The litter of 14 Doberman puppies (Picture: News Team)

A rescue dog who was described as being ‘possibly pregnant’ has given birth to a British record 14 Doberman puppies.

Dog lover Zara Hayes spent £450 on two-year-old on Keela after seeing an advert on a sales website – which said she might be pregnant – because she feared she and her puppies would be exploited.

The 42-year-old, who owns dog rescue company Yappy Ever After, in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, said Doberman puppies are often sold for over £1,000.

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Proud mum Ella (Picture: News Team)

The puppies have already found new homes (Picture: News Team)

Zara then rehomed the pregnant pooch with foster parent Cat Davis, 33, in Cardiff at the end of October last year.



Vets told them Keela was expecting just five or six pups so they were stunned when she gave birth to a litter of 14.

‘We couldn’t believe it when 14 came out, and on December 14 as well, it was a weird coincidence.

‘They have taken over my house and my life, there isn’t much space left that isn’t taken up by dogs.’

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Cat Davis (left) and Zara Hayes pose with Keela (Picture: News Team)

The puppies, who all weigh 3-4kg, are being rehomed by Yappy Ever After for their standard minimum adoption fee of £250, with mum Keela set to stay permanently with Davis.

They have already been snapped up by owners who will be coming to collect them in February.

The dogs were known by numbers at first but have now been given names by their new owners which are – Odin, Kaiser, Zeus, Boudicca, Oscar, Boo, Kayla, Wilson, Shadow, Stan, Zeus (yes, two different owners named their dog Zeus), Patience, Dylan and Blake.

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