Friday, June 10, 2011

Only In America: Trouble, the pampered pooch that Leona Helmsley bequeathed $12 million to, died in luxury at age 12.

According to NBC Connecticut the Maltese had the rare ability to melt the icy heart of the hotel boss dubbed the Queen of Mean. When she died in 2007, she left the staggering sum to the pup, even though several of her heirs got zilch. A judge later knocked the inheritance down to $2 million.

The rich pup had been cared for since her owner's death by the general manager of the Helmsley Sandcastle hotel in Sarasota. According to the New York Daily News, caretakers spent $8,000 on grooming and $1,200 on food each year for the dog..

Helmsley had wanted the dog interred with her in the family's 12,000-square-foot mausoleum in tony Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., but pets are not allowed there...

Read more at: http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/weird/12M-dog-Leona-Helmsleys-Beloved-Pooch-Dies-123554124.html

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