World Report: February 4, 2005 Vol. 10 Iss. 16

A Whole Lot of Puppy Love

What a big batch of barking babies! On November 29, Tia, a Neapolitan mastiff pooch in England, gave birth to a world record litter of 24 puppies. Four died, but the remaining 20--some black, some gray--are doing well. The owners, Damian Ward and Anne Kellegher, have had their hands full, bottle-feeding the pups nonstop. "We are exhausted, but excited," Ward told TFK.