Quote Originally Posted by HAMMER49 View Post
I'm no scientist, but I wouldn't think that you are getting the complete reincarnation of an animal. True the genetic make up is the same, but the measurement of this animals heart and desire can not be reborn. Even as a clone, the dog would be an individual. Know any identical twins that are not as good as one another? One a little faster, and the other a little more athletic? Look at litters of dogs, rebreedings, and inbreedings. You are locking in a certain set of characteristics, but you don't get every littermate being exactly the same. I could be dead wrong, but I just don't believe you will have the same ability in a clone as the original. Could be better, or it could be worse. One thing I do know is the clone would have the best of everything because of its predecessor.

In a post I made earlier one particular individual told me I shouldn't assume anything about these dogs, and breedings. If one is not to assume, and or hope to create something particular, what is the point of breeding?
Litter mates are not the same as clones, not even remotely as they are coming from different sperm cells and different eggs. In the clones case, all the genetic material is being placed there and will be identical. The twins is a good argument, but they differ for the same reason a clone will. And it is because of genetic mutation after the egg splits into two. The clone can also experience some small genetic mutation. My biggest fear with the clone would be traces of mitochondrial DNA from the donor and environmental impact the surrogate mother might have on them. That's why would I prefer to have my own bitches egg and own surrogate who was very closely related to the dog being cloned. It wouldn't sit well with me knowing a labradoodle egg was used for the process and a cockspaniel was the surrogate mother. He might come out a little quirky after that lol