Eyes wide, paws draped over the side of their pen, these sixteen cute puppies gleefully peered out at the world as they enjoyed celebrity status as the largest litter in Guide Dogs history.
The German Shepherd-Golden Retriever mix litter of puppies were sired by the charity's most prolific stud, Trigger, a six-year-old Golden Retriever who now has fathered 239 dogs.
The average litter size for dogs across all breeds in the UK is five to six, while for a German Shepherd it is eight.
Golden Retriever-German Shepherd puppies, from a litter of 16, attend a health check-up at the Guide Dogs National Centre in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
The puppies enjoyed the outdoors after their mother set record for the charity's largest ever litter
Before the puppies go to their individual homes with puppy raisers they had a health check
Matthew Bottomley, head of breeding at sight loss charity Guide Dogs UK, said: 'A litter of sixteen is incredibly unusual, but such a gift.
'The pandemic has had a detrimental impact on our charity's breeding programme and how many litters we can have, so these puppies are even more treasured.
'Our staff and volunteers have been working tirelessly to ensure all the puppies have thrived and they are now ready to start their journeys to becoming life-changing guide dogs for people with sight loss.'
They are a litter of crossbreed puppies as their mother is a German Shepherd and their father a Golden Retriever
Dog Care and Welfare staff at the Guide Dogs National Centre in Leamington Spa with the adorable puppies
Some of the puppies had dark fur (left). Meanwhile, some of their siblings had
