| SIDNEY Sidney is a 11 month old purebred Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. We did not list a sex for Sidney because basically we do not know what sex the dog is. Sidney is either a hermaphrodite or pseudohermaphorodite, at this time we do not know which. Sidney is actually the 2nd Wheaten we have had with this condition, the first was a psuedohermaphrodite. A pseudohermaphrodite may have the outside physical appearance of a male or female but the internal organs will not match the external as we understand the condition. A true hermaphrodite will have the internal organs of both sexes. In this case, the outside genitalia appears to be female, however there is a small penile protrusion coming out of the vulva which will be removed when the dog is altered. We will not know if the dog is male, female, or neither until that time. However, since the outward appearance is female and all the internal sexual organs will be removed during altering we will refer to the dog as female. We believe that is much easier than trying to explain to people why the male puppy has no penis. Sidney came to our attention when a lady in Iowa saw a "Free Dog" poster about her. As the family already had a Wheaten of their own, she was well aware that a Wheaten needs a special type of home and that this would not be a good situation for the dog. She contacted the person and found out that they were a commercial breeder and wanted the dog gone as it could not be bred. She contacted the rescue and then made arrangements to get Sidney from the kennel. Not only did they get her they drove several hours to meet us and get her safely into rescue. Sidney is very lucky that this person saw the flyer about her as she now safely out of that facility and will find a nice loving home because of their caring about her. Although Sidney has a very interesting story, none of this changes the fact that she is an extremely sweet and loving little dog and will make someone a WONDERFUL pet. Her condition will not have any lasting repercussions for her and she will live a nice normal life. Sidney has a beautiful, very soft coat and is a bit on the small side at just a bit over 20 lbs. As she is already 11 months old, it is unlikely she will get much larger. We will take her to a specialist for her altering as it will be different than a normal spay or neuter and she will have all her shots current prior to her adoption. Since we do not know what sex she really is, it will most likely be necessary to place her in a home that does not have and does not intend on getting a second dog for safeties sake. June 2004 - A FOREVER HOME Sidney has been adopted by Sarah Graber of CT CONGRATULATIONS! |
| Deb, Ginger and Sage |
