Veterinarians at an Australian animal hospital said a dog broke a national record by delivering a littler of 21 puppies. Photo courtesy of Animal Emergency Service
"After four hours of no activity and a puppy that didn't make it, her owner brought her into us expecting the worst," Zimmermann said.
Veterinarians discovered there were still at least 10 puppies waiting to be born, so an emergency Caesarian section was performed to remove the canines.
The veterinarians ended up removing 18 puppies, bringing the litter's total to 21. Zimmermann said 18 of the puppies survived.
The hospital said the "miracle litter" is a new Australian record, beating the previous largest litter of 19 puppies.
The Guinness World Record for largest littler of puppies was set by a Neapolitan mastiff that gave birth to 24 newborns in 2004.
