Interview with Ramona Wegemann: A dog in Germany has given birth to 17 puppies, leaving their owner thrilled but fatigued after having to feed them with a bottle for several weeks because their mother couldn’t cope with the demand.
A Rhodesian Ridgeback named Etana gave birth in her second pregnancy to nine male and eight female puppies in September, 2010 in Nauen, Germany. She gave birth to eight puppies in her first pregnancy.
The females puppies are named Bahati, Binta, Bahya, Bashima, Batouuli, Binki, Bora, Bisa and the male ones are Baakir, Banjoku, Belay, Bruk, Bundu, Bayo, Bukekayo, Biton and Bulus.