"Of course I did not know the dog was so special," said Zhang Yanbo, the owner of the restaurant. "Generally we buy dogs from people who have them as pets but do not want to keep them. We buy all dogs apart from lap dogs, which are too small. We also buy from the market on Sundays. If business is good, we usually buy a dog a day. For a simple dog dish, we charge around 30 yuan for 750g."