14 for Friday!

A Staffordshire bull terrier pup, part of a litter of 14. Experts said the size of the litter was not unheard of, but it was very unusual.

What a proud Mama!
UK, Friday July 25, 2008
A Staffordshire bull terrier has given birth to a staggering fourteen puppies, her owner said today.
Staffordshire bull terrier Patch and her 14-puppy litter

Patch was in labour for ten hours producing her huge litter.
She mothered seven males and seven females.
Chris Rogers, 26, who owns the two-and-a-half year old bull terrier, said it looked like she gave birth to two litters:

"She started at about 5.40pm on Sunday night and didn't finish until half three in the morning.
"We knew she was having babies but we had no idea how many.
"She got really big but I just thought it would be about eight puppies.

"When she got to 10 my friend said he thought she was done, but they still kept on coming."

Mr Rogers and his partner Lisa George, 38, paired Patch with Lisa's one-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier Brian to breed them.
The couple, from South Wigston, Leicester, are having to help Patch feed her huge litter.
Chris added: "They're all beautiful and healthy, but Patch only has nine nipples and there's 14 of them so she needs a bit of help.

"We've been rotating the puppies to make sure they can all feed and I've got some formula to help Patch out because it's pretty tiring for her."

Homes have been found for most of the puppies and there is a long list of people waiting to see them.
Patrick McGlynn, chairman of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier Breed Council of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, said although this size was not unheard of, it was uncommon.

"The problem will be that they will have to feed the puppies in relays, the bitch has not got that many teats.
"She'll also need lots of extra food, as any mother does, but especially in this case.
"It's really quite unusual to get a litter that big, the average litter size is about five pups."
He said: "It's very very unusual, it really is a very big litter.
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