# World's ugliest dog? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 26, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169 "2006-09-26T03:13:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/1 "2006-09-26T03:13:54Z")
I have to say I’ve never seen anything _close_ to [this.](http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/uglydog.asp) I imagine it ran away with the competion. I can see it erupting out of someone’s abdomen. ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/2 "2006-09-26T03:41:01Z")
That is one damn ugly dog. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/3 "2006-09-26T03:42:15Z")
Sam is Myspace’s avatar. He’s so adorable. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/4 "2006-09-26T04:31:25Z")
Sam died last year. His successor(s) will have a hard time looking that, uh, ugly. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/5 "2006-09-26T05:07:44Z")
I burning you [previous ugly dog thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384227) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/6 "2006-09-26T05:10:56Z")
Are we absolutely positive he’s not a Gremlin? He’s just an average looking Gremlin and if you compare the looks of any Gremlin to any dog, the gremlin loses every time. It’s just one of those things that come with being a Gremlin. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/7 "2006-09-26T06:32:59Z")
I have a picture of Sam hanging on my locker at work. Right next to the miniature Happy Meal Ken doll I’ve lynched to the door with a rubber band. My co-workers are a little afraid of me, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/8 "2006-09-26T07:41:45Z")
IIRC, **Eve** has a picture of ol’ Sam on her desk at her job. 😃 **Marlitharn** , I’m intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/9 "2006-09-26T10:43:51Z")
[QUOTE=Marlitharn] Right next to the miniature Happy Meal Ken doll I’ve lynched to the door with a rubber band. [/QUOTE] My dad used to have a Barney doll with a noose around its neck hanging from the his office credenza. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/10 "2006-09-26T11:47:53Z")
You can buy a Sam Calendar: [Page Not Found | Lulu](http://www.lulu.com/content/182757) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/11 "2006-09-27T21:13:40Z")
Today I made a picture of Sam into my wallpaper at work. My co-workers are horrified. It woudn’t surprise me if my boss tells me to pick something else tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/12 "2006-09-27T21:24:38Z")
I’ve seen many things about how ugly that dog was, but I never saw anything about what its personality was like. Any ideas or insights? ---
**Author:** ![zev\_steinhardt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/97f17d/32.png) [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/13 "2006-09-27T21:33:01Z")
Hey, have we forgotten about, Yuck, the real ugliest dog in the world? Zev Steinhardt ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/14 "2006-09-27T21:35:37Z")
[QUOTE=ParentalAdvisory] My dad used to have a Barney doll with a noose around its neck hanging from the his office credenza. [/QUOTE] Me tto! Except it was hanging from my rearview mirror, and it was a partially scorched smurf. ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/15 "2006-09-27T22:34:45Z")
[QUOTE=adam yax] I’ve seen many things about how ugly that dog was, but I never saw anything about what its personality was like. Any ideas or insights? [/QUOTE] His owner has a [blog.](http://samugliestdog.typepad.com/blog/) From what I’ve read, he was very hostile when she first got him, but he turned out to be a very gentle and loving dog. ---
**Author:** ![MidnightRadio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@MidnightRadio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightRadio)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/16 "2006-09-29T18:57:45Z")
[QUOTE=zev\_steinhardt] Hey, have we forgotten about, Yuck, the real ugliest dog in the world? Zev Steinhardt [/QUOTE] Never heard of Yuck. Got a link? ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-ugliest-dog/374169/17 "2006-09-29T20:26:10Z")
Ack! That dog appears to be eating his own leg.