Would you clone your dog?

[Rye Miles #13621]

Tom Brady did! 
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/tom-brady-reveals-dog-junie-clone-late-dog/story?id=127188926

 

https://www.today.com/pets/dog-cloning-cost-tom-brady-rcna242078

Edited November 5, 2025 by Rye Miles #13621

[Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428]

Nope, wouldn't be the same, only maybe look the same.  It would be weird to have a "clone" with a totally different personality.  I just go down to the shelter when I am ready after losing a dog, and find one who needs me.  Dont need to pay $50k for a clone to get a good dog.

[Blackwater 53393]

I wouldn’t want to be disappointed because the clone didn’t have the same personality or instinctual capacity as the original! I still miss my male Dalmatian, even after twenty years! He was bright, energetic, loyal, protective, and had an attitude that made him very special.  I’m certain that those characteristics would be different in a clone replacement!

 

I’ve rescued several dogs since his passing and even kept one of his offspring. Every one had their own personality and different endearing qualities.  I wouldn’t trade that or their memories for anything!!

[Eyesa Horg]

What he said ↑↑↑↑

[Sedalia Dave]

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

[Cypress Sun]

I thought about it all day after reading the story this morning. I came to the same conclusion as Blackwater.

[Eyesa Horg]

I think cloning is a dangerous slope. 

[Rip Snorter]

Never cloned a dog, but the next thing - have had dogs , close relatives, from the same pedigreed bloodline.  Though not by any means identical, they have been very similar in most respects.  I would not take a shelter dog because I like large breeds and there is no way to determine in advance how they will behave or how they have been treated.  I would hate to be bitten, or possibly worse, shoot a dog in self defense.  People have been killed or maimed by adopted dogs.

[Cypress Sun]

1 hour ago, Rip Snorter said:

Never cloned a dog, but the next thing - have had dogs , close relatives, from the same pedigreed bloodline.  Though not by any means identical, they have been very similar in most respects.  I would not take a shelter dog because I like large breeds and there is no way to determine in advance how they will behave or how they have been treated.  I would hate to be bitten, or possibly worse, shoot a dog in self defense.  People have been killed or maimed by adopted dogs.

 

People have been killed and maimed by dogs with high AKC pedigrees also.

 

My best friend I ever had was a cross between a black lab/Doberman that came from the SPCA of Pinellas County, Florida. He was the smartest, most loyal and the most friendly dog I've ever owned or seen. There wasn't a mean bone in his 80+ pound body, unless someone tried attacking myself or my ex. He was my best friend for almost 14 years and the ONLY dog I would ever even consider cloning,

[Trailrider #896]

3 hours ago, Rip Snorter said:

Never cloned a dog, but the next thing - have had dogs , close relatives, from the same pedigreed bloodline.  Though not by any means identical, they have been very similar in most respects.  I would not take a shelter dog because I like large breeds and there is no way to determine in advance how they will behave or how they have been treated.  I would hate to be bitten, or possibly worse, shoot a dog in self defense.  People have been killed or maimed by adopted dogs.

When one of our dogs "went to Rainbow Bridge", we went to every shelter in and around the city. The problem was that almost all of the dogs, big, little and in between were strays off the street, and there was no way to tell their real personalities, or what hidden health problems may pop up. We wound up buying a cocker spaniel puppy from a well-known breeder, and other than being a bit nuts now and then, he is, at three years, a great dog.

[watab kid]

NO , each has been their own to me and i would not want to tarnish the memory of any of them , my wife and i jgot her :"first" dog and they are attached at the hip , im not looking forward to when we loose that dog , ive been thru it a lot of times in my life jusyt not recently as the last 35 years i was without one - maybe he will outlive me , i can hope for now he is the light in our lives and my alarm every morning 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

11 hours ago, Rip Snorter said:

Never cloned a dog, but the next thing - have had dogs , close relatives, from the same pedigreed bloodline.  Though not by any means identical, they have been very similar in most respects.  I would not take a shelter dog because I like large breeds and there is no way to determine in advance how they will behave or how they have been treated.  I would hate to be bitten, or possibly worse, shoot a dog in self defense.  People have been killed or maimed by adopted dogs.

I have a shelter rescue dog.  She's almost 14 years old and still quite active.  Only 12 pounds, but she's also very vicious.  She will jump right in the middle of almost anyone, try to beat them to death with her tail, lick then down to the bone, and then shed on their clothes.

 

[Rye Miles #13621]

My ex wife, mother to my sons, adopted a rescue dog a few years ago. It was mostly dachshund. That little #$@& was the meanest little thing I’d ever seen. He was fine with her but for some reason he attacked everyone that came in contact with him including me and my sons. When the dog attacked her best friend  she said that’s it. My sons took the dog to the APL and they put it down since it tried to bite a few people including me! I’m all for getting a rescue but you have to be careful. 

[Chantry]

I would not, but I also won't criticize Tom Brady for doing so, it's his money to spend.

 

Yes cloning is a slippery slope, but  we started down that path almost 30 years ago when they cloned that sheep.

 

Rescues organizations are suppose to do an assessment on their dogs that they take in for adoption to make sure they aren't dangerous or high bite risk.  I volunteered for a rescue for 10 years and unfortunately there were some dogs that just could not be saved and could not be put up for adoption because they were a high bite risk. Those dogs had to put to sleep.  One wasn't even vicious, but anytime she got scared or confused or upset, she would bite. 

 

Dachshund's are known to be a difficult breed and definitely not a "entry level" dog.  While I encourage people to adopt a rescue, make sure you do your research on the breed and understand what you are getting into.  Dachshund's, Jack Russell Terrorists, some of the herding breeds, little breeds and most of the hunting breeds bred to act independently are all likely to be more difficult.

 

 

 

 

[Sixgun Seamus]

2 hours ago, Chantry said:

 

 

Dachshund's are known to be a difficult breed and definitely not a "entry level" dog.  

My son must have had the exception. Phillie was a miniature dachshund. They had to put her down last year at 17 yrs old. That little dog had my number and also my heart. If there was any kind of ball in the house, she would find it and demand that you throw it for her. She never tired of a ball even in her old age. The only aggression I ever witnessed from her was when she would put their boxer (Dublin) in her place. She would jump up on my lap and flip herself upside-down in my arm and demand a belly rub. It was hard to say goodbye to that one.

 

 

Edited November 6, 2025 by Sixgun Seamus

[Perro Del Diablo]

No!!!!

[Rip Snorter]

Remember what the interesting little dogs were bred for - Dachs is a European Badger.  They were Badger hounds!

[Rattlesnake Slim]

I don't have a dog, but I wish I could clone Six Gun Seamus, he's a working animal as an EOT Ranger! I'd clone Kay too.

[Colorado Coffinmaker]

 NO

 

PLUS ONE fer Blackwater

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

no

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

NO , they find me when they need a home 

 

  all my critters have been rescues for over 40 years 

 

 who rescued who , is open for debate 

 

   CB 

 

 

[Alpo]

[Rye Miles #13621]

Tom Brady invested in the cloning company so I guess that’s why he cloned his dog.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

Of all my dogs, pedigreed and curs, only one was a failure.  He was a three year old dachshund and we were his fifth family.  He was an "Army dog" and when someone got transferred he went back to the shelter.  He never bonded with anyone.

 

We had a seven month old baby and the dog never hurt him but made a lot of trouble.  The final straw was when we got up one morning a found he'd gotten into our son's playpen over night and crapped all over it.

 

I took him down to the Canine Center and told them what happened.  The OIC was a Captain who was a friend and I told him I really didn't want the dog

put down.  He took him back to the kennel where the guard dogs were kept and got him checked out by the vet and put in a training pen.

 

A month or so later I ran into the man I had given him to and asked about the dog.  He told me that the dog had "melded right in."  He slept in his own area but had the run of the place during the day.  When they went to care for the other dogs this little critter ran ahead, checked the other dogs out, then went to the next and the next pen.  He spent the day in the office or the yard  and became a "caretaker and guardian" of the entire K-9 facility.  He was "one of the pack" and found a home.

[Ozark Huckleberry]

10 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Tom Brady invested in the cloning company so I guess that’s why he cloned his dog.

Now the real motivation becomes apparent. Stoking media attention and public conversation that money couldn't buy.

 

With that kind of savvy for pumping his investments, he ought to run for congress.

[Rooster Ron Wayne]

I have had Seven Germanshepherds  in the last 50 years.

All with there own unique personalities. 

No I would not clone any of them.

It would still Not be the same dog.

Rooster 

 

[Cypress Sun]

1 hour ago, Ozark Huckleberry said:

Now the real motivation becomes apparent. Stoking media attention and public conversation that money couldn't buy.

 

With that kind of savvy for pumping his investments, he ought to run for congress.

 

Seems to me that he isn't all that savvy with "pumping" his investments. Look up Tom Brady and FTX. He got ripped to the tune of about 30 million.

[Rye Miles #13621]

6 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said:

 

Seems to me that he isn't all that savvy with "pumping" his investments. Look up Tom Brady and FTX. He got ripped to the tune of about 30 million.

Chump change for him, he’s worth like 350 million. He’s also making 37 million for color commentary for NFL games.

[Cypress Sun]

1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:

Chump change for him, he’s worth like 350 million. He’s also making 37 million for color commentary for NFL games.

 

Yeah, chump change for him. Inflation doesn't affect people like Brady, underinflation does....slightly.

[Pat Riot]

[Pat Riot]

And…NO!

[Texas Maverick]

On 11/5/2025 at 5:26 PM, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said:

Nope, wouldn't be the same, only maybe look the same.  It would be weird to have a "clone" with a totally different personality.  I just go down to the shelter when I am ready after losing a dog, and find one who needs me.  Dont need to pay $50k for a clone to get a good dog.

As it should be, we are on our 5th rescue dog. They all needed homes and we were able to provide them a nice home with lots of love.

 

TM

[The Shoer 27979]

I have a red bone hound i just love to death has a funny personality, that is know I will cry like a little baby when she goes, but I would never have her cloned.

[Whitey James]

I have had dogs literally my entire life. I grew up with a German Shepherd who was a year older than me and lived to be 15. My family always had at least one, and they were all different breeds. Big dogs, small dogs, medium dogs, hunting dogs, and mutts. Each was special and some meant more to me than others, but if cloning was a thing then and we kept cloning the same dog, I would have missed out on those unique pets.