It’s been a quite weird February with different hilarious things happening. With the Gorilla Glue lady story ending with her finally getting the glue substance out of her hair, the next ridiculous news is coming straight out of Nashville, Tennessee. An 8-year-old border collie is now $5 million richer. She also made history by becoming the youngest millionaire.
Her 84-year-old owner Bill Dorris passed away last year, leaving a will of $5 million to his faithful companion, Lulu. Before passing away Dorris was known as a successful businesses man with multiple investments and landholdings. He’s leaving Dorris behind with close friend 88-year-old Martha Burton. WTVF interviewed Burton and she was as shocked as the world hearing about the inheritance, “I don’t really know what to think about it to tell you the truth. He just really loved the dog,” Burton told the station.
Lulu isn’t the first pet to inherit a huge amount of money from its owner. In 2007, New York heiress Leona Helmsley died in 2007 leaving $12 million to her Maltese dog, Trouble. Which she disinherited her relatives before bequeathing Trouble. However, the judge lowered that inheritance to $2 million. The BBC reported that fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld may have left some of his $200 million fortunes to his cat Choupette after passing away in 2019.
Lulu won’t be able to buy a diamond-encrusted dog collar just yet, due to the way the Dorris’s will is set up Burton will be reimbursed for reasonable monthly expenses instead of receiving the full $5 million for Lulu. The inheritance will be handled by a conservator who will approve and reimburse Burton for expenses to care for Lulu. Which it’s not clear what will happen to any money left in the trust when Lulu someday passes away.
Although dogs can’t legally own money, we hope that Burton takes the time to make sure the $5 million is well spent on whatever dog toys and treats she deserves.