Cloned Dogs Have Arrived

I previously mentioned this S. Korean company that was cloning dogs for scent detection. Now it seems the litter is here and we have some video. I actually watched two separate stories on this. In a different video the reporter indicated that the cloned dogs would save money vs. actually training a dog for scent work. Given the cost of cloning (several hundred thousand $$$) I'm not sure who's doing the math.

I featured the video below because it included actual clips of the pups and a brief interview with the trainer. The trainer describes how the dogs have been trained since birth (whatever that means) and implies the dogs are able to learn better than regular dogs. Well, the cloning issue is interesting if for no other reason than to see (perhaps) just how much of various skills (scenting) are genetics based and how much are learned... Stay tuned!