Man lives with 13 golden retrievers

By Barney Riley via SWNS

A devoted dog owner lives with 13 golden retrievers after he decided to keep a whole litter of puppies - then adopted another one that was due to be put down.

Collin Standon, 24, already had three golden retrievers when cherished pets Chloe and Sam had a litter of nine pups and he decided to keep them all.

He then adopted another golden retriever named Buddy after a shelter was set to put him down.

Collin now has 13 fully-grown dogs, which include Buddy, Chloe, Sam, Chloe's sister Emma and the nine pups; Rocky, Moose, Raider, Cowboy, Pumpkin, Sunshine, Missy, Angel and Callie.

Feeding the whole gang is hard work in itself. The dogs go through nine pounds in weight of dog food every day.

This adds up to 10, 40-pound bags-a-month, with boys getting three scoops and girls getting two.

Collin, who lives near Dallas, Texas, said: "It's not like anything you'd ever imagine, happiness is an understatement.

"Challenges would be maintaining them, being golden retrievers they come with lots of upkeep.

"I hear people complaining about keeping up with one or two - try 13."