An enormous Tibetan mastiff puppy has been sold for almost £1.2million, smashing the previous record for the world's most expensive dog.
A property developer in China stumped up 12million yuan for the golden-maned one-year-old at a luxury pet fair in Hangzhou in the eastern province of Zhejiang yesterday. It was said to weigh 90kg (14stone) and stand 32in tall.
A second, red-haired pup fetched £600,000.
The dogs' breeder Zhang Gengyun told the Qianjiang Evening News: "They have lion's blood and are top-of-the-range mastiff studs.
"Pure Tibetan mastiffs are very rare, just like our nationally treasured pandas, so the prices are high."
Originally bred for hunting, Tibetan mastiffs have become a status symbol in China. Not true mastiffs, they were so named by Western visitors because it means “ big dog".
In 2011, one red-coloured Tibetan mastiff called Bug Splash sold for a reported £971,000 to a coal baron in the north of China.
source: Mirror UK
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