Pa. Great Dane gives birth to 19 puppies

    Call it “19 Pups and Counting.”

     

     

    WHTM-TV reports York County, Pennsylvania, residents Brandon and Aimie Terry’s Great Dane recently gave birth to 19 puppies.

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    Great Danes normally have seven to 10 puppies in a litter. But Brandon Terry says an X-ray of Snowy found at least 15 “little spines” during a visit to the veterinarian’s office before she gave birth.

    The puppies are about three weeks old and recently opened their eyes.

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