After his beloved dog died, a Toronto man spared no expense to have Woofie cloned.
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When Woofie, a 20-year-old dingo shepherd cross, passed away last August, Matthew Johnson told CTV Toronto that he was devastated.
鈥淚 would compare it secondary to losing my mother,鈥� he said.
Not wanting to say goodbye to his canine best friend, Johnson contacted an American company to clone Woofie.
The procedure wasn鈥檛 cheap.
The cloning cost US$80,000 but for Johnson, it was worth every penny. He told CTV Toronto that he would recommend it to any dog owner who doesn鈥檛 want to part with their pet.
鈥淚f you have the money do it,鈥� he said. 鈥淚f you love your dog and your dog meant that much to you it鈥檚 definitely worth it.鈥�
The company managed to create two genetic replicates of his dog; one named Blondie and one named Woofie Jr.
Johnson met the clone dogs a few days ago and said the first encounter with the puppies was surreal.
鈥淟ike holy **** that鈥檚 Woofie!鈥� he said. 鈥淭he mole, the colouring, [鈥 they have the exact same markings. The only way we can tell them apart is that Blondie鈥檚 a little heavier.鈥�
According to Johnson the dogs鈥� temperaments are also similar to the original Woofie.
鈥淵ou can tell this one stays close to me. I know they鈥檙e both Woofie but I think this one was the first one and pretty much their temperaments are the same,鈥� he said.
Both dogs are healthy and happy and, according to the company that cloned the dogs, they should both live as long as the original pup.
