The World's Most Expensive Dog

The tab on the worlds most expensive dog continues to climb.

First: we spent way too much on our dog Buster to begin with. Rather than going to a shelter and rescuing a dog in need like we should have done, we went to a pricey pet store and overpaid for a dog who was probably bred in a puppy mill. I told Mark that I wanted the scruffiest, grungiest and homeliest dog around and low and behold, that is what we found in Buster, our carine terrier. So, we paid way too much for the ugliest dog we could find.

Second: shortly after we purchased Buster, I got the feeling that he was not the smartest dog around. This assumption was mostly based on the fact that unlike every other dog in the world who enjoys a good lip-flapping, face-in-the-wind car ride, Buster would attempt to jump out of the car window. Time and again, I warned Mark not to roll the window down all the way because I thought Buster would try to make a break for freedom; I told him to only open it a crack so that Buster could only get his nose through. Mark told me that I was crazy and that no dog would be stupid enough to jump out of the car. Well, we have a stupid dog. Low and behold, I received a frantic call from Mark while I was at work (this was when we still lived in Las Vegas). He screamed into the phone that Buster jumped out of the car window and they were both at the vet. Hysterical and with a big "i told you so," I arrived at the vet to a somber Mark and a sedated Buster. Little Buster's nose was no longer black; rather, it was pink and raw from hitting the pavement. Buster was also missing one of his top K-9's because when he hit the pavement, his tooth broke, thereby exposing the root; thus, he needed to have his big tooth pulled. So, we again paid way too much for this little accident.

Third: shortly after that incident, Buster developed a severe case of allergies. It was so bad that he began to lose all of his fur due to his scratching and biting. He soon looked like he suffered from Alopecia and to make and already ugly dog even more unattractive, he was all scabby and bloody from scratching. We went to vet after vet, none of whom could figure out what was wrong (again, even more money spent) until one of them recommended us to a doggie dermatologist. Apparently, there are very few in the United States but lucky for us, one of them happened to be located in Vegas (and I say this with an eye roll). Off to the dermatologist we went, hairless and bloody dog in hand. He was tested for something like 100 allergens and lucky for us, he tested positive to about half of them! He is allergic to everything from dandelions to wheat. Poor Buster was forced to wear one of those hideous cones so as to prevent him from further biting himself and making himself bleed. And what did it take to heal the world's most expensive dog you might ask? Lots and lots of medication. He had to get two shots in his neck a day and also take four different pills daily. He had to continue the medication for as long as we lived in Vegas! So, with the visit to the ridiculous doggie dermatologist and all of his medication, we again paid way to much money to heal the world's ugliest dog (and I mean thousands....what were we thinking?!)

Fourth: luckily, we moved to Northern Nevada and his allergies immediately cleared up. That was, until about two months ago when he started losing his fur again and biting and scratching. We thought it was the dog food so we changed brands. That didn't work. Within the last few days, it has gotten so bad that I packed up Trent and Buster and headed off to the vet today. Buster was diagnosed with a severe staph infection; he is now back on two different medications and several follow-up visits. So, we again have paid an arm and a leg just to get Buster back to unattractive self.

Let me finish this story by stating that Buster is not only the world's ugliest dog (we literally have people tell us he is hideous looking. My older brother jokes that he is so homely, he should wear a bandana and a carry a little stick over his shoulder like some sort of aimless wanderer), but he is also the grumpiest dog alive. He pulls his lips back and growls at you whenever you try to move him or get him to go outside and he looks so ridiculous doing this! I know he is trying his best to appear vicious but he looks goofy bearing his one K-9 tooth! It is one thing to spend money on a cute little cuddly dog who is truly the definition of a "man's best friend," but to spend money on the grumpiest, ugliest dog is another thing entirely!

As heartless as this may sound, he is a little dog so we probably have many, many years left of spending a crap load of money on the world's ugliest, grumpiest, most expensive dog! Yay for us!