Raleigh lab has record-setting litter of puppies

>> THANKS, ELIZABETH.

>>> TAKING CARE OF A NEW PUPPY

IS A LOT OF WORK BUT THAT IS

NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT A

RALEIGH FAMILY IS DOING.

THEIR DAYS AND NIGHTS ARE

FILLED WITH RAISING A STATE

RECORD-SIZED LITTER OF LABS.

>> 101?

>> WHERE DID THEY ALL COME

FROM?

>> THEY'RE NOT QUITE THE 101

DALMATIONS BUT STILL A HANDFUL.

COUNT THEM.

16 ADORABLE THREE-WEEK-OLD

LABRADOR PUPPIES MORE THAN

DOUBLE THE AVERAGE LITTER SIZE.

>> IT WAS A SHOCK.

>> MAMA NIA COULDN'T PROVIDE

FOR THAT MANY PUPS ON HER OWN

SO DAWN PERRY AND HER HUSBAND

HELPED AROUND THE CLOCK BOTTLE

FEED EVERY TWO OR THREE HOURS.

>> I WILL MAKE BOTTLES AND DAWN

AND I WILL SWITCH SHIFTS AND

ALL OF THE SILVER BOYS ARE FED

AND NOW YOU'RE UP AND I WILL

SHAKE HER AND YOU GOT TO GET UP

AND I HAVE THE TO GO TO WORK.

AND YOU HAVE TO GET UP.

>> WE WORKED VERY HARD AND WE

WANTED THEM TO BE HEALTHY AND

IT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR US TO

LOSE ANY AND WE TRIED OUR BEST

AND WE GOT REALLY LUCKY.

>> NIA IS ON A BODY BUILDER

LIKE VISCO TO KEEP UP WITH THE

DEMANDING PUPS.

THE AVERAGE TAKES IN 2200-

CALORIES A DAY AND NIA15 TO

20,000, A DOZEN EGGS GOATS MILK

WITH DRIED PUPPY FOOD AND 10 TO

15 CANS OF PET PUPPY FOOD AND

THAT'S NOT ALL.

>> CHICKEN AND RICE.

AND WE DID PHEASANT AND RICE.

AND PUT STUFF IN THE CROCK POT

AND GIVE IT TO HER.

AND SHE LOVES IT, AS MUCH AS WE

GIVE HER, SHE EATS.

>> THE CHAMPAGNE SILVER AND

CHARCOAL PUPS JUST STARTED

EATING SOLID FOOD.

IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL THEY'RE

RUNNING AROUND WITH THEIR DOG,

50.

SHORT FOR "50 SHADES OF GREY."

>> A REGISTERED JUNIOR HUNTER.

PASSED ALL OF THE TRIALS AND A

COUPLE OF THE CHARCOALS IN THE

COUNTRY WITH THE TITLE.

>> THE PUPS HAVE A LOT TO LIVE

UP TO BUT RIGHT NOW THE BEST

THING ABOUT THEM IS PUPPY

BREATH.

[ LAUGHTER ]

>> SO CUTE.

AND 16 PUPPIES TIES THE STATE

RECORD FOR LABRADOR LITTERS AND

THE NATIONAL RECORD IS 19.