Mother Dog Gives Birth To An Incredibly Rare Puppy

[Music] when a dog becomes pregnant all the owners can hope for is the mother and the puppies are safe and born without complications however every once in a while a puppy's born that leaves the owners scratching their hands this is what happened in july 2017 when mother louise and her daughter chloe discovered that their dog rio had given birth to something incredible startled at first little did they know it would change their lives forever hailing from goals being the scottish highlands louis sutherland is an avid animal lover for as long as she can remember she's always been surrounded by animals yet her life completely changed after her family dog became pregnant with a house full of loving dogs and cats she's seen just about everything there is to see when it comes to her pets however when her golden retriever gave birth to an adorable litter of puppies she was confronted with something she'd never seen before although louise loves all her animals her golden retriever rio has a very special place in her heart at just three years old rio's everything that louise could want in a canine companion and she loves her dearly rio had her first litter of puppies when she was around 2 years old so louise felt comfortable knowing what she was doing when rio became pregnant again rio's first litter was perfectly healthy and there were no complications which is exactly what louise expected the second time around after a relatively short five-hour delivery rio had given birth to five cute and healthy puppies during her first pregnancy already having their fair share of dogs louise and her family decided not to keep them and give them to loving families they knew would love and care for the pups although it was hard to give the puppies away the family knew they would have great lives of their own this wasn't the first batch of puppies they'd sold either but they didn't know how different it would be the next time around because rio had already undergone one successful pregnancy and birthing process luis had no reason to suspect the second one was going to be any different if something had gone awry the first time however she might have had reason to worry with rio fully pregnant they began to prepare for the incoming litter of puppies they needed all the right supplies to take care of the newborns until they were old enough to give to new homes after what happened to be a healthy pregnancy rio gave birth in early july 2017. rio grace louise is home with nine adorable puppies who all seemed healthy as could be rio was clearly a proud mother especially after they began to feed while rio settled back into her motherly role once again louise and her daughter noticed something strange about one of the newborn pups they noticed it because it was clearly stuck out against the sea of white that was the other puppies although rio's pregnancy went as well as expected unfortunately the same couldn't be said about the birthing process luckily she was under the watchful care of louise and her daughter claire who were right next to rio in case anything went wrong they didn't want to force anything but they wanted to make sure rio was comfortable and safe while birthing their puppies however once they realized something was off they knew they had to step in to protect both the mother and her pups as louise and claire watched closely all they could tell was the labor was not going as well as planned rio was giving them an uncomfortable look and they could see that one of the puppies was stuck when they took a closer look now the two had a decision to make they could keep their distance and hope that rio pulled through where they could step in and see how they could help in the end they decided to help their beloved dog in an interview with a son luis noted that when they noticed that rio was in irregular type of pain when giving birth everybody was all hands on deck louise and claire knew they couldn't just sit around and wait for something terrible to happen so they put on their gloves and got to work they helped rio with her first puppy to help alleviate some of her pain and luckily that's all the help she needed after the first puppy was born the following eight pups came into the world with no needed assistance after everything was said and done all the puppies had been born louise was still shaken from the ordeal thankful that it was over she also couldn't help but admire what a strong and brave mother rio had been through the herring process rio immediately took her puppies next to her being the loving mother that she is however as louise and claire were looking over the newborns they couldn't help but notice something was different about one of them golden retriever dogs especially puppies tend to be the same color and that's what makes them golden retrievers the other puppies had the typical white gold coloring except one that stuck out among its siblings one puppy was the color of mint green something nobody had expected louise and claire were speechless when they saw the puppy and were unsure of what to do while they found the dog to be striking they were also concerned if something was wrong with either ria or the puppy noticing the dog's strange coloring their emotions were a mix of fascination and worry they figured something had to be wrong if the dog's coat was green most of the time when something's green on the body that's usually not a good sign they hoped the poor newborn wasn't in any serious danger wondering if professional medical care might be required they took to the internet to get some answers and see if they should actually be worried luckily for rio the puppy and louise and claire they discovered the green newborn wasn't in immediate danger however what they did find was that they were caring for an incredibly rare puppy although they knew that the pup was definitely unique little did they know that it was a phenomenon that is extremely uncommon thankful that the puppy was going to be okay louise and claire were still beside themselves never in a million years would they have thought rio would give birth to a green baby from their research they learned that ryo's uniquely green puppy is only one of a handful that have been born across the world the number of puppies born with even a slight green hue is incredible so the fact that rio had one was particularly exciting to everyone's relief this condition has nothing to do with a medical condition and the dog was perfectly healthy if you're familiar with the anatomy of female dogs you may know that they have a substance known as biliveridin in their womb biliverdin is a green bar that can be found in the womb of female dogs although the reason why they have it is still up for debate it's part of their basic anatomy some have come to the conclusion that it plays a role during pregnancy providing essential nutrients for the puppies in the womb it might even play a key role in the survival although biliveritain may sound like something only dogs produce that's not the case humans have it in their body as well and it's visible when we get a bruise it's the reason our bruises turn a green and yellow color during the healing process while the visibility of biliveritin is natural after bruising too much of it can actually be harmful to the body having an excess amount can result in jaundice which is more common in infants and young children though it can happen to adults too typically you can't see the evidence of biliverdin among puppies even though it's in their bloodstream as it's hidden deep beneath their fern skin however when a puppy comes out green the reason is that the mother's biliverdin could have become mixed in with a womb's amniotic fluid this is the case for rio's green pup in which the bill of urden around the fetus stained his fur making him the unique little guy he is while the existence of biliverdin may stain a puppy's fur there are no life-threatening effects to the puppy and it's only for a short while it's only a temporary change in the color of the dog's fur and the green color will slowly go away as the weeks go by the hair will grow out and the color will also disappear from washing and licking from their mother before you know it the pup will look just like their siblings which is what happened to rios even though louise and claire knew their special puppy wouldn't stay green forever they couldn't deny that the dog was something special with everything they'd been through the puppy had earned a special place in their hearts he was after all their little green pup although they loved all their puppies equally they felt a special attachment to the little one and knew that he needed a name that fit him and made him unique they knew the name had to do with something like the color green and it was only appropriate luckily for them the scottish highlands had more than enough green with its rolling hills forests and shrubbery so they didn't have to look far for inspiration they decided that the best name for the dog was forest because he was born in the highlands and was as green as the trees when he was born although louise and claire would have loved to have a litter of nine puppies running around the house forever it wasn't practical it was now the time that the pups were adopted into loving homes they all deserved while giving up any of the puppies was going to be heartbreaking they couldn't think about giving up forest they had been through so much and even named him and decided that being born green was a sign he belonged in their family so they kept forest and couldn't be happier with their decision you