Your Jaw Will Drop When You See How Many Puppies This Great Dane Has In Her Litter
by N/A, 8 years ago |
1 min read
How many puppies do you think are in this Great Dane's litter? Hint: it's a lot.
This is Velma. She's 4 years old, and she lives with her owners in Alabama. As you can see, she recently gave birth to a litter of puppies.
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But it was no ordinary litter of pups–how many pups do you see here?
Great Danes usually average around 8 puppies per litter (though the range can vary significantly), but Velma birthed 19 PUPPIES.
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Yes, you read that correctly. 19 puppies. The birthing process took nearly a full day to complete.
Only once before has a U.S. Great Dane birthed so many puppies.
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Velma was only expected to have 10 puppies, so the litter was a surprise to both mom and her owners! When necessary, the owners helped to feed the pups, because it was a little overwhelming for Velma.
Could you imagine having to care for 19 little ones? It must be exhausting, but she still looks like one happy mom.
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Good job mom!
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Do not show me this again