Yangtze's homecoming was suitably royal. He flew into Xi'an airport in China's Shaanxi province and was escorted through an A-list entrance where he was greeted by hordes of dog lovers. Once he made his way through the throngs of fans, Yangtze was driven home in a motorcade of 30 black Mercedes-Benz automobiles. Not one car. Thirty cars!
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Ms Wang told Chinese publications, "Gold has a price, but this Tibetan Mastiff doesn't." A fairly rare breed, Tibetan Mastiffs typically cost about $2,000 in the United States, but are more expensive in China where they are valued for their skills as guard dogs, notes MSNBC.
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Yangtze won't be lonely. Ms. Wang owns another Tibetan Mastiff with which she plans to mate Yangtze. Until now, the most expensive dog on record was a Labrador named Lancelot Encore, a cloned dog for whom a Florida couple paid $155,000.
