How Much Does It Cost To Clone A Dog?

Key Takeaways:

• Dog cloning costs $50,000. This price covers the entire process from professional veterinary care and specialised housing to the final delivery of your healthy puppy. We charge for this in two equal installments, and applicable state sales tax may also be added.
• Payments are split into two equal instalments. You only need to pay a 50% deposit to start, with the remaining balance due only once your cloned puppy is safely delivered to you.
• Genetic Preservation is the first step if you want to clone your dog. It currently costs $1,600, with a $150 annual storage fee.
• We provide a cloning refund guarantee under specific circumstances. If ViaGen fails to produce a successful birth of a cloned pet from a viable genetic sample, we will fully refund the cloning deposit you paid. Genetic Preservation itself has no refund or guarantee.

 

It currently costs $50,000 at Viagen Pets to produce a genetic twin or clone of your beloved dog. We require two equal installments: a 50% deposit and the remaining when your puppy is delivered.

Throughout the cloning process, animals receive ongoing care and monitoring from ViaGen’s trained team and expert veterinarians. Including:

 

• housing and nurturing your dog clone
• a highly optimised and nutritious diet for your new puppy
• months of expert veterinary care
• a dedicated laboratory for the surrogate and puppies
• and anything else required along the way.

 

In this article, I’m going to cover in detail all the questions our team regularly gets on the topic of how much does it cost to clone a dog.

So let’s get started.

Table of Contents:

1. How much to clone a dog
2. Additional & unexpected fees
3. Costs if your dog clone fails
4. Payment plans & financing options
5. Other steps you can take right now
6. What’s included in the cost

 

Are there any additional or unexpected fees I might have to pay?

There are steps on the way to cloning that do have their own extra fees. These are typical across the dog cloning industry. Here is a quick table detailing the prices. I’ll talk more about each additional step and why they’re important below:

 

• Genetic preservation: This is the first step toward cloning. A veterinarian collects a small tissue sample, and our lab grows and cryopreserves the cells so that your pet’s DNA can be stored indefinitely. We do this so there is a viable line of cells available whenever you decide to go through the process of cloning your dog.
• Biopsy Kit: We send Biopsy Kits with instructions to your veterinarian, needed to take a safe, straightforward tissue sample, which can then be sent to the lab. The kit cost is rolled into the genetic preservation fee, though we charge $300 for each Kit that is not used.
• Genetic cell-storage costs: After the cells are cultured, they are stored in liquid nitrogen. These annual fees will accrue while you wait to clone your dog, but are credited towards the total cloning cost when you do move forward with it.
• Express tissue banking: This is a less expensive alternative to genetic preservation, where the biopsy itself is cryopreserved without your dog’s cells actually being cultured. Because the tissue is stored without confirming cell viability, cloning isn’t guaranteed; however, it gives you the chance to preserve DNA at a lower cost and decide later whether to invest in full genetic preservation and cloning.
• Shipment of cells to the U.S. (if based in the UK or Europe): These refer to trans-Atlantic courier services for any of our customers using a service like Gemini Genetics as a partner to access our cloning technology labs here in the United States.
• State sales tax: This is different for pretty much every state and may even be 0% (no fee) in some U.S. states.

 

If the process of cloning my dog fails, will I have to pay for another clone?

No. If we are unable to achieve a successful cloned pet birth using a viable genetic sample, the cloning deposit you have paid will be fully refunded.

However, we don’t refund the Genetic Preservation fee. If your first tissue sample does not result in successful Genetic Preservation, you can submit a second sample for culturing at no additional cost.

 

Do you offer payment plans or financing options to help with the costs of cloning a dog?

No. We do not offer in-house financing, as is the industry standard. Most dog cloning companies follow the same ‘two installments’ requirement, with a deposit being paid first and the rest upon collection of your puppy.

We do offer a lower deposit than other dog cloning companies, however. Requiring two equal payments, not a front-loaded deposit.

What can I do if I’m not ready to pay for the cost of dog cloning just yet?

It depends on how far away you think you are from going through with our all-inclusive dog cloning service. But three things come to mind:

• Blood banking: This is the simplest and most affordable way to start down the track of preserving your dog. It involves collecting and storing your dog’s DNA simply so it’s preserved. All it takes is a blood sample, which is very routine and easy for your dog and convenient for you, the owner. Think of it as a form of insurance. It will be waiting for when you feel ready to clone your dog, and you will likely benefit from new cloning technologies that are already on the horizon.
• Express tissue banking: As discussed above, this very affordable process will cryopreserve tissue that will give you a good — but not guaranteed — chance to clone your dog when you’re ready.
• Genetic preservation: This affordable process ($1,600 as mentioned above) actively cultures new cells and preserves them in more than one laboratory location. It is the best way to preserve your dog’s genetic material and maximise its cloning potential using today’s current technology.

 

Our Straightforward 6-Step Dog Cloning Process:

We’ve covered ‘How much does it cost to clone your dog?’ Now, let me touch on the actual, all-inclusive phase of cloning your dog. Here’s what you can expect to happen:

 

1. Enquire with us, and we’ll take steps to start preserving your dog’s DNA. If your dog is unwell or has died, then we will provide emergency instructions and guide you through the process.
2. A veterinarian will collect a small tissue sample, which will then be refrigerated and sent to our lab.
3. Once we receive the sample, we will culture new cells from the tissue. This usually takes about four weeks.
4. Once you are ready to begin cloning, we will initiate the SCNT process into a healthy surrogate mother.
5. The surrogate will carry the pregnancy for a normal 60-65-day gestation and will nurse the puppy for about 56 days. You will be kept informed throughout this entire period with regular updates and weekly photos of the developing puppy.
6. Once your cloned puppy is weaned and the veterinary checks are complete, you will receive your cloned dog, and we will provide an independent genetic report proving that the clone and the dog share identical DNA to the tissue sample.

 

Visit our dog cloning services page for more details on this process.

 

Conclusion: So, How Much Is It To Clone A Dog?

In summary, the actual process and total cost of cloning a dog at Viagen Pets is $50,000. But extra steps may be required on either side of this (i.e. ‘genetic preservation’ before any cloning happens) and potential state tax fees after the delivery of your puppy. Additional fees may sometimes arise, but I hope this article has clearly outlined what they are and how they can be mitigated/avoided to ensure transparency.

By choosing Viagen Pets, you’re investing in a process that ensures your beloved dog’s genetic legacy is preserved in the most ethical and scientific manner. We offer the most advanced and trusted dog cloning service in the world, and we’ve cloned more animals than any other company on Earth. 

So, start your journey with Viagen Pets now — because your dog’s legacy deserves to live on. Talk to our expert team today.

 

• Read more: Why Barbara Streisand cloned her dog with Viagen Pets.
• Read our pet client stories for real-life examples of customers who cloned their dogs with Viagen.
• Read our more generalised guide ‘How much does it cost to clone a pet?’ here.