5-legged pooch to head to surgery, not sideshow »
Posted By Eagle_Eye 4 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Allyson Siegel, 45, of Charlotte, N.C., dug deep into her pockets recently to save a very unusual puppy. She shelled out a whopping $4,000 for a 6-week-old Chihuahua-terrier mix that was born with a fifth leg protruding from its stomach, according to the New York Daily News.
The pup, who was originally named Precious, was set to become the latest attraction at a Coney Island animal oddities show in Brooklyn, N.Y., but Siegel paid the lump sum to the dog's owner, Calvin Owensby, managing to outbid sideshow owner John Strong by $1,000. Owensby, an electrician, said he sold the pup because he lost his job in December and needed the money.
When Siegel heard about the dog's possible future, she jumped into action. "I saw her and she's so adorable and I felt like I needed to be an advocate for her because she can't speak," she told the Daily News. "It just broke my heart ... I needed to see if there was something I could do."
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The pup was destined for a Coney Island animal oddities show when the woman from North Carolina purchased the puppy for $4,000.
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She is such a kind lady with a good heart.
Thanks to her the the dog will have a good home and can run and just be a dog. :)
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