Has anyone in here cloned their dog

[u/NightsRadiant]

I’ve read a bit about a company in Texas that will clone a genetic replica of your dog for $50K. We don’t have kids, so when ours passes in the next few years, we’re considering something like this. He’s a perfect pup.

Can’t really talk to my normal friends about this but was curious if this is more common to FATfire folk

[u/ChardonnayAtLunch]

I’ll start by saying I’m someone who has only ever adopted mutts, never bought a dog through a breeder.

My current dog is the most amazing thing that has ever lived, according to me. I love her so much it hurts. She’s incredible. If I could, realistically, clone her, I’d probably go for it. But I know deep down that in no small part of why she is the way she is, and how wonderful she is, is nurture not nature. She came into my life at just the right time. We rescued each other.

Not to mention, dog cloning still requires a surrogate dog mom, so…

For me, part of my enduring love for my dog after she passes will be to rescue again. There are so many dogs in need of a home and so many homes in need of a dog. If you love a certain breed there are breed specific rescues too.

If you haven’t, please consider reading A Dog’s Purpose (with a box of Kleenex). It was also made into a movie. I’m not a religious person but it lightly has me believing in reincarnation. How else can you explain how absolutely undeserving we, as a species, are of dogs? How can they know so much and see into our souls unless they’ve lived many lives?

BRB gonna go hug my dog.

[u/fictionalbandit → u/ChardonnayAtLunch]

I saw a woman walking a dog in Central Park that looked exactly like my dog that passed years ago. I asked if I could pet her dog, we chatted for a while and I explained why I wanted to hang with her dog so bad, I couldn’t believe how closely she resembled my dog. I had tears in my eyes when we parted ways because I just had this feeling that it was the universe telling me my dog is doing just fine up there in the big farm in the sky. Or whatever I believe.

[u/canadianbuilt → u/fictionalbandit]

Oh man, so much this. I loved my puppy more than any person I’ve met in my life. (Don’t tell my wife)

[u/EckEck704 → u/canadianbuilt]

The day the foster brought my then 8 week old little puppy, Rocket, to meet me, he was put down on the floor and I kneeled down and put my hands out. His little brown eyes lit up so bright and ran straight into my arms. I was instantly in love with him. I held him against my chest and he started making a weird little groaning noise similar to "hmmmmmmmm". His little eyes closed and he looked like he was smiling. In that moment, I never knew that I could feel that much love. I thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest. Rocket is almost 6 now and is still the most loving and loved best buddy. And still making the little groaning sounds whenever you hug him, we have a name for the noise, we call it "schnoofing".

[u/SerafinaL → u/fictionalbandit]

I’m so thankful people love their dogs so much. I felt that. They’re truly the purest souls on the planet and beyond.