19 pups and counting! Great Dane gives birth to 19 puppies

YORK HAVEN, Pa. -- Reality TV family the Duggers might be famous for their 19 kids and counting, but imagine having them all come at once! That's what happened to one Pennsylvania family when its Great Dane, Snowy, gave birth to a litter of 19 puppies.

Brandon and Aimie Terry knew Snowy was expecting, but they had quite the surprise when their vet said he counted 15 little spines on the X-ray. Just a week later, Snowy gave birth to the 15 puppies seen on the X-ray, plus four more no one knew were coming.

"It's a shocker, but I'm glad that they're all here," Brandon Terry told ABC affiliate WHTM.

Great Danes normally have around eight puppies in a litter.

The puppies were born just over three weeks ago and recently opened their eyes. Aimie Terry says they are a playful bunch and love to explore.

The family plans to keep their first born pup and hopes to find good homes for the rest.

The largest known litter of puppies is 24, born in 2004 to a Neapolitan mastiff in Cambridgeshire, England, according to ABC News.