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Great Dane!

Namine is two years old, but she’s one amazing mom.

The Great Dane birthed 21 puppies in the course of 27 hours last week.

The big dog belongs to Tanya Dubbs of Pocahontas, Virginia. It took a grand 27 hours for Namine to finish bringing a total of 21 puppies into the world, although two sadly died shortly after birth.

Almost all the puppies weighed over a pound, Dubbs noted.

The proud dog owner said she was surprised by the number of puppies born, expecting Namine would bear 13-14 pups.

“So we got up to 16 and then she had another one,” said Dubbs, according to WVVA. “I was sitting on the bed, and she was on the bed with me and I was talking to a friend of mine and I heard a gush of fluid and I looked over and I said, “We have another puppy.”

That’s a lot of dogs to have around the house. Dubbs said that once the puppies are weaned from their mother she hopes to sell them.

Great Danes are one of the largest domestic dog breeds, often standing at 2.5 feet tall at the shoulder and weighing more than 100 pounds. Average dog litters range in size from 1 to 12 puppies.

Namine may have a large litter but she’s not the dog with the biggest brood. A Neapolitan mastiff named Tia currently holds the Guinness World Record for largest litter, with 24 pups born in 2004. Woof!

Nathan Firesheets really loves Disney.

The 34-year-old from Atlanta, Disney, took on the Disney Global Ride Challenge and managed to visit all 12 Disney parks in 12 days.

Aside from the head-spinning journey to the many lands of Mickey and Minnie, Firesheets also went on all 216 operating rides.

He began his whirlwind trip on March 8 at Disneyland Paris and completed his final ride at Florida’s Magic Kingdom last Sunday.

“It was a lot,” the park enthusiast admitted. “Looking back on it, I’m like ‘I can’t believe I just did that.’ It’s just so insane. So much travel, so much park stuff, but it was really an incredible experience. Tons of fun.”

Along the way, Firesheets visited Walt Disney Studios, Shanghai Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Disneyland, Disney California Adventure, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.

“It was pretty awesome and kind of surreal,” Firesheets told KTLA-TV. “I still can’t quite believe I did it.”

In order to complete the trip, Firesheets slept on average four to six hours a night.

So which park is the best that Disney has to offer?

“I am a classic Disneyland fan,” the fan said. “It’s got the most history. It’s the only park that Walt actually walked in. It still has 11 opening day attractions. There’s so much history, nostalgia. It’s not super spread out, and it’s got another park a couple hundred feet away.”

Sounds magical.

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