"It was very sudden," said a tearful Karen Quigley, 52, of Sewell, New Jersey, who adopted Elwood in 2006. The homely but lovable 5-pound (2.3-kg) canine died on Thursday. "He was in my arms," Quigley said. She said the veterinarian believed he might have had some kind of cancer.
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After winning the annual "World's Ugliest Dog" contest held in California, he developed a legion of fans who sent him letters and postcards. This led Quigley to write "Everyone Loves Elwood," a children's book about self-acceptance. Elwood had "a magical power to make people smile and laugh" that made him very attractive, especially to children, said Quigley.
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