As they like to say on one of L.A.’s local TV news broadcasts, another aaaaaaw story to brighten your evening. Something of an oxymoron, but what the heck.

Although most of us enjoy a happy story spotlighting tiny, fluffy, furry newborn critters, there are always some who will think they are simply aaaaawfuuul!

According to the British Dalmatian Club, the birth of three six-packs worth of Dalmatian pups might be a howling record-breaker.

Button, the mother of the 18 puppies, is the daughter of the dog who was the character Dipstick in Disney’s 102 Dalmatians.

The pups, delivered by Caesarean section, are being hand-fed by the owners, Adam and Nicola Morley of Melton Mowbray.

Paul Hoskins of the Leicestershire Dalmatian Club said he thinks this is the biggest litter he’s ever heard of, and cited the recent birth of a 14-pup litter.

A Guinness World Book of Records spokesman said their recorded record birth is 24 pups born to a mastiff in 2004, but they don’t break down the canine births by breed.

If going to the dogs means there is a trend developing in high numbers of puppies being born to one mother, maybe doggone time to have individual born-by-breed categories.

Can you imagine an itty-bitty Chihuahua popping out ten pups?

Ouch!