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Lucy, owned by Carol and Dave Zentgraf, of Peoria, Ill, takes a break at the 29th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. The competition attracts the ugliest and prettiest of bulldogs from around the midwest to represent Drake University, whose mascot is the bulldog. You write the cutline.

Top Cutlines:

1. Reality TV reaches a new low as producers hold auditions for female bulldogs to appear on "The Bachelor: Gonzaga's Spike Calling" -- Shannon.
2. The Gonzaga Mascot laments yet another disappointing season in which the Bulldogs didn't go all the way in the NCAA Tournament -- Idaho Escapee.
3. "My ancestors were the powerful, hard working dogs of the slaughterhouse. That was then. Now I need a nap. Breathing is difficult" -- MikeS.

HM: JeanieSpokane & BrentA

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