Wealthy Chinese are apparently crazy about a dog breed. Unlike status-seeking westerners and their pocket pooches, Chinese with big incomes are dropping a lot of money on the Tibetan mastiff, a regal-looking large dog that was originally bred by the nomads of Central Asia.
In September a woman in Xi'an spent some $600,000 on an 18-month-old Tibetan mastiff. That dog's arrival was greeted by a 30-car convoy from the airport and host of events with his owner.
U.S.A. Today also has a report on China's mastiff craze and introduces us to dog breeder Zhao Yanjun, who makes around $400,000 a year breeding dogs and names them after world leaders.
Also read "Chinese put these dogs on pedestals".
Click here to see more Tibetan Mastiff photos.
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