Usher's new puppy cost a pretty penny

• Puppy price tag: $12,000
• It all went to charity
• The singer outbid a 'Gossip Girl' actress to snag the pooch

Have you met Usher's adorable new puppy?

He tweeted this photo of his furry friend on Friday, saying, "All in the name of feline fun! It took me 2 years but I outbid everyone this year to bring Poppy home."

So the dog's name is Poppy? Not exactly.

He followed up with: "Poppy (????) Raymond is what I'm think of namin' her..."however there are two gregarious 3- and 4-year-olds that will have the last say — and the responsibility that comes with her," the singer, 34, noted, referring to his two sons, Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Raymond.

And the price tag for the pup? $12,000, reports Us Weekly. But it was all in the name of charity.

Usher outbid Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr at the Pencils of Promise gala, a Justin Bieber-endorsed organization that builds schools in impoverished nations, last week to take home the Goldendoodle.