Lancelot Encore
In early 2009, a Florida couple became the proud owners of Lancelot Encore, the world’s first commercially cloned puppy and one of the most expensive dogs in the world.
The Labrador retriever was cloned from samples thoughtfully taken by the couple five years ago from their beloved pet Lancelot. The cloned puppy looks just like his predecessor and the couple hopes that, being around the same people and many of the same dogs, Lancelot Encore will be every bit the alpha male that the original Lancelot was.
The couple won the chance to have their pet cloned in an auction held last July by BioArts, a California-based firm that employed Korea’s Sooam Biotech Research Foundation to recreate their darling dog. The hammer price of the pricey pooch was $155,000. That’s $100,000 more than was last paid for a commercially cloned animal, a bull named Second Chance.
A black Tibetan Mastiff
Later that year, however, Lancelot Encore’s price was dwarfed by the sale of a black Tibetan Mastiff named Yangtze River Number 2. Yangtze’s new owner, a Chinese millionaire identified only as Ms. Wang, met the pup while visiting Yushu in China’s Qinghai province with a Tibetan Mastiff she wished to breed with one of the region’s storied pureblood canines. As soon as she met the dog, then known as White Root, she knew she had to have him. Ultimately, she ended up paying $582,000 for the most expensive dog in the world.
Upon his arrival at an airport in Xi’an, Yangtze was greeted by a motorcade of thirty luxury cars and a crowd of spectators.
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I think that cloneing is rediculous and should be illegal only God can create
Good thing no one cares what people who still cling to silly antiquated superstitions think.
Good thing for you that even though you believe God is an antiquated superstition, he still loves you!
I think that you waste your money on the dog. millions of people went to sleep hungry. why don't you help those peoples beside wasting your money on the dog.
That is sooooooooooooooooo stupid because dogs are AWESOME!
you are right lauren.they are gr8
That is not right what you said.
I dont think so that you ever kept a dog.they are loving our best friends
ya, well think of all the needy DOGS out there who have no homes, i think that this was a horrible thing, but i would most certainly do it if my little bandit ever died, it wouldnt be the same, but atleast we can have something to remember her by
thats just not right,i agree only our father in heaven creates,wow!
god doesnt create life, sperm entering an egg creates life. or asexual budding. there is nothing unnatural about this dog, he was created according to the laws of the universe that god created.
also some sharks can actually clone themselves. it happens. is that against god’s will?
Its also moronic considering the dog just has some of the same genetics or whatever — it doesn’t retain its memory or personality. Plus, depending on how old the dog was when they got the sample to clone it, this puppy could have a much shorter lifespan due to being genetically older.
They could’ve saved a ton of money just going to a shelter or something. Then again, there are a lot of dumb people out there.
I think this couple is OK… but labs are generally ‘the same’ in the sense they are either yellow, brown or black. Unless a cross, they won’t have any patterns on it. And so the couple, who although I appreciate must miss their dog dearly, could have looked at breeders and tried to ask the breeder if they sold any of the pups to /another/ breeder. That dog may carry the same temprement, and so the pups might, too. Problem solved.
But why not go to a shelter or donate that money to charity? u.u
This is natrual some animals in the wild clone them selfs Like the whiptail lizard there just born pregnant so they are copying there own DNA and so todays scientist have caught up with this thing in nature
That was too expensive!!! $155,000 is so big in here in the Philippines and it’s like 8 million in here in the Philippines!!! BTW I also have a dog but it;s not that expensive, I just loved him as my most expensive dog and he’s breed is Lhasa Apso!!!
i m sorry but this do isnot expensive. i live in america and Tibetan Mastiff is no where in reach my dad had to get it all the way from asia. my Tibetan Mastiff cost about $500,000 + more with travel. It was bought from the place called Nepal. Expensive but worth it dog. I got it on my Sweet 16 instead of a car. =] well worth it
its called diana n i love my dog!!
Silly girl. You don't have to lie to be cool! Your daddy spent a half mill on a dog for you… Yeah, sure. Just so you know MizzTeen, lying is so ugly. You don't want to be ugly do you? Even your daddys money couldn't fix an ugly liar.
LOL, your commenting on a post that was written more than a year ago? Calling out a girl that just wants attention, just ignore it and leave it alone. The thing that made me lol was the fact you commented on something she’ll never ever see again in her lifetime… so why bother?
A question for bah:
Who created the first atom, or the first thing in the world? only God did. we don't know who created god or watever, so it remains an absolute mystery to the world.
Anyways, you can easily get a pet retiever anywhere in the world. Why waste your life’s money just separating a zygote?? Cloning is illegal in most countries in the world, but if you have a fortune and want this scientist to clone this pet for you, they’ll agree right away and live their life filthy rich.
I don’t think so. An ordinary Tibetan Mastiff will be more than $300k, one good friend from China bought a Tibetan Mastiff at $600,ooo 2 days ago. That’s why I come to search any dog is more expensive than his. Not yet.
this is some stupid crap its no reason to clone a dog if there are millions of dogs out there that need homes
Religion is detrimental to scientific progress and the advancement of society…
I think that all of the people that say that this should be illegal because of god *cough-the person below my comment-cough* should really reconsider saying that because government isn’t based on religion…most of the time.
I think it should only be God who creates life, but don't slam religion just because you don't believe. It's funny how people get so offended by something they say doesn't exist.
For all of you haters who say "why waste the money to clone your dog when there are starving people??" I say, leave them alone. They won it, it's not like they just had an extra $100,000 lying around.
Mary, you should learn to spell before posting “rediculous” religious posts.
Wow. People. Get a grip. Some can believe in religion or that God can create life or whatever, the fact is these people are jealous that they dont have 100,000 dollars to spend on a new dog. Well guess what, me too! And the fact that the dog is cloned is just so cool. Does anyone who is ragging on science even begin to understand the enormous implications of being able to clone and re-create life?
i think it so sad becuse it just no far. they should not do it
thier so cute. like my eyes are gonna burst because thier cuteness…………………………………………………..
what so special about this doggy
its just a dog leave it alone lo0l?!
Thats just dumb, I'd hate to have a cloned dog because its not actualy real
REMEMBER NEVER LET YOUR MILLION DOLLER CLONE OUT OF YOUR SIGHT BECAUSE I GARENTEE YOU IT WILL GET MAULED BY A BEAR, COUGER, AND PUMA (GO AHEAD AND SAY OH MY)
There's a Tibetan Mastiff at my local dog shelter! If you hurry you may be able to pick him up! Well….. GO before he's gone. But if you happen to miss him just pick up another pooch that will probably love you more
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LOL! I love it! Let me guess, your daddy bought him for you!
I kind of agree with BOB 'cause my my dog right now that I have cost $995.00 and few the past years…. I had a TON more Dogs.
I just don't get it when people just forget about their dogs and leave them out on the streets to die. The earth is one beautiful place with lots of terrors so lets hope that it's going to be the planet anyone has gone on.
The first pup must be one of the top 100 cutest pups I have ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!
dont say lieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Excellent work done on cloning…u can do better things than this : )
Is it really anyones business who does what with their money? Is it really of any importance how much money you spend on a dog? If its a dog you admire and you have the money, I say go for it. If you lost a beloved animal and we have the ability to clone…. Y not? Against gods will! Really! Im not a believer in god myself but I can say Im pretty sure god says "thall shall not judge"? Correct me if Im wrong! what happend to not judging?! For all you talking about theres dog shelters and homeless people. Well look at our government! Look at what has been installed in the people. We can spend billions of dollars providing for other countries but our own country is in serious trial and error. Im a firm advocate in things happen for a reason. We all have our own paths in life, who are we to ridicule the next person for having a different idea? Have you judgmental people ever splurged on things for yourself? Do you eat out? Well you could be saving that money for the homeless or those dog shelters you so care to volenteer for others.
Everyone is indeed entitle to their own opinion but does it really need to be in such a rude manner. For all you braggers, who cares how much you spent on your animal! Is that why you bought it cause you could, or because the animal is what you wanted? You shouldnt be entitle to bragging rights because of the cost of your puppy! Bragging rights because your puppy is the best ever, well thats something to brag about!
Rich….. Really! Who cares how much you spent on your animals. Perhaps at 16 rather then your parents buying you expensive dogs and u sitting online bragging about how much money they cost; they should have invested their money in providing you with a more extensive education. Just my opinion though. You shouldnt wish for people to be envious of you. Greed gets you nowhere, nor does being vein. If you happen to be telling "stories" well this is why Im a firm believer in children being closely monitored with internet access.
cute but a ripoff
This is just wasteful millions of dogs are euthanized each year because people don’t want them cloning pets is unsustainable and meaningless