If Any Animal Can Have Deep Pockets It’s This One

I don’t know who would represent a dog in a suit but someone will have to:

The Daily News caught up to Leona Helmsley’s multimillionaire Maltese as she went out for a stroll in sunny Sarasota, Fla.

Sporting a festive red bandana and a brightly patterned leash, the feisty four-legged princess frolicked under palm trees and alongside a lake with an unknown caretaker.

It was a rare sighting of the late Queen of Mean’s pampered pooch, who inherited $12 million when Helmsley died at the age of 87 in August — the largest bequest in Helmsley’s $4 billion will.

The fluffy white furball has been in hiding since then, whisked to Florida on a private plane this fall to escape death threats that dogged her at Helmsley’s lavish Connecticut spread.

But trouble is still brewing for the 8-year-old pooch, whose luxurious lifestyle costs $300,000 a year for security, grooming and chef-prepared meals served on a silver tray.

Last week, Helmsley’s ex-housekeeper Zamfira Sfara, 48, sued to get her hands on Trouble’s bone-anza, claiming the dog mauled her repeatedly when she worked for Helmsley in 2004.