11 of the animal hospital’s staff members were on hand during the emergency, according to Facebook.
That’s quite the litter!
One Great Dane is making headlines after welcoming 19 (!) puppies on Saturday. According to a post by Kingman Animal Hospital the puppies were delivered by Caesarean section. Eleven of the Arizona animal hospital’s staff members were on hand during the emergency, according to Facebook.
« Thank you all for the kind words and congrats to the momma dog and our hard working staff that came in for this emergency, » wrote the hospital in its announcement, which included photos of the newborn litter.
While the normal litter size for a Great Dane is around eight, all of the puppies, and their mom are healthy.
« Congratulations to everyone on a terrific job, » wrote well wisher on Facebook. Said another, « That is definitely puppy overload. They are beautiful. » For more on the heartwarming story, watch the video above.
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BORDER COLLIE
According to Coren, these dogs are able to learn a new command in under five seconds and follow it at least 95 percent of the time.
POODLE
Second place on Coren’s list of smartest pups, these beauties are also great family dogs and hypoallergenic .
GERMAN SHEPHERD
There’s a reason why these guys make great crime-fighting pals—they’re obedient and alert (and handsome, too).
