TAMPA, Fla. -- A service dog gave birth to eight puppies at Tampa International Airport on Friday.
- Service dog gives birth to 8 puppies at Tampa airport
- Ellie, a yellow lab, went into labor while waiting for a flight
- She gave birth to 7 males and 1 female
A yellow lab named Eleanor “Ellie” Rigby and her owners were getting ready to board a flight when she went into labor.
The 2-year-old dog gave birth to seven male puppies and one female puppy, according to Tampa Fire Rescue.
Paramedics were at the airport and assisted with the delivery.
The puppies’ father, a service dog named Nugget, was among the onlookers at the airport.
It was a "ruff day for this mama at Gate F80," Tampa International Airport posted on Twitter.