Winning this year's ugliest dog title was Victoria, a four year old Italian greyhound with an amputated tail and encephalitic disfigurement (Dear Readers, if you have pictures of her, please send them to us here at DogExplorer.com – contact us for details).

According to one published account, Victoria was the runt of her litter and nearly euthanized when only a few months old. The same article claims she is treated for chronic pain with the barbiturate Phenobarbital.

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