Chinese man wants to swap dogs for BMW car

Beijing, May 11 (IANS) A man in China is trying to trade his two expensive dogs for a BMW car since he needs to travel with his ailing wife, a media report said.

Pan, 61, sits by the roadside in Hangzhou town along with his two pedigree Tibetan mastiffs, one golden and one black, reported China Daily citing news website Rednet.

The man, who once had as many as 100 dogs, said his wife was suffering from cancer and he now wants to trade his two best mastiffs for a BMW or other car so that he can take his wife to her hometown and other places.

"Maybe she will recover from the illness during the travel," he was quoted as saying.

Tibetan mastiffs originate from China's Qinghai-Tibet plateau. They are large and potentially ferocious, very aggressive to strangers but placid with their owners.