Italian entrepreneur and pharmaceutical heir Maurizio Mian, known for his eccentricity and the bizarre legend of his wealthy German shepherds named Gunther, took his antics into the music world in 1990. His Gunther Group released Wild Dog, a house music track on Casablanca Records that prominently featured sampled dog barking. Mian, the CEO of The Gunther Corporation, has often used his dogs as figureheads for investments in sports, real estate, and media, keeping the myth of a millionaire canine dynasty alive for decades.
