North Carolina Foster Welcomes Great Dane With Record-Breaking 15-Puppy Litter

Emma Ackerman
Oct 20, 2023
Oct 20, 2023

Today, let's meet Meadow, a Great Dane who was taken under the care of Perfectly Imperfect Pups (PIPs), a foster-based rescue in Raleigh, North Carolina. She has recently become a proud mother of 15 adorable puppies. This remarkable event not only captured the hearts of many but also set a new record for the largest litter ever seen at PIPs, which has been operating for three years.

PIP's founder and director mentioned that it's her largest ever-seen litter.

Nicole Kincaid is the founder and director of PIPs and has a 13-year career dedicated to animal rescue. In an interview, she revealed that Meadow’s litter was the largest one she had encountered in her life.

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What makes this extraordinary litter even more special is that the majority of the puppies are male. Could you imagine that there are up to 12 lovely baby boys in Meadow’s litter?

The news of this record-breaking litter was shared with joy and excitement through a heartwarming Facebook post by PIPs, which featured a charming photo of the little puppies cozily snuggled up to their proud mom, Meadow.

Despite being born into such a large litter, it’s lucky that these 15 puppies are doing pretty well.

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Thanks to the loving care and dedication of foster parents who are working round the clock, bottle-feeding in between Meadow's nursing, the puppies have shown remarkable growth. At just one week old, they've all been gaining weight steadily, an encouraging sign of their health.

Meadow's journey to PIPs began with a difficult past, and this requires PIPs to be more careful in choosing adopters.

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Before finding her way to Perfectly Imperfect Pups, Meadow had been through five different homes since giving birth to a previous litter in February. According to Kincaid, this isn't because of Meadow's personality; he describes her as a sweet and gentle dog.

In fact, large breed dogs like Great Danes are often adopted without a full understanding of the responsibilities and care they require. Hence, PIPs especially noticed this issue, and they determined that this would be Meadow's final litter so that it wouldn’t have any bad influence on her next adoption.

Moreover, they are dedicated to finding Meadow and her 15 puppies forever homes with caregivers who have experience raising large breeds.

All adopters at PIPs are required to sign an agreement committing to care for their dogs throughout their lives, and the rescue offers ongoing support, addressing medical and training questions post-adoption.

Meadow and her 15 puppies will find forever homes with caregivers who have experience raising large breeds.

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As these little puppies grow and develop, PIPs is very excited to watch them blossom into cherished members of their new families. If you are about to adopt a lovely dog, why don’t you contact Perfectly Imperfect Pups and find yourself a lovely one? These little puppies really need your help.

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