Napa Sheepdog Has 17 Puppies.

A dog who looks after the sheep and chickens at a Napa farm has broken the record for having the largest litter of puppies in California.Stella, a 3-year-old Maremma Sheepdog, bore 17 puppies and her proud owners John and Gaby Costanzo were shocked.“Six to eight is normal,” said John Costanzo. “Seventeen is insane.” He said the vet told them on the spot Stella set a record for the state. It’s also the largest litter ever recorded for her breed.“We really were just expecting maybe 10 at the most. But once the 17th was finally coming out we realized that this was going to be a lot of work. We were going to be feeding morning noon and night,” he said. “We’re not professional breeders or We’re just a farm and we have these dogs protecting our livestock.”The Guinness World record for the largest litter of puppies ever is 24. culled from http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/02/29/napa-sheepdog-has-17-pups-largest-litter-ever-in-california/