The million-pound mutt: Red Tibetan Mastiff becomes world’s most expensive dog
Howllo Fellow Basset Hound and, say what?, lovers….
The Red Tibetan Mastiff Is The Most Expensive Dog In The World.
His breed has been owned by such luminaries as Queen Victoria, King George IV and Genghis Khan who supposedly took 30,000 of the dogs with his army in his bid to conquer Western Europe.
They say money can’t buy love but £1million will get you man’s most expensive best friend.
A red Tibetan mastiff has become the priciest dog in the world after being sold for 10 million Chinese yuan, or £945,000.
Big Splash, or Hong Dong in Chinese, was bought by a coal baron from the north of China.
And it’s lucky his new master is a multi-millionaire, because the hefty price tag doesn’t factor in Big Splash’s diet enough chicken and beef to fill a growing 180lb dog, spiced up with Chinese delicacies such as sea cucumber and abalone.
His owner will need a big house too, as adult Tibetan Mastiffs have been known to weigh as much as 286lb, or more than 20 stone the same as a sizeable rugby player. However the typical weight for a fully grown Tibetan Mastiff is around 13 stone.
But according to breeder Lu Liang, Big Splash is a ‘perfect specimen’ and the extravagant price for the 11-month-old is completely justified.
He said: ‘We have spent a lot of money raising this dog, and we have the salaries of plenty of staff to pay’ adding that the new owner could charge almost £10,000 a time for Big Splash to breed with a female.
The high price paid for the dog is a sign that the red Tibetan mastiff has become a status symbol in China, replacing jewellery and cars as a way for the super-rich to show off their wealth.
Not only is red considered a lucky colour, but Tibetan mastiffs are thought to be holy animals, blessing their owners’ health and security.
Tibetans believe the dogs have the souls of monks and nuns who were not good enough to be reincarnated as humans or into Shambhala, the heavenly realm.
Owners of the breed have included Queen Victoria, King George IV and Genghis Khan who supposedly took 30,000 of the dogs with his army in his bid to conquer Western Europe.
Then we have the world’s most interesting dog. He is the very rare Bastiff only found in the exclusive enclave of bassethoundtown.
Rumor has it, that the rare Bastiff is “priceless”….
More fun facts later…Love, Cat, Chaps and Emma
Comments(10)
I think our Mayor shows the distintive qualities of someone with purpose, responsibility, and leadership. The mastiff is beautiful but just looks like a stuff animal at a fair.
Also, our Mayor STYLE!
The Red fluff ball is charming, but Chaps , oh Chaps, you are the man!
Yes, PRICELESS! A measly 1 million wouldn’t be enough for the Mayor, that’s for sure.
i think i would be afraid to own the world’s most costly dog..the pressure of it all…altho maybe there would be a market for the world’s most costly dog crap….
i mean could you walk it? feel safe taking it anywhere?
the mayor is so much more da man1
Last year or a few years ago another mastiff like this was the record holder. A Chinese woman picked him up at the airport and 30 black limos caravaned back to her stately manor. Too funny!
“Yangtze came home to an A-List entrance at Xi’an airport in China’s Shaanxi province, where he was reportedly greeted by hordes of dog lovers and picked up on Wednesday by a motorcade of 30 black Mercedes-Benz cars.
“Gold has a price, but this Tibetan Mastiff doesn’t,” she was quoted as saying to Chinese publications.”
Chaps is priceless!
You know in that second photo the mastiff looks like he should be the lion in the Wizard of Oz.
And the Mayor’s photo shows a real professional: elegant, thoughtful, and such a marvelous hunk of hound. I just want to hug and kiss him.
One of the Mayor’s groupies,
Mary in TX
Mary that is so cute! The Mayor loves his groupies!
Expensive or not, I’d still take a Basset Hound over any Tibetan any day!
ditto that Amanda!