Clone Your Pet and be Best Friends Again

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Lou Hawthorne, CEO, BioArts joins hosts Lisa Gorman and Scott Sheppard to discuss details and developments in cloning dogs. BioArts recently completed the “Missyplicity Project”, one of the first successful clones of a beloved family pet – Lou’s dog Missy who passed away in 2002. After 11 years of research and development, Lou was reunited with Missy through her genetic descendants Mira, Chingu, and Sarang. Mira was born in December 2007 and is a happy, healthy pup enjoying the good life with the Hawthorne family.

Lou also discusses a new program BioArts is offering, Best Friends Again that is a once in a lifetime auction enabling other pet owners to bid on one of 5 chances to obtain a clone of their pup. There is even a contest to win a free clone with their “Golden Clone Giveaway”.

Lou also informs us about some of the difficulties in cloning and why dogs have been one of the last animals to be cloned. Lisa and Scott also talk with Lou about the complex process that is involved in cloning dogs. Lou explains how to get involved in the action if you are interested.

Find out more over at: http://bestfriendsagain.com or http://www.bioarts.com/

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Fireman Saves Blind Dog / Assistance Dogs

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Tom Tolen a Reporter with the Livingston Community News joins hosts Lisa Gorman and Scott Sheppard to talk about the Brighton Fire Dept awarded for rescuing a blind dog. Tom tells us about the award that PETA awarded the Brighton Fire dept after rescuing a blind dog from a septic tank.

Find out more at: http://blog.mlive.com/lcn/2008/05/brighton_fire_dept_lauded_for.html

Lisa and Scott review current dog news and story highlights of the week.

Lisa delivers the Doggie Chronicles Tip of the Week about how dogs eating habits in the warm weather.

Jenny Barlos, Client Services Director, Assistance Dogs of America, Inc. joins The Doggie Chronicles to talk about assistance dogs. Jenny tells us all about the great thing that assistance dogs can help people with. Assistance dogs of America works primarily with "mobility issues", so that the individual can have a "normal” life. Jenny also tells us the difference between a service dog and a therapy dog.

Find out more at: http://www.adai.org/

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