5 Legged Puppy

- Born: June 2009
- Sold: July 19, 2009
- Breeder: Chihuahua Diamond
- Chihuahua-terrier mix
- Has a fifth leg between her two back legs
- Fifth leg to be removed
- Freak show owner John Strong offered $4,000 for the dog to add to his "Freaks of Nature" show

A Chihuahua-terrier mix puppy born with five legs was sold to a South Carolina woman in July of 2009, after she outbid operators of a Coney Island freak show attraction. Allyson Siegel paid $4,000 to save the dog from joining the show and plans to have the extra leg removed.
Plans for the Puppy

New owner Allyson Siegel stated that she plans to pay an additional $2,000 to have the extra leg removed and has changed the dog's name from Precious to Lilly. Siegel then plans to give the dog to her sister in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The puppy was one of six in a litter to Calvin Owensby. He stated that his girlfriend didn't want to see the otherwise healthy dog in a freak show and accepted Siegel's bid to save her.

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Comments (4)

jasoncalacanis added a comment July 24, 2009 04:49 PM
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awwwww...... sad or cute?

mager added a comment July 24, 2009 05:27 PM
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Looks fake

jordanpuchinger added a comment July 24, 2009 09:56 PM
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both sad and cute... does almost look a little fake though

wgm3 added a comment July 29, 2009 05:27 PM
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sad :( hope this's fake

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