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When it came to her beloved Maltese Trouble, the Queen of Mean was all heart. Real estate mogul Leona Helmsley, who died Aug. 20, left $12 million of her estimated $8 billion estate for the upkeep of her 8-year-old dog, even as two of her four grandchildren got nada. The canine, bought as a puppy for Helmsley by a friend, has had a colorful past: She starred in ads for Helmsley's hotels and was accused of biting a former Helmsley housekeeper, who tried and failed to sue for damages in 2005. A fan of cream cheese, steamed vegetables, and grilled chicken and fish, always served by hand, the dog—and control of the pup's money—are now in the hands of Helmsley's 80-year-old brother Alvin Rosenthal.

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WHAT $12 MILLION WILL BUY HER: 1,044,386 ORGANIC, 3-LB. FREE-RANGE CHICKENS, which Helmsley served her pet grilled and on a silver platter with steamed vegetables.

138,823 CASHMERE DOG SWEATERS from Saks Fifth Avenue. Trouble (seen right in a blue-and-white sweater) would have enough left to buy a diamond-studded collar—Leona once dressed her in one—from Bark Avenue Jewelers, at $200,000.

At current New York City rates, the posh pet could afford uninterrupted PRIVATE DOG WALKING FOR 52 YEARS.

All 16,000 SEATS to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show for six years running.

Lots of company: Trouble's new riches could buy her at least 1,000 MALTESE PLAYMATES.

Richest Dog in the World?
Trouble is rich but not as rich as Gunther. In 1991 German countess Carlotta Liebenstein left her $80 million estate to her German shepherd Gunther III. After the dog died a few years later, the riches passed to his heir, Gunther IV.