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 Female dogs usually give birth to litters of more than two
dogs at a time. Sometimes they
give birth to as many as 10 or more puppies! To our surprise, an amazing
dog gave birth to a very large number of puppies and all of them are
very healthy!
In September of this year, a dog named Etana gave birth to a litter
of 17 puppies in Northern Berlin, Germany. She is a Rhodesian Ridgeback,
an African lion hunting dog originating from Zimbabwe.
Her babies have all been given African names as a reflection of their
breed. Surprisingly, they
are all in very good condition.
 When dogs
give birth to a large number of puppies,
four to five puppies usually die within the first week. It’s
very rare for all of them to survive. “All of the puppies
survived. This is incredible and wonderful,”
said owner Ramona Wegemann. The 17 puppies are Etana’s second litter.
The 4-year-old dog previously gave birth to
a litter of eight.
“The second litter was born on September 28 and they are all very
healthy and lovely. But it wasn’t easy to take care of them at first,”
explained Ramona. “I had
to feed the puppies five times
a day for the first four weeks because their mother did not have enough
milk. When I was finished feeding the last puppy, the first was hungry
again. I couldn’t really sleep for the first three weeks.”
Thanks to her love and care,
all of the puppies could survive. Be nice to your owner, puppies! |
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