What breed is Yangtze River Number Two, believed to be the worlds most expensive dog?”
A black Tibetan mastiff has become the world’s most expensive dog after a Chinese woman paid the equivalent of £352,000 for it. The millionairess owner and her new dog flew into Xi’an, the capital of the Shaanxi province, where they were greeted by a fleet of 30 black limousines. She revealed that her ‘priceless pet’ had been named ‘Yangtze River Number Two’ and added: ‘Gold has a price, but this Tibetan mastiff doesn’t.’ The millionaire, who only gave her surname as Wang, said she and a friend had spent a long time searching for an original Tibetan mastiff. She and a friend had travelled to the Tibetan province of Qinghai with a bitch mastiff they already owned. In the town of Yushu they spotted the new dog and decided on the spot to buy it, regardless of price. The Tibetan mastiff is an ancient breed that originates with nomadic cultures of Central Asia and northern India. As a flock guardian dog in Tibet, it renowned for being tenacious in its ability to confront predators the size
