Would you clone your dog?
 

Would you clone your dog if they passed away, if the cost of doing it was not an issue?

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1. Yes, in a heartbeat
2. No, s/he can't be replaced
3. Other-Please state your reason

I can't really answer on way or another, because I have not been in this situation. I do know that I would never judge another person who chose to do so. I have heard the arguments against it, but until one has been in this situation and experienced that loss first-hand, who can really say what they would do if that opportunity presented itself?
My heart still breaks for you and your Sophie, I hope as the days go by you are able to find some peace of mind. I will be thinking about you.

So sorry to hear this about Sophie...what happened....PM me if you can.

again my heart and prayers go out for you...so very sorry

No, because it would not be the same dog - it would be the dog's identical twin, but s/he would not have the experiences that made him/her your dog.

I am so sorry about Sophie. My heart goes out to you.

Yeah that. And also it will remind you of it everyday, cause it will look just like your old dog.

I voted 'other' because the choices didn't really fit how I feel.

First...no, Boog could never be replaced. But, if I could bring him back exactly how he was but healthy...I'd clone him in a heartbeat!

I wouldn't clone any of mine...cloning does not reproduce personality...the dog merely looks the same.

We have an elderly Boxer - Booger - who will be 13 years old on May 5th. I cannot imagine life without her -- she has been such a vital part of our family for all those years. However, there will never ever be another Boo. I love her beyond reason, but I know that she can never be replaced. One day we will lose her, and I will shed an ocean of tears, but I would NEVER EVER consider desecrating her memory by trying to duplicate our precious Booger.

Not that I am comparing my Booger to my adult children, but cloning Boo would be like cloning one of my skin kids if tragedy was to visit our home -- like what the heck, I'll just have a new one made. Just wouldn't work for me.

The clone would scare me, honestly. I would be freaked out to find out that any of my family members were in fact a clone of my original family. It would scare me even more if they managed to imitate the original's personality enough for me to not have noticed sooner. Same with my animals. I would also hate to find out I am in fact eating cloned animal meat. I hardly enjoy consuming farmed fish even.

What I would like to have done is keep DNA samples of her around. One day in the distant future, someone might benefit from being able to bring back to life my little angel. Just because I can't stomach living around clones, doesn't mean in the future, it wouldn't be a "common" thing especially when we and/or our lovely breed of terriers are facing extinction. But of course, I'm sure there are better examples of the breed and healthier to choose from than my skinny little girl who enjoys pouncing on her sister, the resident cat. :p

no/other
 

I think we spend our lives taking the wonderful things for granted and later trying to recapture the miss-spent moments.

I'll enjoy my dog to the fullest while he/she is alive and bid him farewell when it's time for him to go. I won't sully his remembrance by trying to recreate him. He has given himself fully to me and asked nothing but love and dignity in return...I can do that.:)

As wonderful as it may be, I don't think I would do it. To me, it would just seem somewhat strange basically "re-living" with the dog. When it's my dogs time to go, I'll know it'll be hard, but I'll cope with it & know in my mind that I did everything I could to give her the best life possible.

Never. I feel Gods creations should never be replicated.

My beloved Goliath passed many years ago and though I would LOVE to have him back a clone of him would still not be HIM. It would only be his DNA. It took me many years to get over losing him before I could open my heart again. If I could change one thing it would be that they would live longer but I wouldn't want to clone them. There is no replacement for the original loved one, only new ones to love when the time is right.

this.

I just don't think cloning is right...

I would never do it either! As much as maybe a part of me might want to, it just does not seem right. As if it's no big deal they are gone, we can just replace them. No, I feel like I would not be honoring her memory by doing that.
In life, it is knowing that every day is a gift and knowing that even though we are going to lose these precious puppies someday in the not too distant future we can live in the moment and enjoy just this one day, this single moment. I think that is the biggest gift my dogs give me......

No never! I adore my dogs and other dogs I've had in the past, but I don't like the idea of cloning.

Ditto, ditto, ditto! :thumbup:

When I read your first post in this thread Sarah, asking if we would clone our dogs, the first thought that popped into MY head was, "HECK YES! IN A *HEARTBEAT!*" but....when it comes right down to it...I don't know if I would *actually* follow through with what my HEAD tells me. I would want to no doubt, but I just don't know - in a way I think it would be a little weird. But thinking of having my babies with me forever (well, in a WAY at least) makes my heart just overflow with joy! :love:

So I guess my real answer is....I really don't know if I would or not :confused: :(

Thanks everyone. Before i would have said no cause i really don't believe in cloning, however after i lost sophie i just wish i could have her back. But i know even if she was cloned its still not her. She was just a very special dog. But rethinking it i prob. wouldnt do it. She passed away cause it was meant to be and she is with God now and i will see her again so im okay. i mean i dont feel ok but i know that she is ok. And since i also don't know if she died from something genetic it wouldnt be very smart to clone her. Either way i can't cause i did not freeze her dna and thats the only way to do it.

No. Our God is the creator of all.........we are not.

Ever seen Stephen King's Pet Sematary? :eek:

lol i never saw the whole thing, i only saw the part with the baby and the road, almost getting hit i think. Why? It seemed scary. I think they have it on youtube

i feel the same as you.

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. :D

haha ! Good one

and I'm sorry about sophie - I really am :( and know you are still hurting but in my mind.....we have our pets just as they are... quirks and all. and when its their time ....they go to a better place.


I'd be too busy watching for differences if I were to ever be in the position to clone (which I never will be) but think of the added stress if one did clone their pet ! you'd be constantly comparing them to the dog you lost and miss -

life is stressful enough...We should love and enjoy them when we are lucky enough to have them in our lives....there never will be another just like the one we have - never.

ps...now if I could clone Tom Selleck from his magnum days ....or Shemar Moore from Criminal Minds and have them compleyety under my spell - then we're talking a whole nuther story:)

but seriously - I have to believe one day we will see those we love and lost. My husband and others are waiting for me...including my beautiful Tessa - It really helped when she passed after he did within 4 months to know she is with her daddy who she watched over like a hawk while he was ill.....

I picked 3. Other-Please state your reason
If I would of been asked this seconds, minutes, weeks after I had lost My Minnie I would of said yes. any thing to have even a little part of her back.

But if I sit and really think about it, Id have to choose no. it would not really be her and shes the only one Id want. I think cloning is not a good thing. nothing of it in the Bible and in doing so I think it might not be right. so Ill just hang on to the memories of my dear sweet Minnie until we meet again.

I hurt every day. I am lost with out her. so I know exactly how you feel. I read some of your threads and I see you are going trough so many of the same thoughts and feelings as I had .sadness, anger, thoughts changing about life and death.mad at God, closer to god. the wondering if Dogs go to heaven, Oh how I read every thing on that.if you ever want to talk Im here.
But Ill tell you this I do believe Dogs go to heaven. They have souls
"soul," such as intelligence, personality, moral attributes; they can problem solve and have
complex communication and social structures. The Bible tells us to learn from the animals. We know that God is well able to handle and provide
for all the creatures He has made, both in this life and throughout eternity'
and well a clone is not what God made.

I just could not. As much as I would like Sadie back, I don't want a look-a-like. I think when I do decide to get another female, it will be one that has enough of a different look that I will not compare them. Sadie was so sweet and loving -- but she got that way from the breeder that originally had her, her mother and her siblings, and then every day she was with us. A clone would not have that history built in, only the looks. I love the look of most every Yorkie, but she was special because of her personality. They can't clone that.

The whole idea of cloning worries me.

I'm so sorry to hear about your special Sophie..:( ...It's a heartache I wish no one had to endure.....:(...:(


As for your question the best I can answer that is in this way.....

About a year ago I tragically and unexpectedly lost my Joey, in those weeks afterwords I would have defiantly done it.... In a heartbeat I would have.....

I was so devastated and desperate to have Joey back that I got on the computer and looked for hours at breeders sites looking for my Joey.....I must have looked at 80 sites....After looking for the good part of the day I started coming to my senses.....I was just about to log off in defeat and decided to check just one more site....And then I saw that face.......My heart was racing....... I got goose bumps all over.....My eyes where fixated on the screen....I couldn't move, I didn't want to move.......

After staring for what seemed like eternity I had to ask myself....Is this fate or is this just wishful thinking????.....What do I do???....Should I just log off and put it out of my mind????

I showed my husband and he also stared.....He said we could just go "look" and take it from there...I knew if I went to "look" I was bringing a new addition home....I reluctantly went on the long ride wanting to tell my husband to turn the car around.......When we arrived I couldn't take my eyes off him, the eyes had me the moment I saw him....He had the same big beautiful brown eyes.........He came home with us, but I secretly kept asking myself if I did the right thing.....Is this decision going to haunt me????

J.J. has been here a year now and I must say there are times I have flashes of Joey, especially when J.J.'s sleeping.....They do look alike... same color, same weight, same sex, same beautiful eyes, but the personality is different. Joey was more of a lap dog and J.J. is more feisty, which I'm thankful for.....I don't have any regrets but I wouldn't recommend someone getting a look alike of a past pet......

So would I clone to get my loved pet back?...No, I would not.....They are irreplaceable, they're would not be the same...We only have each other here for an undetermined amount of time and that is the way it's supposed to be...If we could simply replace lost loved ones as easily as going to get a new pair of shoes then the lives we have would lose they're value, importance and specialness.....People and pets would be taken for granted because we could always get a replacement.....

This is a pic of J.J. (on the left) and Joey ( on the right).....

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