Say we have a 'cloning shop' that offers: Pet cloning, biotechnology upgrade, reproductive technology (for people who want to select pet's traits) and fertility treatment.
What would your response be to this? Which of the factors mentioned above would help dog breeding and how?
I am writing a paper on this. So your comments and feedback would be greatly appreciated.
2007-01-21 05:53:28 · 5 answers · asked by CodeRed 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
You may be able to produce a carbon copy of appearance but, not the same dog.
2007-01-21 06:14:50 · answer #1 · answered by st.lady (1 of GitEm's gang) 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The main ideal for breeding is (or should be) for the betterment of breed, so cloning is out because you would only produce the same not better. The perfect dog is yet to be born! Thankfully, for most part, in the UK at least, dogs which have problems in mating or conceiving are discarded from breeding programmes as to mate them is storing up problems for the future. I don't think breeding for selected traits would be that easy as I'm sure they haven't yet discovered the genes which affect behaviour - so much depends on training & environment. Gene therapy for getting rid of hereditary disorders should be a great help in the future, particularly with breeds with a very small genetic pool.
HTH
2007-01-21 14:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by anwen55 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you do the research you will find that pet cloning has been done. (for a price)
But the reality is that about 50% of a pets personality is environmentally developed, so you have a better chance of catching the morning flight to the moon than you do of reproducing a perfect copy of the original pet.
2007-01-21 14:07:54 · answer #3 · answered by tom l 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would want a dog that is the size of a great dane.
Has the guarding ability of an Akita.
Has the weight of a Rottweiller.
Has the Chaw structure of a Pit Bull.
Has the look of an Akita but zero health problems and no shedding.
I would want this dog to not bark unless provoked.
The perfect dog for protection.
2007-01-21 14:11:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i would think that would be SUPER expensive and would just make more dogs. i think people are the ones over populating, but thats not something we can really stop, sadly. so, people need to stop breeding dogs. many rich people would probably pay for that and there would be soo many more perfectly nice and good dogs without homes.
2007-01-21 14:01:05 · answer #5 · answered by rachel 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋