Chinese dog breeder sells Tibetan mastiff twins for £1.8m

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A Chinese dog breeder has said that a property developer paid him 18m yuan (£1.8m) for Tibetan mastiff twins, highlighting how the breed has become a status symbol for China's rich.

The large, slobbery dog with massive amounts of hair used to be best known for herding sheep in Tibet, but has now become a luxury for the ultra-rich who want to spread their wealth beyond stocks and real estate.

Breeder Zhang Gengyun said he sold the 1-year-old twin male dogs to a single buyer at a luxury dog fair on Tuesday in wealthy Zhejiang province, located on China's east coast. The sales were reported by the local Qianjiang Evening News.

One of the twins – a golden-haired Tibetan mastiff – was sold for 12m yuan, and his red-haired brother went for 6m yuan.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/20/china-dog-breeder-sells-tibetan-mastiff-twins

Well its yuan for the money, two for the show..........................