Some service dogs are really unique. I watched a program last evening. A young lady has a condition where she can pass out without warning. This caused her to be house-ridden. She got a dog as a pet and it turns out her dog can sense an oncoming episode and she gets a 5 minute warning. She can now rejoin society. Until the dog dies. A clone and some socialized training with the first dog could enable her to continue being outside the house.

Getting the original to actively train their clone replacement? That is some black mirror-level creepy.

haha, I've been in that situation myself. The replacement was born a couple of years ago, and I'm being forced to change her poop-filled diapers, teach her how to talk..

Rich people who will pay 50k for a copy of thier dead dog rather than adopt one from a shelter.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-60924936

A lot of behaviors are genetic, it’ll probably behave quite similar to the cloned dog.

In case someone wants to read more - a person who did this with their cat recently gave an AMA on Reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/uupphp/i_cloned_my_la...

YouTubers with famous pets are supposedly doing this. The mind boggles.