until then, he was just a fan and owner of a tibetan mastiff. >> pedigree tibetan mastiffs are in demand the wealthy in china. gao hopes to sell his own dogs in the future and continue breeding. owning a tibet aan mastiff was onthe means of many chinese citizens. but the high prices only fuelled the fire to have one. animal rights activist liu contacted us. she wants to take us to see a tibetan mastiff. when we reach her apartment, seven dogs are running around. she has taken them in as she can't find them new homes no matter how hard she tries. >> liu is from a province where it's customary to eat dog meat on special occasions. but she always opposed it, beg her parents and other adults to stop. gi gi her parents and other adults to stop. beggin her parents and oth adults to stop. g her parents an adults to stop. >> she takes to us see the tibetan mastiff she wanted to show us. it's being kept in a town two hours away. she called the dog do-akhyi, which means the bringer of good fortunate. she rescued her two years ago on line. she said the dog was poorly cared for and had a skin diseas