Meet Merumo-chan, the most spoiled dog in Japan

Japanese TV reports about a dog that is quite possibly Japan’s most spoiled dog. Merumo, a materialistic 10-year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a top model for Japanese dog magazines and holds the title “The Best of the Best of Breed 2004″  given by the prestigious Pedigree Award.



The TV crew visits the apartment where Merumo lives with her two owners (or servants as the case may be). The elevator has a special security system that won’t let you enter the 9th floor without owner’s permission to protect the dog from uninvited guests, curious kids, possible kidnappers, robbers and other villains.



Let’s check out some highlights from the report:

※ Merumo gets a haircut twice a month and spends 8000 yen per visit (about $90).

※ The dog is sensitive to heat so the owners invested into marble flooring for the living room at a cost of nearly 3,000,000 yen (about $34,000).

※ Merumo quenches her thirst from a silver Gucci bowl. When she goes out, they can carry her around in a Louis Vuitton bag or walk her using a Hermes brand leash worth 85,000 yen ($950) and a collar that cost separately 65,000 yen ($726).

※ The owners rent a separate room in the building that serves as a closet for Merumo’s clothes. They even sell some clothes to Merumo’s fans who want to buy her clothes for their own dogs.

※ Since Merumo is a Japanese dog, she also has her own kimono (80,000 yenov or $895).

※ The dog owns 10 fashionable fur coats (one cost 180,000 yen, about $2000) and a lot of other clothes and accessories that cost altogether about 3 million yen (around $34,000).

※ Merumo’s daily meals are prepared from expensive vegetables and first-class Matsuzaka meat. They buy his food at luxurious Takashimaya department store.

What about the owners? The husband and wife don’t have any children, run a private dance school and also have two just as spoiled cats that keep Merumo company. They don’t buy any expensive clothes for themselves and purchase cheap food from a local supermarket. At the end of the report, the wife justifies Merumo’s extravagant lifestyle by comparing him to a child. She says that many parents would spend large amounts of money to send their child to the best schools, so they spend this money on the dog instead.

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