From millions in real estate to jet-setting around the globe, the world’s richest dog is rolling in the dough. Gunther VI is a German Shepherd with a net worth of $400 million. It sounds too good to be true, but Gunther is the heir to his grandfather’s fortune. Gunther III was owned by mysterious German countess Karlotta Leibenstein. Before she died in 1992, she left her $80 million estate in the paws of the pooch because she had no living heirs after her son’s tragic death. Since dogs can’t manage their own money, the countess left Gunther’s fortune in the hands of Italian pharmaceutical heir Maurizio Mian, a friend of the countess’s late son. Now, 33 years later, Mian has built a lucrative and lavish empire for Gunther’s descendants, including a $7.5 million Miami mansion he purchased from Madonna on Gunther’s behalf, which was then sold for a profit at $29 million. Under Mian’s care, Gunther’s original $80 million inheritance has grown to $400 million. Gunther VI now lives in Italy, where he has an entire staff that waits on his every need, including a private chef, legal and public relations teams, and a security team that escorts him to a high-end groomer. Gunther is said to own multiple mansions and prefers to fly private over commercial flights.
