Tibetan mastiffs are fabulously wealthy in China. They are reportedly one of the oldest and fiercest breeds in the world. According to legend, both Genghis Khan and Buddha had them, and they are known to be great guard dogs. Last week in Qingdao unknown Malaysian businessman paid about $1.5 million for an 11-month-old red Tibetan mastiff named Sensation, tying the record for most expensive dog ever sold. “He is a perfect specimen,” said Mr Lu, who runs the Tibetan Mastiff Garden in Laoshan, near the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao. “He has excellent genes and will be a good breeding dog. When I started in this business, ten years ago, I never thought we would see such a price.”

Three feet tall and weighing in at about 180 pounds, Sensation has been raised on a diet of beef, chicken, abalone, and sea cucumber. The Malaysian businessman says he spends more than $5,000 a month maintaining his five prized beasts. The owner can likely make some of that $1.5 million back, as some breeders are willing to pay as much as $100,000 for his stud services!
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That’s not a joke! Russian designer Art Lebedev created this off-beat “Povodokus”, a dog leash fashioned to look like a handgun. What the Povodokus dog leash lacks in functionality, it makes up with style. The gun’s trigger even acts as the leash release/retractor.

It seems the perfect way to take out your frustrations on your stupid dog. Sure, Pooch thinks that this is just another extendable leash, but now every time Pooch poops and you have to scrape it off the sidewalk, you can get back some dignity by taking aim with the pistol-shaped handle and squeezing a few imaginary rounds into the back of his too-trusting canine pea-brain.
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Luxury goods designer Lori Gardner introduced recently extremely dazzling bathtub studded with 44,928 rose pink Swarovski crystals. To continue this collection she created a mini-version of the tube adapted for your little Poo.

Swarovski-studded Dog Bathtub allows your pet splashing in the lap of luxury. It comes with rose pink Swarovski crystals placed by hand which probably took countless hours. Price: about $4,000.
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Interior designer Brian Patrick Flynn designed extraordinary vintage suitcase dog bed for his white terrier Gidget. He needed a piece of canine furniture that fit in his Mid-Century Modern home and reflected his eclectic tastes and skills as a home makeover TV show producer, interior designer and creator of Décor Demon.

In spectacular fashion, he upcycled a vintage suitcase to make a stylish and functional piece of pet furniture, purposely breathed into a classic form.
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Looking for a luxury aquarium? Well, I’d like to recommend you hand-crafted Finite aquarium. This sophisticated aquarium is designed and produced in the Netherlands. Dozens of hand-cut glass plates make rather unusual and contemporary look. Finite aquarium includes a built-in filter.

Large enough to hold ten gallons of water, this luxury aquarium is completely topless. Price: $6,500. Order online.
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Your lovely kitty deserves luxury bed. Take a look at this cute Cat Rise one. It is available in numerous semi-aniline leather, foam cushioned fleece interior and cushion colors.

The Cat Rise features an ample base which prevents the bed from swaying and tipping. Also, the foam cushions are removable and machine washable. Price: $1250. Order online.
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This fall LeSportSac will launch its incredible pet collection! Among it there will be releasing juicy colored pet carriers and rubber dog bones.

LeSportsac Fall 2010 Pet Collection starts to release in July, stay tuned.
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Looking for contemporary and unusual aquarium? BiOrb Life aquariums offers a wide range of such decisions. Among them I found this sophisticated Reef One Portrait Aquarium made from 6mm acrylic and have a clear, flat front and rear panel glued to a coloured gloss acrylic wrap.

The tanks sit upon an 8mm clear acrylic base. Access to the inside of the new aquariums is via a circular port in the top, into which the recessed lighting unit sits. It uses the identical filtration system everybody is used to in the biOrb and has an LED lighting system providing sunrise, sunlight, sunset, moonlight. Price: £285. Available in black, white and red colors from Pet-supermarket.
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The Ultra Collection includes modern and stylish dog bowls and dishes made of different materials, such as honey onyx, carrara marble, black rock, sea shell and etc. There are different custom sizes and colors.

The curve line gives it the edgy flair and the square legs are clean and very bold. The legs are individually hand crafted and polished to a mirror finish. Two removable stainless steel water/ food bowls polished to a mirror finish are dishwasher safe and easy to clean.

A curved line is carved into each stone top to give it a flowing and unique form. The Sea Shell Pearl & Queen are truly works of art. The Sea Shells are meticulously layered together and coated to a smooth and seamless finish. Price: from $280. Order from Snootypets for US customers or Kevyk for international customers.
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