Yikes! Sam in August

<b>YIKES!</b> In a photo from August 2005, Susie Lockheed holds Sam, a pedigreed Chinese crested, and a three-time champion in the Worlds Ugliest Dog Contest.

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YIKES! In a photo from August 2005, Susie Lockheed holds Sam, a pedigreed Chinese crested, and a three-time champion in the Worlds Ugliest Dog Contest.

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