Martha Stewart's dog Paw Paw, a 60-pound Chow who was a familiar face on her television show and in her magazine, has died of renal failure.

The Chow's full name was Kublai Khan Paw Paw Chow Chow Chow and he was almost 13 years old. Stewart had owned him since he was born, and according to her spokeswoman named him Paw Paw for his large paws.

Richard Gere now has something in common with Martha Stewart. The actor, like Stewart, is running into zoning hurdles with a café and bakery he and a partner have opened in the wealthy New York suburb of Bedford.

Bedford once turned down Stewart's plan for a barn on her property. The barn was to house tractors, snowplows and a forklift but was turned down because it was too close to the road.