Special Delivery: Soldier's Pet Rottweiler Gives Birth To Largest Litter Born In UK

Sweet sixteen, Roxy and her puppies (Picture: SWNS).

A soldier's pregnant pet Rottweiler has given birth to sixteen puppies - the largest litter born in the UK.

Corporal Mark Marshall had been expecting Roxy to have just six puppies and watched on in amazement as she had a further ten.

He said: "The scan showed six puppies and I thought 'great, I'm happy with that ... But no - there was another ten hiding somewhere!"

Mark, who serves with the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment at Weeton Barracks, has had the litter on a military-style feeding regime.

This involved 40-minute spells with eight on at a time and a one hour break for hard-working mum Roxy in between.

"I was feeding them in groups of eight for eight days straight and going to work in between."

"It's definitely been a lot to handle and it has been really tiring.

The puppies who were born in March are now eight weeks old and on the verge of moving in with their new owners dotted around the country.

Although Mark and his family will be keeping one of the cute canines, that they have named Bella.

Mark is deciding whether to apply for the official Rottweiler record.