when this Dalmatian with a giant belly gave birth they realized the vet had
made a big mistake when one Dalmatian gave birth in Ballarat Australia in May
2017 no one involved could quite believe what was happening indeed although a vet
had previously given their expert opinion on the pregnancy there would be
a surprise in store that proved that the professional hadn't got things totally
right after all you see the Dalmatian in question belonged to 43 year old Cecilia
linked and bunker and in 2013 lengthened bunker decided to launch CeCe Dalmatians
her own breeding business which also trains and shows the distinctly spotted
dogs however it would be two very special members of the Cece Dalmatians
crew who would become world renowned their pedigree names are sarasota from
russia with love and astro wonderboy but they're more informally known around the
kennels as Miley and Astro and the first inkling of their impending fame came in
early 2017 when Miley began putting on weight yes first time parents Miley and
Astro were expecting a litter of puppies fortunately throughout the nine week
gestation Miley remained healthy and she was nurtured through a near ideal
pregnancy by owner Jade Martin and like debunker only one thing about the whole
experience proved to be less than perfect in fact and that was the initial
scans of the swollen Miley that had been carried out by event net original
ultrasound showed Miley would give birth to just three puppies lankton bunker was
skeptical about the news however speaking later to local TV station nine
News mal born she explained initially the vet said there was going to be three
but I knew there would be more than that and thought there would be 15 or 16 she
then added normally Dalmatians have eight to ten puppies and first-time moms
usually have less however even armed with this expert
knowledge LinkedIn bunker failed to predict what would happen at the birth
indeed in May 2017 at Ballarat veterinary practice three-year-old Miley
would prove everyone's opinions wrong Miley began her labor at 7:00 a.m. and
didn't finish until 8:30 p.m. on average though she was popping out a puppy every
hour and in the end it was discovered that the new mom had produced a whopping
litter of 18 a surprised and delighted linked and bunker would later say we got
to 16 and thought she was done after 13 and a half hours of labor it was quite
amazing she popped out another to the enormous number of spotty puppies is not
only smashed the Australian record but it's also equalled the world record for
the number of Dalmatian pups born in one litter not only that but Miley and Astro
have additionally outdone these stars of Disney's 101 Dalmatians in the 1961
animated classic Pongo and Perdita only parented 15 babies the rest are adopted
what's more linked in bunker herself was delighted with the unexpectedly large
litter telling the nine news cameras we realized when the last one was born that
we had something amazing she went on to add it's absolutely superb I couldn't be
happier with the litter and yet while the puppies parents were both doing well
following the birth they were unsurprisingly exhausted Miley in
particular it appeared to be a little overwhelmed and understandably so after
all it was she who had to feed all 18 of the little darlings
but Astro özil seemed a little daunted by all the new arrivals to lankton
bunker would even joke he's a bit disconcerted by the 18 puppies running
around he's like are these all mine
Miley's extraordinary litter meanwhile was made up of 12 female and six male
pumps and all 18 had their own individual collars each in a different
color to mark out which puppy was which in a Facebook post leg did bunker would
give special thanks to cc Dalmatians volunteer Halley Jade for making the
accessories as the dog breeder explained they must have their collars on at all
times so we don't get them mixed up because sometimes a quick glance you can
get them muddled the puppies also needed microchipping and worming as well as a
hearing test deafness is a trait that affects 15 to 30 percent of Dalmatians
in some way it's linked to the gene that also causes the animals famous spotty
markings and since Dalmatian pups typically develop deafness a few weeks
into life they need early veterinary attention
so in June 2017 the puppies went back to Ballarat veterinary practice and the
logistics for transporting the outsized litter there were exhaustive as lankton
bunker admitted on social media getting them to the vets for their first
microchipping worming and hearing tests took a lot of organization it was like 7
veterinary nurses on a wheeled trolley were required to deal with all the dogs
general everyday care of the puppies however was predominantly the
responsibility of one person rather than 7 Miley's human mom Jade Martin is do
almost all the credit for caring for the 18 pups this devotion included feeding
the puppies every four hours for the first four weeks of their lives
not to mention training exercising and cleaning the brood but although most of
these tasks fell on Martin she did nevertheless have a little helper and
daughter Lulu what's more Lulu would soon be held
responsible for one puppy in particular Tilly the love story otherwise known as
just Tilly was kept back from the litter by Martin as a family pet and by all
accounts Lulu and Tilly have since become fast friends a post on the cc
Dalmatians Facebook page explained Lulu has created a very special bond with her
new beloved Dalmatian Tilly watching Lulu until he grow up together is the
most rewarding thing to see as a breeder Langton bunker also owns one of the
puppies from the record-breaking litter herself from paris with love known as
paris is another of Miley and Astros daughters and the puppy is now being
shown off in shows by cc Dalmatians a proud LinkedIn bunker tells scribble
that her pup has even scooped baby puppy in show under a Dalmatian specialist
judge at Dalmatian Club of Victoria's Jubilee show as for the other puppies
while none of the litter struggled to find a forever home
Langton bucer explained for every person I accepted and giving a home to one of
the puppies I turned down seven offers three puppies were to be home elsewhere
in South Australia she went to Western Australia and the
rest stayed in the immediate Victoria area as dogs registered with the
Australian national kennel council moreover the puppies were all given
pedigree as well as pet names the theme for naming the litter was love
and the names all began with the prefix CC dales a shortened version of CC
Dalmatians as well as Paris and Tilly their names are as follows Pongo pure
love' dakota real love lucia sweet love Lexie love Hart poppy forever loved Oreo
pure love remy color of love love always pepper low-key chore love Lexie divine
love Stella love star Dixie pixie love JD Astro love Pocky true love heart Luna
Lovegood and cruise endless love the latter puppy has joined sister Paris and
turning out for dog shows representing cc Dalmatians
Pongo pure love meanwhile is already being shown off on Facebook by his owner
Bridget lund of Clear View in Adelaide wrote on the CC Dalmatians wall we
couldn't be happier with our beautiful boy - which Cece Dalmatians replied
Pongo you're a true star and Kristine brain is another happy owner who has
kept Cece Dalmatians up-to-date with her dogs developments writing on cece
dalmatians website brain explained we are so lucky to now own one of the
famous 18 gorgeous Lucia it was well worth the wait she's only been home
for a few days but has fitted in nicely not only is she mastered the steep
staircase but to our amazement she's well on the way to being toilet trained
her brother Thomas took a few days to accept the tiny girl but now they
happily chase each other around the house so nice to have a playful puppy
again