http://www.petsugar.com Girl's best friend. en http://www.petsugar.com/3322986 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/3322986"><img width=160 height=93 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/192/1922243/25_2009/6ef71bbe731f9a68_trakr.large.jpg'></div></a><p>In no particular order meet Trustt, Solace, Prodigy, Valor, and Dejavu. How cute (and sleepy) they are! This unconventional <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/tag/new+puppy+alert" >new puppy alert</a> features five German Shepherd dogs recently cloned in South Korea and making a press debut yesterday in LA.</p> <p></p> <p>If you've forgotten, Trakr was a hero dog working after the 2001 terror strikes on the World Trade Center and we first <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1753438" >learned of his most "clone-worthy" status</a> and future procedure last Summer. Even if you wouldn't pay to <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1078284" >clone your own pet</a>, I can't see anything wrong with adding five future heroes to the world, can you?</p> <p><div class='gallery_thumbs limit' ><div class=title></div><ul></ul></div><br /> See more pictures with Trakr's owner, the cloning docs and of course puppies being <i>puppies</i> when you read more.<br /> <div class='gallery_thumbs ' ><div class=title><!-- gallery teaser --><a class=photo-count href='http://www.petsugar.com/3323115'>View 15 Photos ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --></div><ul></ul></div></p> http://www.petsugar.com/3322986#comment Getty news scoop cloning Trakr german shepherds German Shepherd Dogs Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:30:16 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/3322986 http://www.petsugar.com/1753438 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1753438"><img width=160 height=121 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104166/27_2008/trakr.large.jpg'></div></a><p>Meet Trakr, the heroic pup who helped locate the last human survivor under about 30 feet of debris after the September 11 attacks. The German Shepherd (and his owner) were among the first search and rescue teams to arrive at Ground Zero, and I'm betting that's why he was deemed the most 'clone-worthy' canine by BioArts International in their competition offering someone a free chance to replicate their pet; a sample of Trakr's DNA will be transported to the South Korean lab of the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation, and the cloned dog could be ready later this year!<span class="inline left"></span><div class='gallery_thumbs limit' ><div class=title></div><ul></ul></div>While we were <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1078284" >divided on whether we'd clone our own pets (at that high price)</a>, check out more pictures of this beautiful dog with his owner, James Symington, when you read more.<div class='gallery_thumbs ' ><div class=title><!-- gallery teaser --><a class=photo-count href='http://www.petsugar.com/1755180'>View 10 Photos ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --></div><ul></ul></div></p> <p><a href="http://www.gettyimages.com" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.petsugar.com/1753438#comment news scoop cloning Trakr german shepherds bioarts international James Symington Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:30:44 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/1753438 http://www.petsugar.com/1755180 <a href="http://www.petsugar.com/1755180"><img width=160 height=121 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/10/104166/27_2008/trakr.large.jpg'></div></a> <div class='gallery_thumbnail'> <a href='/1755180'></a> </div> <div class='call_to_action'> <!-- gallery teaser --><a href="/1755180?page=0,0,0">View Slideshow ›</a><!-- /gallery teaser --> </div> <hr class=space> http://www.petsugar.com/1755180#comment Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:30:06 -0700 PetSugar http://www.petsugar.com/1755180