Whats the biggest litter?

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Katelyn

Whats the biggest litter?

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One of our buddies has a female that would always have 5-8 pups alitter & at her 5th time she had 22 pups, I know what your thinkin, IMPOSSIBLE, I thought the same thing. But she only raised 2! No they have bred her to Butkus & I dont think she has had any pups ?

But My Litters are found between 5 & 13 pups! Someone once told me they had a female that has 27 pups! I didnt really believe that til I seen this one have 22!

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The Neopolitan bull mastiff Tia broke the world record for the largest number of puppies in one litter in January 2005 with her 24 pups. Breeders Damian Ward and his girlfriend Anne Kellegher, from Manea, Cambs. A Guinness World Records spokesman said the current record stands at 23.

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I have 1beagle that had 11 pups in a litter.
Most of the time my beagles have 5 to 8 pups in a litter.
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Who was the female that had 22?

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Mt State Opra!

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I have a friend that had a beagle have 18 pups, he told me she had pups for 3 days, he was so worried that he took her to the vet on the third day and on his way to the vet she had two pups. But she had 18 total, I don't think any ended up living
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Oprah had not been in heat for nearly 3 yrs prior to being bred to Butkus, at least that is what Bobby Adkins had said. I was told her largest litter was 14 and another time 8 or nine. I didn't ever hear from the guys who were around her she had 22 at one time.

I also heard she did have a very tough time with pups overall and lost a very high percentage of them. I was on the list to get one off of her and Butkus.

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Keith C. wrote:I have 1beagle that had 11 pups in a litter.
Most of the time my beagles have 5 to 8 pups in a litter.
Keith
Curious what dog food are you feeding. The reason that I ask, I once would get 7-8 pups a litter and raise them all. That was when I was feeding Wal Mart Ole Roy high protien. Since I switched to Sports Mix 20/24 I have been getting 5-6 to per litter and they don't seem to raise all them.
I loaned, then sold a couple of females to a buddy. The first female had six when I bred her but had ten when he bred her. The second female had twelve when he bred her. The largest litter from a bitch that I had bred is nine, once. I've had several that had eight but not recently.

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Bernard Told Me She had 22 & Dont care what bobby sez ,guess he doesnt even know! She came in every 8 or 9 months & thats how it always was. Bernard.My dad & I all ran dogs for the last 10 years! Every day I have came from Bernards Kennel.
Im keeping bernards word as 22 Pups! He raised her & trained her & Bred her every time! til he died & Bobby rushed to buy her the next day! We was gunna get her,But didnt think a female like that was worth puttin money & time in & only raising 1 or 2 pups a litter & none, Or not taking.

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No arguments from me, you are closer to the situation. I was going on hearsay from it. Oprah produced a nice hound!

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Yeah ,Had a few outta Her & Blue Beard. We owned NrFC . Mtn State Blue Bud ,But dad sold him as a pup!
also Mt State K K (Bernard Named her after me) Nice FAST FAST ,Little female. also LP RC . Blueway Blue Bunn, some ppl called Bernard Bunn & he was named after him, he made LP RC in just a few hunts on lots of Strike Jumps. with 3 with & I think 4 now toward grand. also KK's Blueway Sounder. Would make it to the winners pack every time, just didnt place. sold for $1000 & $1500! Also had a few more outta that litters. they were bred I think 3 or 4 times. alll great hounds. Bunn also sold for $1500 ,dad again ,lol! wouldve finished in AKC with Ease.

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