sammy and the potential fido fortune generated by his website got caught in the crossfire. sometimes it is not even about the animal. it s just they want to get one over on the other side. reporter: smith tells the new york post he is filing a $500,000 lawsuit for his share of the rights telling the paper this is one of the biggest atrocities that ever happened to a family. in a statement, kimara says she hasn t seen any lawsuit and there is no money to fight over. writing, truth is i never made a dime. no offers were ever made. but the fight over this little looker is more about cash than custody. and it is turning ugly. smith says his ex allegedly stole his ipad, deleted all of sammy s pictures and yanked his access to their online accounts. something she denies. and then in april, he landed in jail after allegedly grabbing her iphone at a meeting. he pleaded not guilty. paula faris, abc news, new york. it is true, people do love their dogs. they love their pets.