How many puppies?

My son's friend recently rescued this female dog who looks an awful lot like a Pitbull, who he found half starved, wandering the streets. He took her in, hoping to find her a new home, and within a few weeks she had noticeably fattened. He came home one day last month to find she had delivered 4 pups, and more were still being born. He stayed at her side, opening birth sacks, helping to deliver what turned out to be 13- YES- Thirteen, puppies. They are every color and pattern imaginable!

This man and his wife have one small baby and another one on the way, and the last thing they really needed was 14 dogs in their tiny apartment. But they did what they had to do and continue doing it to this day. They are having to supplement feeding as there are just too many for the mom to handle. They make sure they all get fed, and even the runt of the litter seems to be doing well. Hopefully as the puppies get older they will find good homes for them all.

I had to share this next picture of two of my furry friends. I found it when looking for pictures of the puppies. My son must have set up the scene and taken the picture- these two don't normally snuggle together! Thats Lucy Roo with eyes open and just a touch wary, on the left and Amber, half asleep on the right.

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