, and possibly other countries as well.<ref name=LoveElwood />

==See also==
* [[List of individual dogs]]
* [[Sam (ugly dog)]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.loveelwood.com/ Elwood's homepage]
* {{official website|http://www.loveelwood.com/}}


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Latest revision as of 20:36, 6 August 2024

Elwood
SpeciesCanis lupus familiaris
SexMale
Born2005 (2005)
DiedNovember 28, 2013(2013-11-28) (aged 7–8)
OwnerKaren Quigley

Elwood (2005 – November 28, 2013) was the 2007 winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest. In the prior year, 2006, he came in second in the contest. His owner was Karen Quigley, a resident of Sewell, New Jersey. He was a two-year-old Chinese Crested/chihuahua mixed breed.[1] Elwood died on November 28, 2013. He was eight years old.[2]

History

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Elwood was rescued as a result of an NJ Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals investigation. He was shivering, had a runny nose, and was making strange sounds when Karen came over to see him. Elwood still made those strange noises.[3] Elwood's breeder felt as if Elwood was too ugly to sell and was going to put him down due to the fact that she could not sell him to anyone.[4] Karen Quigley, Elwood's owner, was friends with John, who was the investigator that was called to the case of Elwood. Karen immediately fell in love with Elwood and took him to her home where she also owned other rescued cats and dogs.[4]

Appearance

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Elwood had a strip of white hair on his head,[5] big eyes and a tongue which was literally too large for his mouth and hung out of the side of it.[3]

Information

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Karen Quigley was so inspired by the story of her dog Elwood, that she wrote a children's book about him, and it was called "Everyone Loves Elwood." Elwood quickly grew to fame with his "ugliest dog" honor, and his face began to pop up in the media everywhere. He was found in newspapers in the United States, Germany, London, Australia, Ireland, Chile, Spain, Canada, and possibly other countries as well.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elwood the mutt crowned ugliest dog". NBC News. 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  2. ^ "'World's Ugliest Dog', Elwood, dies in New Jersey". December 2013.
  3. ^ a b Peters, Sharon (2008-12-29). "A purpose in life for 'ugly dog' Elwood, owner". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
  4. ^ a b c "About Elwood". love elwood. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  5. ^ "'World's Ugliest Dog' Compete For Crown". CBS11TV.com. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2009-12-26. [dead link‍]
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