We're having Octuplets!

We had our fears, but they were realised today when the vet confirmed that Phayu (our golden retriever) is pregnant! In the last week I noticed how she had been getting much bigger around her waist . When she wasn't feeling well over the last two days, it was time to go to the vet and ask the question. Either she was pregnant or she had a large abscess in her abdomen. Off for an ultrasound and there was confirmation we dreaded. We were only in Chiang Mai for 2 nights and that's all it took. We didn't even know at the time that she was in heat, let alone that there was a mangy street dog who could jump the front wall of our yard. I want to get my hands on that dog (or at least close enough to hit him with a pebble). At least if he had been better looking we might have an increased chance of giving the puppies away. The vet advised that on average golden retrievers have 8-9 puppies!!! This is definately not what we bargained for. We didn't have a chance to get her sprayed (desexed) as she was already in heat when we received her. Who could have imagined this ever happening to us. I've never owned a dog in my life. And it is so painfully ironic that we are contributing to the overpopulated dog population of Thailand, something we've deplored. We are praying that Phayu's genes would overwhelm the other mangy dog's - cute puppies PLEASE! Our yard is only big enough for half a dog, let alone 9 or 10!