KP Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dog Has Record Litter Of 24 Puppies POSTED: 1:47 pm EST January 20, 2005 UPDATED: 3:45 pm EST January 20, 2005 A Neapolitan mastiff in Manea, United Kingdom, has broken a world record by giving birth to a litter of 24 mastiff puppies, according to a report. [url=http://www.local6.com/slideshow/news/4112551/detail.html?qs=1;s=1;p=news&dm=ss&tn=b]Images of Puppies[/url] Breeders Damian Ward and his girlfriend, Anne Kellegher, had only been expecting their two-year-old mastiff, Tia, to give birth to a maximum of 10 puppies after a scan from a local veterinarian. When Tia grew so large she could barely move, the couple took the dog to the vets, who decided that an immediate caesarean was vital. Two hours later, Tia had given birth to the record 24 puppies. Four of the puppies were too weak and died but the remaining 20 are thriving. All but three of the pups are up for sale. They are worth more than $1,800 each. Tia's achievement is now likely to set two records in the Guinness World Records -- the biggest litter and that of the most surviving puppies. A Guinness World Records spokesman said the current record stands at 23. Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. [url]http://www.local6.com/news/4112253/detail.html[/url] Quote
Shannon_C Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 [color=darkred]Wow, that is a world record, how amazing. [/color]:o Quote
imported_Kat Posted January 21, 2005 Posted January 21, 2005 wow that is quite a handful of puppies :o Quote
Sarahstaff Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 I gotta agree with you, Mei-Mei. When I saw that topic title, all I could think was "glad it's not [i]my[/i] dog!" Bet people will be clamoring to buy the bitch pups now, hoping they can repeat the fertility of their dam.... Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted January 22, 2005 Posted January 22, 2005 24 :o Well, at least the puppies will be well socialized. But how in the world do you care for [b]24[/b] puppies? And I'm sort of upset that the puppies weren't (well 10 of them at least) sold before they were born. Isn't that was a responsible breeder does? :roll: Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 It's funny how the news has broke in the US but not over here just hope other are not out to beat the number :cry: Quote
nadooshkinz Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 [quote name='Rowie-the-Pooh']24 :o [b]Well, at least the puppies will be well socialized.[/b] But how in the world do you care for [b]24[/b] puppies? And I'm sort of upset that the puppies weren't (well 10 of them at least) sold before they were born. Isn't that was a responsible breeder does? :roll:[/quote] lol rowie! :lol: But that is true! 24 puppies... imagina a woman having 24 babies.. :o Just goes to show that dogs are amazing animals.. Quote
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