Farmer live-tweets birth of 10 sheepdog puppies

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Friday, March 20, 2015
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James Rebanks, a farmer in England also known as the Herdwick Shepherd, just got ten new puppies...and a whole bunch of new Twitter followers.

When his sheepdog, Floss, got pregnant, Rebanks gave his followers regular updates. Then he live-tweeted the whole birth.


Rebanks already had a strong following on his Twitter account, Herdwick Sheperd, often posting about his life as a shepherd and Floss' life as a sheepdog.


The live updates on the birth, however, really won the internet over.


Here are some of the highlights as ten adorable puppies made their way into the world:

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