Golden retriever gives birth to ultra-rare green puppy named 'Shamrock'

​A aureate retriever successful Florida gave commencement to an ultra-rare greenish puppy named Shamrock conscionable 2 weeks earlier nan St. Patrick's Day. 

The owners, Greg and Carole DeBruler, were near shocked erstwhile they noticed that nan greenish hue connected nan newborn was not rubbing off. 

'Mom cleans them, we cleanable them, and it comes disconnected - hers didn't. This is rare,' Carole said successful an question and reply pinch PEOPLE. 

'My hubby and I person been raising puppies for almost 17 years now and we person ne'er seen thing rather for illustration that!' she added. 

Carole, who useful astatine Golden Treasures Kennel successful Pensacola, Florida, explained that while it's not uncommon for light-colored puppies to person a tint erstwhile born, it typically fades distant soon aft birth. 

Shamrock, calved connected March 3, is nan smallest among her siblings, each of whom sported aureate aliases near-white coats.

After respective cleanings, nan acheronian greenish stain connected Shamrock's fur transformed into a 'bright, agleam lime green,' according to Carole.

'And she stayed lime for a bully while,' she added. 

In a clip shared connected nan TikTok relationship @living_the_golden_life, nan greenish puppy stood retired amid nan creamy tones of its littermates arsenic they nursed from their mother. 

'Little Shamrock was calved lucky! She is simply a uncommon pup whose achromatic fur was stained successful nan womb pinch biliverdin,' Carole wrote successful nan caption.

The first video of Shamrock quickly went viral, amassing much than 8 cardinal views and thousands of comments. 

Despite being nan smallest, Shamrock thrived, increasing patient and happy. She besides developed nan strongest characteristic among her mates. 

'She conscionable shines. She was small, but she was feisty,' Carole said. 

Carole explained that Shamrock's unsocial coloring was nan consequence of being stained pinch biliverdin, typically caused by bile salts successful nan mother dog's womb.

A period aft her birth, Shamrock's greenish hue began to fade, arsenic depicted successful a photograph shared connected societal media.

Meanwhile, Shamrock spent her clip wrestling pinch her siblings, displaying nan aforesaid playful power and zest for life arsenic immoderate different puppy.

'She's conscionable nosy to watch,' Carole said, adding that Shamrock was besides nan apical prime for her early family. 

 'The man getting her has conscionable retired, and she will beryllium his world. He loves her already truthful much,' she said of Shamrock's caller owner. 

 'She's truthful loved now, and she's going to beryllium truthful loved successful nan early — and that makes maine happy.'