Last June a West Yorkshire couple lost their beloved boxer Dylan
to a brain tumor. They paid £67,000 (almost $100,000) to have him cloned by a
South Korean firm. Last week two surrogate dogs each gave birth to a puppy with
markings that precisely match Dylan’s. The cloned puppies were named Chance and
Shadow after characters in the Disney movie Homeward Bound. They’ll be able to
go home to the UK in July, after their quarantine period has ended. I find
myself wondering; if money was no object (it is, believe me) would I have
chosen to reproduce any of the dogs I’ve owned? As much as I’ve cherished every
one of them, I’d have to say the answer is no. Chance and Shadow might grow up
to look exactly like Dylan, but they won’t BE Dylan. They’ll each have their
own absolutely unique personality – the very thing you miss the most when your
best friend is gone.
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