Look—I may not know who you are, but I know you need some good news today. Like, really good news. It’s just that kind of day. Mercury’s in Gatorade or whatever. We’ve all got our, ahem, STUFF.
You know what we all needed right around now? A world-record-breaking dalmatian litter. We need that mom power. That puppy power. That pure, untainted power. Can you tell that I’m happy about this? Should I be louder?
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One Australian dog breeder was under the assumption that her pup melody’s litter would be ‘larger than average’.
Wen Melissa O’Brien’s beloved dog Melody gained 15 kg during her pregnancy, she expected that she would have four or five pups on her hands.
However, when she took Melody in for her C-section, she said that the newborn puppies “just kept coming.”
Melody gave birth to a total of 19 puppies.
Ten males and nine females to be exact.
A team of eight experienced veterinarians assisted in the delivery room, including Chris Wolmarans.
“We knew this was big,” he told 9News , “Everybody had a puppy they were resuscitating, and cleaning, and dealing with.”
“The spots actually only come out, sort of, the week later.”
“It’s a picture because they’re just white,” he continued, “And you think what’s gone wrong here.”
With nineteen pups, Melody’s litter takes the world record for dalmatian litter size.
The previous World Record holder was Cecilia Langton-Bunker’s dog, Miley, also from Australia, with a litter of eighteen puppies a couple years ago.
As expected, every single one of the puppies has been spoken for.
It certainly didn’t take long for them to be adopted, especially with their newfound fame.
Unfortunately for us, this will be Melody’s only litter.
“No more puppies,” O’Brien explained, “She’s retired now. She’s had two litters in one, so that’s it for her.”
This mama deserves some serious celebration.
She may not have had a litter of 99 like the famed Disney film (2 parents + 99 pups + 101 Dalmatians), but she has certainly done more than her share of parenting. Great job Melody!
h/t: 9News
Last Updated on July 30, 2019 by Sydney Brooman
