Monday, November 09, 2009

Dog gives birth to 21 puppies

An American Bulldog named Daisy Mae has given birth to 21 puppies, nearly double the average litter size of 11.

"Every couple hours one would come out. I kept thinking 'Well, that has to be the end,'" said owner Scott Ballard.



The Ballards live on a 28-acre farm near Columbia, Ill., and bred Daisy Mae with Groucho, a friend's registered bulldog.

Four of the puppies died in the labour that lasted more than 20 hours, but the 17 that survived just celebrated their 6-week birthday and can be adopted.

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