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    HAGERSTOWN, Md. - They're not as loaded as Leona Helmsley's
   pooch, but three Maryland canines are plenty rich enough to live
   high on the dog.

   The dogs — named Buckshot, Katie and Obu-Jet — inherited
   $400,000 and a house in Hagerstown with the death last year of
   owner Ken Kemper. Altogether, their estate is worth about
   $800,000.

   The beagle and two Labrador mixes were strays when Kemper adopted
   them. They now live at their house with caretaker Roy Grady.

   They might not be aware of their wealth, but they do know that on
   one night a week Grady treats them to spaghetti dinner, with
   meatballs and garlic bread.

   "They love it," he said. "They know when it's coming on Friday,
   too. They have that time clock."

   Top-notch benefits
   They also get health care. When Katie got out of the yard last
   summer and was hit by a car, she made 40 visits to a
   veterinarian's office to mend her broken legs and hip. The bill
   was close to $6,000.

   Helmsley's dog, a pampered but reportedly ill-tempered Maltese
   named Trouble, inherited $12 million from the late hotelier. But
   unlike that pooch, Kemper's pets seem content romping in their
   yard.

   "They're the most loving dogs," Grady said.

   Kemper worked for the Voice of America and commonly brought home
   stray dogs when he returned from overseas assignments.

   The executor of Kemper's estate, longtime friend Karin Anderson,
   said that when the dogs die, she will probably donate the
   remainder of the estate to an animal charity because that's what
   Kemper would have wanted.

   "He really loved animals," Anderson said. "The man's heart was so
   big, it needed its own ZIP code."   They might not be aware of their wealth, but they do know that on
   one night a week Grady treats them to spaghetti dinner, with
   meatballs and garlic bread.

   "They love it," he said. "They know when it's coming on Friday,
   too. They have that time clock."

   Top-notch benefits
   They also get health care. When Katie got out of the yard last
   summer and was hit by a car, she made 40 visits to a
   veterinarian's office to mend her broken legs and hip. The bill
   was close to $6,000.

   Helmsley's dog, a pampered but reportedly ill-tempered Maltese
   named Trouble, inherited $12 million from the late hotelier. But
   unlike that pooch, Kemper's pets seem content romping in their
   yard.

   "They're the most loving dogs," Grady said.

   Kemper worked for the Voice of America and commonly brought home
   stray dogs when he returned from overseas assignments.

   The executor of Kemper's estate, longtime friend Karin Anderson,
   said that when the dogs die, she will probably donate the
   remainder of the estate to an animal charity because that's what
   Kemper would have wanted.

   "He really loved animals," Anderson said. "The man's heart was so
   big, it needed its own ZIP code."


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