A mastiff may have broken the Irish dog records by giving birth to 17 pups.
Owner John Kerwick from Co Westmeath reckons the huge litter beats the previous record of 16 and ranks among the largest number of puppies ever born to her breed. Family dog Myla is a three-year-old Cane Corso, also known as an Italian mastiff. The number of pups came as a huge surprise to John and to Myla’s vet.
Myla's owner told the Irish Mirror: “We were told by the vet that it was only going to be between six and eight pups when she was scanned four weeks ago. Then we brought her to the vet a week before she gave birth because we were concerned about her. She was actually the size of a sheep.”
