Irish Setter Gives Birth to Litter of 15

[Dan Simon]

Cute pics in the article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...5-puppies.html

As an added bonus, here's a handy guide to assessing the mood of an Irish Setter:

GaryLarsonSetter_1.jpg

[Swissy Mom]

...and we thought Cash's litter of 12 was huge!! They sure are cute, though.

[Itsapyr]

They are gorgeous dogs. My mom had them growing up.

[RockyMountainDobies]

those are adorable pups! The article comments on the other hand...

[ToBScholarly]

My new rule: Don't ever read internet comments. They usually make you despair the human race.

[kasmith]

Oh what beautiful pups! The mom is gorgeous, too!

[dogsDearly]

When i was puppy searching I was particularly interested in this one Dog. He was scheduled to be bred to another girl.. but the litter he had just sired had 15 pups! Can you imagine how big the swissy mom had to be with 15 pups in her belly? You could probably roll her down a hill. Irish setters are pretty big.. i'm sure this mom was the same.

[NaniMom]

When i was puppy searching I was particularly interested in this one Dog. He was scheduled to be bred to another girl.. but the litter he had just sired had 15 pups! Can you imagine how big the swissy mom had to be with 15 pups in her belly? You could probably roll her down a hill. Irish setters are pretty big.. i'm sure this mom was the same.

My breeder has a girl that had a litter of 18 Leonbergers and they all survived. Momma was HUGE and they were an internet sensation for a while.

[Lora]

my friend Cheri is fostering a litter of 16 saint pups. There were 20 but for were born dead and the mother passed away during the section. Her bitch is rotating them for feedings

[NaniMom]

my friend Cheri is fostering a litter of 16 saint pups. There were 20 but for were born dead and the mother passed away during the section. Her bitch is rotating them for feedings

That poor family. It is a ton of work to have that many puppies. I hope they have lots of help.