I'm probably alone in this, but I think the future is headed toward this, not so much cloning our own dogs, but companies cloning dogs for resale. They might have a little Chandler model, or other champion dog, free from genetic defects. You would know exactly what the adult dog would look like, and be able to buy exactly what style of yorkie you wanted. Right now with purebreds, we sort of know what they will look like, but being able to replicate the exact model, will take the guess work out, and having a dog that is physically free from genetic flaws would be a plus. Breeders would still be able to breed, looking for the perfect dog, and could sell the DNA rights to the cloning company. Downside is they still haven't figured out the age thing, and why clones don't live as long as the original, but this will probably be worked out in time. While personality is somewhat dependent on environment, much of it is wired in to the organism. Some of you have dogs that if cloned, I would want to buy.
