Red Setter has 15 puppies - Almost double the average!

When the Irish Setter Romy went into labor, enthusiastic owners expected to have their hands full with eight or nine pups.

Then, one tenth arrival. And a 11, and 12, and 13, and 14 ...  After a grueling ten-hour, the waste is placed in an astonishing 15.

So overwhelming is busy raising the owners of Natasha White and Alicia Copping, both 28, are working on a standard 24-hour shift to help three-year-old Romy feed the ten girls and five boys.

Miss White, a qualified veterinarian and dog breeder, said: "Not a particularly greedy. She wakes up screaming in the middle of the milk foods.

"We did an analysis when Romy was only four weeks of pregnancy and we thought we saw eight or nine. So you can imagine our surprise when she was giving birth to more."

The average litter size of the race is nine. The father of the puppies, six years old, Reuben, is also owned by the roommates, Allesley, Coventry, and plan to maintain a litter, which arrived 12 days ago.

Registration in the UK is 24 puppies that were established in 2004 in Cambridgeshire surpassing the previous record of 13.

Newborn babies crying, a healthy 10 girls and five boys, weighed between 275 and 339 grams.

Within a week has doubled in size.

Despite not being able to open eyes that have been swallowing the milk every two hours.

Ms. White, who specializes in breeding dogs, said: "We did an analysis when Romy was only four weeks of pregnancy and we thought we saw eight or nine. So you can imagine our surprise when she took give birth to more.

"I was very tired by the end of it. I took a walk in the garden after the tenth. Then, after two hours the other left.

"The last born was the greatest. Romy took an effort to remove most of the others.

Irish setter Romy hungry litter of ten girls and five boys

Romy spent eight hours at work with just a few hours rest before giving birth to five puppies heavier

Newborn babies crying, a healthy 10 girls and five boys, weighing between 275 and 339grams

   Owner Natasha White with two of the 15 puppies. Despite not being able to open eyes that have been swallowing the milk every two hours a day

"We were in shock when she went on.''Crikey que''oh think how will you get to the last, but it did."

Romy exhausted, do not have enough milk for all children to Mrs. White and Mrs. Copping feed them a substitute for milk in a bottle.

Ms. White, a police officer based at the central station in Coventry, said: "Among us are caring for the puppies 24 hours a day. Natasha is the day shift and night I do because I'm used to take turns at night to work.

"I have never helped give birth to a dog - my work does not prepare you for something like this."

Ms. White said being a mother has come naturally to Romy.

She said: 'This is her first litter, but she is so natural. She knows exactly what to do, she is a fantastic mother.

"It's a miracle how he managed to exit."

The owners were so excited about the birth that decided to create his own website, www.rosarenosirishsetters.co.uk to document their development.

Ms. White said: "There is a particularly greedy. She wakes up screaming in the middle of the milk foods. Another of the girls is very relaxing.

"One of the guys looks like his dad, he has a long body.

The owners, who will remain one of the puppies, they are inviting people to give the remaining 14 a loving home.

They are also looking to name the puppies after characters in stories that begin with the letter R, but could do with some ideas.

Ms. White said: "We have called Rosie the smallest puppy, but would like some help on the names of others."