Every beauty contestant needs a platform, and Gus’ is to bring awareness and hope to people with pets that have been diagnosed with cancer. Gus is a fighter who lost his leg to skin cancer and has undergone chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Cancer aside, Gus is just your average one-eyed, three-legged, toothless, hairless dog.
Gus is so hairless that he puts the Chinese-crested to shame. No beautiful tail plume for him – his tail looks like it belongs on a rat. His official color is pink and black. Who ever heard of a pink dog? Someone once asked if he had been in a fire! But when his family looks into his one eye, they see the sweet, beauty he truly is.
Gus is a beloved family pet, and his family understands the difficult task of weighing quality of life versus treatment issues with ill pets. Gus love lounging on the couch, growling at the cat, and eating his favorite Hungry Howie’s pizza.
