Comments on: Speaking Collars and Wonder Clones

By: Brenda

Brenda — Tue, 22 May 2012 01:28:32 +0000

The film crew would be pretty bored over here, BLW! I guess they’d have to film for a rlelay long time to get enough material. Or they’d have to tag along as I went about my day getting along with people! Is there any drama in getting along with people? You probably get screened out if you’ve ever had counseling!Like Stacia, I could definitely use a little help from a professional Nanny show but if anyone routinely saw me being such a pathetic parent and at wit’s end every single day, I don’t think it’d make for good TV!

By: My Two Recent Science In My Fiction Posts « MG Ellington's Slice of Life

My Two Recent Science In My Fiction Posts « MG Ellington's Slice of Life — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 20:11:36 +0000

[...] entries. We love lively discussion. Let me know what you think. I also had one go up on July 23rd, Speaking Collars and Wonder Clones. It was a bit more personal than you are likely to find from me over there [...]

By: Patricia Esposito

Patricia Esposito — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:33:44 +0000

When you write about all the personal knowledge of your pet, the idiosyncrasies, the habits, the communication that develops between pet and owner, I can’t see cloning as anything but creating something different. The genetics might create some similar traits, mild-mannered vs. aggressive, but I’d like to think that the animal we knew and loved cannot ever be duplicated. I’m so sorry for your loss.

By: Rachel Green

Rachel Green — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:32:10 +0000

Good post. I hesitate to write pets as they generally die during the novel. We have a Shepherd that is prone to seizures. We know he won’t make old bones.

By: Katey

Katey — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:19:24 +0000

That is uncanny timing– I’m sorry to hear about Biddy. My family just had a similar experience with our lovely black Labrador, and– yeah. Still sad every time I step into the parents’ house.

I think Julia has it, too. It can never be the same. But that won’t stop people trying, of course. (Unless you want to train the dog as a Mentat, and don’t expect to be the same. You know, like the 2901541 Duncan Idahos. :/)

By: Terri-Lynne

Terri-Lynne — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:53:53 +0000

A moving tribute to your darling Biddy.

I think Julia has the right idea of it–cloning doesn’t bring the beloved pet (or person) back. It’s like taking a picutre of a picture–each one is going to be blurrier, less true, until all you have left is a splotch that might or might not be deciferable.

By: Julia Rachel Barrett

Julia Rachel Barrett — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:38:51 +0000

Oops! Meant – whose to say!

By: Julia Rachel Barrett

Julia Rachel Barrett — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:38:16 +0000

I’m sorry about Biddy. We lost our German shepherd quite suddenly a month ago. He was my very best friend in the entire world and this was an enormous blow. Yes, I have three kids and a wonderful husband, but my dog was my dog and he was a great dog.
I joked about cloning him, but the truth is, even a cloned animal could never replace him and who’s to day what cloning means in terms of an animal’s personality or even, dare I say it, soul.
We are all born and we die. The two things living beings have in common.

By: Kenneth Mark Hoover

Kenneth Mark Hoover — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:38:11 +0000

As always another great essay. I liked this one quite a bit.

By: Joyce Chng

Joyce Chng — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:33:48 +0000

I am sincerely sorry for the loss of Biddy. The pain of losing a pet is always heart-deep, intense.

*hugs*