Not sure if you saw this article yet... Thought it was interesting and would share... Enjoy!

The labrador in the article is not a champion but thought I would ask the following:

Can you clone a champion labrador and it would still be a champion? Just curious on your thoughts.


http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/lancelot-encore-dog-clone-beloved-yellow-lab-costs-155-000

I saw a program about this "cloned" dog a number of months ago. The puppy really did not resemble (in the head anyway...you could not tell much about the rest of him) the other dog except for breed, sex and similarity in color.

I see in the new Gazette that the owner is trying to get the cloned lab registered.

Site attached above: right above happy face
just cut & paste

Gazette: Page 129 under Cloned Dogs.

Haven't had a chance to check yet , but does anyone know what the AKC's policy is on Cloned dogs????

Oops! Was having a very duhhh moment when I answered the question about location of article! Sorry!

There was a cloned dog, not sure if same one, ENTERED in dog shows, owners just used original registration. The whelp date was what gave it away, dog was entered in Jr dog classes and whelp date was 10 plus years ago. This caused a BIT of an uproar.

The owners did not exhibit the dog...........

It will be most interesting to see if this dog is used to reproduce successfully. The owners can easily register the dog with one of the "alternative" registries. Continental Kennel Club(CKC) is a favorite in these parts....more in this registry than AKC, lots of litters.

Truly, I think just people who love their dog that much.

This has been discussed before. This thread must be a clone.