article_snippet.sent: Just a year ago they could command prices of up to £1.2million each.
article_snippet.sent: Just 13 months ago one puppy sold for £1.2million, which is thought to be the highest price ever paid for a dog.
article_snippet.sent: A property develop bought the golden-haired one-year-old from breeder Zhang Gengyun in the eastern province of Zhejiang.
article_snippet.sent: Most expensive dog in the world: The gold-maned Tibetan mastiff pup (left) sold last year in east China for £1.2million.
article_snippet.sent: The red pup of the same breed (right) fetched nearly £600,000.
highlights_snippet.sent: One puppy was sold for £1.2million to a property developer last year .
  