May 20, 1986 - May 25, 1995
Breeder: Jill Swedlow
Pepita was a very special and wonderful girl. Or was she a boy?
You see, Pepita was what is known as a true genetic hermaphrodite!
Her sex chromosomes were, XX, XY & XXY! I'm told that only 1 in 1 million dogs will ever be born like this.
It is NOT inherited. Outwardly she appeared to be a bitch. But she had a tiny vulva,
set lower than normal and a small vestigial penis protruding from it
approximately 1/4 inCh. She had a uterus and ovaries but her nipples never developed any larger than a males would. She also had the 2 'cords' that run along the abdomen back to a sheath in a male, but no sheath. She was sterile and never showed heat.
If I could have cloned her, I could have sold a million Pepitas!
She was steady as a rock and was a talker, woooing her way happily through life, usually with a toy or two in her mouth.
She knew no strangers and loved all people and animals.
She/he was very very dear.
When I made this breeding, I wanted a brindle bitCh.
There weren't any. I had no intention of keeping Pepita,
but she had other ideas!
What a puss!
Here's the flying Pepita at about 7 months,
playing with her friend Patti.
Such a sweetheart!
Even as an oldtimer, Pepita always had a toy in her
mouth and a 'wooo' for whoever would listen.
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