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[Windancer]

£1 million for 'world's most expensive dog'

A Red Tibetan Mastiff puppy has become the world's most expensive dog after being sold for almost £1 million.

£1m red Tibetan mastiff puppy









By Malcolm Moore, Shanghai 11:59AM GMT 15 Mar 2011

Tibetan Mastiffs are huge and fierce guard dogs that have stood watch over nomad camps and monasteries on the Tibetan plateau for centuries.

They are thought to be one of the world's oldest breeds, and legend has it that both Genghis Khan and Lord Buddha kept them.

More recently, however, they have become highly

 

[padkins]

Oh, he's so cute! I wouldn't pay a million for him though, even if I had it! :goofy:

 

[NessaM]

Holy poop, what a color! He's lovely.

 

[YorkvilleNewfie]

What is with all of these Tibetan Mastiffs being sold for 6 figures lately? Does anybody know what this is all about??

 

[Windancer]

( con. )

More recently, however, they have become highly-prized status symbols for China's new rich. The dogs are thought to be a pure "Chinese" breed and they are rarely found outside Tibet, giving them an exclusivity that other breeds cannot match.

Accordingly, prices have risen from around 5,000 yuan a puppy five years ago to the hundreds of thousands and even millions.

Big Splash, or "Hong Dong" in Chinese, is 11-months-old but already stands nearly three-feet-high at the shoulder and weighs more than 180lbs, according to his breeder, Lu Liang.

• "He is a perfect specimen," said Mr Lu, who runs the Tibetan Mastiff Garden in Laoshan, near the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao. "He has excellent genes and will be a good breeding dog. When I started in this business, ten years ago, I never thought we would see such a price."

Mr Lu said the details of the sale were confidential, but revealed that the buyer, who payed 10 million yuan (£945,000), was a multi-millionaire coal baron from the north of China.
"I could see he loved the puppy, or I would not have sold him," he added. "The buyer told me he thought he was a good investment. As a male dog, he can be hired out to other breeders for as much as 100,000 yuan a shot. He could recoup his money in just a couple of years."
Mr Lu said Big Splash had been fed a diet of chicken and beef, spiced up with exotic Chinese delicacies such as sea cucumber and abalone.
"The price is justified," he said. "We have spent a lot of money raising this dog, and we have the salaries of plenty of staff to pay."
Before the sale, the world's most expensive dog was another Tibetan Mastiff, named Yangtze River Number Two, who was sold in 2009 for four million yuan.
Upon its arrival in the central city of Xi'an, Yangtze River Number Two was chauffeured to its new home by a motorcade of 30 black limousines, prompting widespread scorn at the tastelessness of some of China's nouveau riche.




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[Windancer]

I want one !!

 

[KodysGrandma]

Oh my, he is adorable.

 

[NessaM]

What is with all of these Tibetan Mastiffs being sold for 6 figures lately? Does anybody know what this is all about??

According to the article I just read, Kristen, they're a status symbol in China...supposed to be good guard dogs, and so were prized for that initially, but now they're a straight up symbol of affluence - like owning Louis Vuitton luggage in the States.

 

[YorkvilleNewfie]

Well, thats a good motivation I guess...or not. At least this fad will probably ensure these guys the kind of care that most of the people in China could only dream of...wait, that's not so positive sounding either...

Gorgeous dogs though.

 

[Liisa]

Hmmmmm.... maybe I could offer Pari up on a co-ownership to help fund her surgery?

Lord knows, I definitely should have done it with KHabo (one luxating patella and many trips to the cancer specialist later).

Such a good thing I love them!!! :uglyhammer:

 

[Windancer]

I don't trust the chinese culture when it comes to dogs. The last I knew it is very heavily taxed, and only the rich enjoy dog ownership. I question whether they really invest love into their dogs.. Dog lovers can go to the cities and 'rent' a dog to walk around...Another part of their culture skins them for the fur, and eats their meat. Unike the Japanese who treat them like children.

 

[BoundlessNewfs]

Is that his real color? I swear, he looks dyed.

 

[AngusMcDubhsMom]

OMG,he's stunning! ( I have to admit when I saw the title of the post, I thought it was a Newf owner talking about what we've spent on our "mere" Newfs...:lol::lol:

 

[AngusMcDubhsMom]

Unike the Japanese who treat them like children.

that would be ME!

 

[TerriW]

Upon its arrival in the central city of Xi'an, Yangtze River Number Two was chauffeured to its new home by a motorcade of 30 black limousines, prompting widespread scorn at the tastelessness of some of China's nouveau riche.

Ok love your dog, pay a million for a dog, but 30 limousines?? :shocker:

 

[wrknnwf]

Interestingly, red does not appear to be an acceptable AKC color for Tibetans.

 

[KS Newf]

What a gorgeous animal!

 

[rhoward]

Sadie wants a makeover after seeing the red hot Mastiff! I'm agreeing with her. I think a nice blonde with extensions. :lol:

 

[charlieinnj]

He's gorgeous!

 

[Liisa]

Interestingly, red does not appear to be an acceptable AKC color for Tibetans.

It's not.