Puppy Still Life Fetches Record at Auction

A photograph called “Still Life of a Puppy with Flowers” brought a record $22 million at auction this over the weekend.  Auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York, the print, which was a signed edition numbered one of three, is thought to have been sold for the highest price ever for a puppy-related photo.   The other two editions of the photograph are believed to have been destroyed in a fire, contributing to the high price.

“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Sotheby’s vice president of puppy memorabilia, Thurgood Smithely.  "It’s a fine specimen, and one that I think any collector would adore having.  But I never expected it to sell for so much.“

The auction house had priced the photo originally at $5.6 million, but a bidding war broke out that pushed the final value into the stratosphere.

Via Khanh Hmoong.

PHOTO OP: Is It Gone Yet?

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Terrier Executes Longest Fetch on Record

A Jack Russell Terrier named Linus has returned a stick over the longest distance ever recorded for a game of fetch – approximately 480 kilometers, from Gothenburg to Stockholm in Sweden.

“To be fair, we’re not entirely certain it’s the same stick,” says Adam Franzen, who witnessed the event. “But we’ll give Linus the benefit of the doubt.”

Via Pedro Villarroel.