Pink's nutty doggie Graceland

Jan 19, 2007, 12:00 GMT

epa00855207 U.S. singer Pink performs on stage at the Avo Session in Basel, Switzerland, Friday, 03 November 2006. EPA/GEORGIOS KEFALAS

Pink is building a miniature version of Elvis Presley's famous Graceland home to bury her dead dog in.

The singer was left devastated this week when she returned home to her Los Angeles mansion find her beloved bulldog Elvis had drowned in her swimming pool.

Pink named the pooch after the late rock 'n' roll legend because he was given to her as a gift by Elvis' daughter Lisa-Marie Presley and the two have now decided to give the dog a funeral fit for 'The King'.

As well as building a replica Graceland to use as a crypt for the dog, Pink has also hired a 70-piece orchestra to play a selection of Elvis' classic hits on the day of the funeral.

The pet will reportedly be pulled to his final resting place on a mini-carriage by four canine pallbearers and the 27-year-old singer is even planning to erect a huge marble statue of her deceased pet in her garden as a memorial to him.

Pink - who is married to motocross racer Carey Hart - said: "I want to remember him as he was. I loved him so much. But I can't get that final image of him floating in that pool out of my head."

A source said: "She has spent two days solid planning this funeral with Lisa-Marie. Elvis was like a child to Pink and Carey so she's not cutting any corners."

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