Dog tired: Romy the Irish Setter gives birth to huge litter of 15 puppies . . .

DailyMail ^ | December 5, 2011 | Emily Allen

[algernonpj]

When three-year-old Romy went into labour her owners knew they had a long night ahead of them.

But when she started to give birth at their Coventry home she didn’t stop until an astonishing 15 Irish setter puppies were born.

The amazing feat was almost double the average of a traditional litter of eight or nine and not far off the UK record. . . .

The squealing newborns, a healthy 10 girls and five boys, weighed between 275 and 339 grams.

[algernonpj]

Proud mum: Romy with her litter of 15 healthy Irish setter newborns born after eight hours of labour

[algernonpj]

Irish Setter Puppies Ping

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Are the vet bills covered by RomyCare?

[Paperdoll]

All beautiful and Healthy! Congratulations to the gorgeous mama! She is going to have help in feeding all those sweet babies.

[GOP Poet]

omg!!!!! how sweet. mommy looks so young and healthy. look at that coat. Excellent work Romy and to the owners thank you for taking such good care of her.

[Thane_Banquo]

Look at that adorable little face!

[GOP Poet]

love the paws blanket. wow. love the little guy feeding with his little legs all splayed out like a diver.

[mamelukesabre]

that’s gonna be a job keeping them all alive...since a bitch only has ten teats.

[TexasCajun]

Ahhhhhhh

[patriot08]

What a bunch of sweeties.
Thanks for posting.

[dawn53]

We have a 10 year old dog who we was raised solely on a bottle from the time she was 2 days old (the “mommy dog” had health complications post delivery.) It’s around the clock work, but I imagine they’ll keep track, rotate the pups, and supplement w/formula if any are underfed.

[fullchroma]

Thanks for posting — great pics! I’ve had two Irish Setters, sequentially. Named both of them Maple. Beautiful, lovely, fun-loving pets.

[trisham]

Beautiful!

[VanDeKoik]

I’m sure I’m not the only one that had to read that headline twice!

Anyway, those are some cute little critters!

[afraidfortherepublic]

What a beaut! It’s a wonder they didn’t run out of colors for the collars.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Irish Setter Puppy ping...

Aren’t they gorgeous?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Wow! Romney will do anything to be President...even puppies

[peteyd]

Tee Hee,
Thanks for the laugh of the day!!!!!!

[Joe 6-pack]

WOOOF!

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[therut]

I had a lab that had 12 puppies. All lived. But, even with expensive food and vitamins before and after delivery the momma lost weight and alot of hair. Those puppies drove her almost crazy..... They would not live her alone for one minute. I got her fixed after that.