A dog who was expected to give birth to 10 puppies shocked her owner when her litter shot up to 15 tiny dogs.
Poppy, an Irish Setter, gave birth to the huge litter on Mother’s Day and owner Lisa Wardle could not believe her eyes when the tiny dogs just kept coming.
The owner was amazed to see that the puppies kept coming out.
“I couldn’t believe it when we counted them and realized she had 15,” she wrote.
Her daughter Abi has claimed one so that two-year-old Poppy can still have contact with one of her babies.
“I took time off work to care for Poppy so she could be comforted when giving birth. Myself and Abi [the daughter] took turns to make sure she was ok during the birth.”
Lisa’s family, which includes husband Peter, 50, and sons Ben, 15, and Jack, 7, as well as daughter Abi, say they were so lucky to have a dog as good as Poppy.
Lisa, from Galashiels, Scottish Borders, said:
‘The dogs are all brilliant and Poppy is doing brilliant considering it’s her first litter.
Lisa added: ‘I just love how good-natured Poppy is and I want other families to have dogs just like her, that’s why I wanted to do this. She’s beautiful.
