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Where caviar dreams meet dog food
Highest on the list of rich dogs is a German shepherd named Gunther IV, worth roughly $372 million. He inherited his cash from his rich father, Gunther III, who received his assets from a German countess. It’s a serious drop from No. 1 to No. 2. Coming in second are Oprah Winfrey’s dogs. The billionaire media mogul has left $30 million in her will for canine care. Third on the list is the center of a huge legal controversy, Leona Helmsley’s dog, Trouble. The famous hotel owner left $12 million to her Maltese terrier, but a judge cut it to $2 million after legal wrangling by family members. Cat lovers will be unhappy to learn that felines fare worse in the list of rich pets. A stray cat, Tinker, wormed his way into the heart of an old widow. She died, leaving him with a $226,000 trust fund and a new home worth roughly $800,000. Flush-with-cash Tinker has since picked up two female cats, Lucky and Stardust. No word on whether anyone’s been spayed or neutered in the $800K love nest. Actress Beryl Reid bequeathed her $1.8 million cottage to her cats, Hamish, Boon, Eilen, Coco, and Tuffnel. One of Reid’s friends was commissioned to take care of the cats.
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