Miss Ellie, winner of Animal Planet's "World's Ugliest Dog" contest in 2009, has died at age 17. She performed at resorts in the Smoky Mountains and helped her owner raise $100,000 for a local humane society. [AP]

Sad news: Mugly, who was named Britain's ugliest dog in 2005, was attacked this week by a group of teens. He's recovering, but the kids pulled out his only clump of hair. [Independent]