The place I work at took part in a big rescue of Yorkies-- 30+ dogs of all ages from pups right up to ones that were 15 years old or older.
In the initial group, there were six puppies that were all about the same age. Five out of the six were little, adorable things with standy-up ears and fatter little noses. Then there was one puppy who was bigger than the rest by a LOT, had a pointier nose, and whose ears did a kind of one-up, one-down flip-flop. She was a very outgoing puppy, in love with every person she met, and feared nothing despite having come out of a pretty bad situation.
People would come in to look at the puppies, and immediately eliminate her from their lists of potentials, saying things like, "She's too big!" and "She has an ugly nose!" All the while, I was growing closer and closer to her... and eventually, she wound up being the pick of the litter-- I got sick of people being so blind to how wonderful she was, and I took her home before any of her "cuter" littermates got their forever homes.
I think she's turned out to be beautiful too.
