I was surfing a bit today - just looking for some puppies to admire - (NO! I am not looking for another!!! :biggrin1: ) and boy did I find some!
A very well known breeder that we are all very familiar (no names!) had the most amazing info on their website! Two of their dogs which are retiring this year came into season the same day and wala....11 puppies born between the two of them..Their third had 5 puppies 3 weeks later...
I JUST CAN"T POSSIBLY IMAGINE THAT!! :jaw:
So breeders...how in the world would one handle that!!! Can you just imagine!!!!
I know another breeder that did two planned breedings at the same time and had an accidental breeding just a couple of days later. 3 bitches all due within one week! She ended up with 20 puppies. When they get to be about 7 weeks old, that had to be a crazy place. LOL!
I would much rather have two litters at the same time than to have them staggered. To have all the puppies the same age (or close) would be so much easier than to have them a few weeks or a month apart.
Still, I'm sure that breeder has her hands full with 16 when they turn into rowdy, little, barking pipsqueaks that poop all the time. Ha ha!
It probably happens quite a bit. Sedona came from a litter of 8 puppies and another female had 6 puppies three days later so, in essence, she came from a litter of 14.
How come you can't say who it is, if it's on their web site? Just curious.
Lincoln and Sedona (and Lito!) were in that 14-puppy double litter (they were born 3 days apart). I remember our breeder pretty much had them all together which was just too cute for words! I think the puppies could catch a meal off of either mom too
Large litter are a great deal of work. I had a boxer bitch that had 11 live babies and died the next day due to a very botched C-Section. It was the hardest 4 weeks of my life. Their mother was a very beloved member of our family and I was not about to let any of them die. After 4 weeks they were able to eat on their own and I could start to enjoy them.
Oh my gosh, Sandi. Not only would it be devestating to lose such a dear member of the family, but the work involved with hand-raising 11 puppies on your own would be beyond exhausting. You had to be a walking zombie with the regular feedings, stimulating and everything else that a dam does by instinct. What a job.
Heck, the old members would hate to see a whole new HSD topic spin off of this thread, so I appreciate your sensitivity, Catherine.
With two litters only a day apart, that sounds much nicer and easier. That third litter just four weeks later sounds like that is where things get complicated! Bless their hearts (and organizational skills)!
Whatever they are called, they are ADORABLE!!! Puppies are puppies after all and if we can ooh and ahhh over a PWD on a Hav board, why not these innocent little souls. The little one peeking into the basket is just precious! I'd take him/her in a heartbeat.
Boy this brings back memories…….Raising those puppies was around the clock, you had to feed, stimulate both pee and poop, and clean them. Two had to be tube fed for the about a week. By the time I finished feeding the 11th one it was time to clean up and start again. I had to mix my own formula, store in gallon jugs. But they all lived turned out beautiful. I’ll see if any of their photos can be uploaded.
I have been trying to upload a photo of my 11 babies, I scanned it in but the forum will not take it. Any suggestions. I ran into the same thing trying to get smarty's show pictures in. Reduced and everything.
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