Absolutely, but the concept still has a "neat" factor. I have a mixed breed dog that I adopted from the shelter, picked up as a stray. He'd clearly been abused

Absolutely, but the concept still has a "neat" factor. I have a mixed breed dog that I adopted from the shelter, picked up as a stray. He'd clearly been abused and was scared of quite a long list of things, including the smell of alcohol. He's really come out of his shell and is now a super cool dog and loves to meet new people. He has a very unique coat and I have a ton of people ask what breed he is. Producing a clone would not produce the same dog, but it'd be like one of his littermates. It'd be pretty neat to give that roll of the DNA dice another shot, see what kind of dog comes out of it. The suffering involved in the cloning process is a huge turn off though and makes it a no go for me.