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North Bay Sheepdog Has Whopping Litter Of 17 Pups!
A Maremma Sheepdog gave birth to the puppies on a farm this week, which may break the California record for the breed.
NAPA - A Maremma Sheepdog may have broken the California and world record for the largest litter of puppies ever recorded for its own breed.
Napa farmer John Costanzo says Stella, a 3-year-old Maremma Sheepdog, had 17 puppies.
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“Six to eight is normal,” Costanzo told CBS5. “Seventeen is insane.”
He said the vet told them on the spot Stella set a record for the state. It’s also the largest litter ever recorded for her breed.
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“We were blown away, it’s going to take forever to feed them,” said Costanzo.
The owner says Maremma Sheepdogs are a breed of livestock guardian dogs from central Italy.
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