Comments on: That’s One Rich Puppy! Dog gets $12 Million Trust Fund

By: Mark McGuire

Mark McGuire — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:29:32 +0000

She was probably accounting for inflation with the price of dog food and veternairy care nowdays. After all, a dog year is 7 human years or something like that. LOL.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:33:22 +0000

I agree, Golbguru. I’m sure there is some reason behind this and both of your assumptions are probably correct. She wanted to teach he kin a lesson, or at least spite them, and the trust has some other purpose the public is not privy to.

By: Golbguru

Golbguru — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:15:24 +0000

There aren’t many days in a year when you feel like being a dog.. but things like these might just provide enough motivation.

I think she probably did something like that to “teach a lesson” to some of her relatives or something of that sort. There might even be a noble motive, but it’s hard to say since the media tends to take things out of context.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:09:06 +0000

Dimes, you would hope that is what will happen, but I have no clue. It is in a trust, so there could be explicit instructions or it could be left to the discretion of the trustee.

By: dimes

dimes — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:46:07 +0000

After the dog dies the proceeds could go to various rescue societies. That would be a wise use of funds, assuming everyone else has been provided for.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:05:04 +0000

Oh, I agree, Jason. It’s her money she can do with it what she pleases. I don’t know the situation between her and her slighted grandkids, but I don’t have a problem with it. She chose not to leave them any money, and so be it.

But there is no way anyone can convince me it will take $12 million to care for a dog for the rest of its life. I can only imagine there is some kind of pass through or beneficial tax law that will leave the remainder of the money in the trust to her brother when the dog passes on. Oh, and when it does, it will be buried in her family mausoleum.

By: Jason Dean

Jason Dean — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:03:30 +0000

Sure, it’s over the top — but it is her money. She should have every right to dispense of it as she chooses, including giving it to her dog.

But yeah, $12 million is excessive for a dog — a dog could not possibly need or even want that kind of money. Depending on the dog’s age, I’m sure a few hundred grand could have had him in Doggy Heaven for the rest of his life.

Still, I’d rather read a story about an eccentric willing $12 million to her pooch than about Michael Vick! His dogs are going to cost him about ten times that much.

By: james

james — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:58:09 +0000

probably one of the saddest things I’ve ever heard – an animal over bloodline