19 Pups and Counting: Pa. Great Dane Delivers Huge Litter

The owners of a Pennsylvania dog who gave birth to 19 puppies are seeking new homes for the pets just in time for Christmas.

Snowy, a Great Dane belonging to York County residents Brandon and Aimie Terry, gave birth to the large litter of puppies in late October. The owners are looking for new homes for 18 of the puppies, according to a listing on PuppyFind.com.

The couple, in an interview with ABC affiliate WHTM, said they never expected that many puppies in the litter. A normal litter for a Great Dane is between seven and 10 puppies, the news station reported.

According to the PuppyFind.com listing, Snowy is 62 percent European Great Dane and the father is an American Great Dane. There are eight females and 10 males currently available. The listing says the dogs will be ready the week before Christmas.

Snowy’s litter is five less than the largest brood of puppes ever born at once, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

In 2004, 24 puppies were born via c-section to a Neopolitan mastiff in England. One was stillborn and three died in the first week, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.