Born with five legs, this Chihuahua-mix puppy was heading straight to a freak show in Coney Island, N.Y., until a sympathetic stranger stepped forward two weeks ago with a $4,000 check, granting the 6-week-old dog a chance at an ordinary, domestic existence.
It’s lucky that no one realized the puppy, formerly known Precious, is also a hermaphrodite, according to her new owner, Allyson Siegel, 45. In that case, the dog would have surely fetched for a much higher -- and potentially unmatchable -- price, Siegel says.
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