Last week I watched a programme about dog cloning from the perspective of the owner. It is heartbreaking to see how attached these people are to their deceased pets. So it got me thinking. My dogs are so important to me. I would happily spend all my time pottering around with them and spoil them rotten (as most of us here do) so I am in good company:-) . My cocker spaniels have always been my special breed dogs. My first one died in 2004 and I never thought I would get over his death. I have two now that really are my heart dogs. But I can honestly say I would never clone my dogs. Aside from the ethics, cost etc I would feel it would be too weird. what do people think?

well they're the same genes but different dogs, I'd gladly have another of a few of my dogs.... and happily accept a few variances if I could have a similar dog....

I can't see the point, as they won't be identical in behaviour -the way a pup grows up shapes the way it behaves, so it wouldn't ever be like having the same dog back. I'd much rather have a daughter or son, or indeed any relative.

I've loved all our dogs, some more then others, but when I get a new one watching it grow and its personality develop is wonderful to see. I have very fond memories of my furry friends, but I'm not sure I would want another exactly the same. It's great having a new little mind to learn about.

well I have a fab 10 year old collie whom I'd love to clone, I have a half neice and she's nothing like him :-(  I think the variance would be great, just like having a sibling.... when I can't have a sibling of his (retained testicles so castrated) and none of his siblings had any offspring :-(

As said above the personality will not be the same so if it was someone cloning a missed beloved pet I could see problems with them possibly ending up either disappointed or resenting the clone as they would be constantly be comparing it to the orignal after all its the personality that makes the dog who it is.

I could  see a use for it for say breeding, store DNA form dogs when they die then years later they could be brought back if needed

I can imagin someone cloning a winning show dog so they can show the clone.

If you could guarantee getting a replica of the dog you'd lost then I'd be very tempted, but most surprisingly, the litter that I saw were not even the same colour as the clone, so what chance the same personality?

Off at a tangent - could these clones be registered or shown OR bred from?

I recently saw a program too.  I can understand wanting too but I don't think it should be done. 

All through the program I couldn't stop wondering about the surrogate mum, a breeding life in a lab, what then?  Euthanasia and replacement? Is this something an animal lover really does?  If anyone could put my mind at rest about this than maybe my view would change.

No, no, no.  I would give my left arm to get my Soli back, but MY Soli - and a clone wouldn't be her.  What it would be is another dog with the same genetic temperament issues, and I could never deliberately create another dog with the constant high stress levels she had by nature.

I miss her every day, but I could never have cloned her.

No, it would like that film The Island, use to get what you want then killed. Think of the poor girls used for this :-(

Nope, I would never have any interest in cloning my dog. You can't replace anyone or anything with exactly the same, even identical twins are different personality and character wise.

See no point to it whatsoever and IMO it's cheating the memory of a dog you loved as it will never, ever be the same in fact it could only bring disappointment to an owner who loved the 'first' dog.

We all love our dogs we all mourn their loss and many times we'll eventually get another dog and love that too, no need to clone anything. Very sad and misguided to want to IMO.

(Just to add, it's the memories together that we miss more than anything and a cloned dog wouldn't have them anyway.)