A wonderful dog made owner happy five times over!!
James Symington and the five dogs cloned from Trakr!!!
It has been almost nine years since the attacks on the United States by terrorists and 9/11 will forever remain a sacred date. When this tragedy occured, James Symington, a former Canadian police officer, put his 7 year old German Shepard, Trakr in his car and off they went to New York City to do whatever they could to help those in need at the site of the World Trade Center. Symington said this of Trakr’s magnificent abilities, “He always excelled at scenting, at air tracking, and combined with his courage and determination and his intuition, that made him an incredible search and rescue dog.”
However, as age crept up on Trakr, he died this past April at the age of 16. As a result of an essay contest, where they told Trakr’s story, the Symingtons were given the gift of Trakr over and over again, 5 times to be exact. The contest was sponsored by BioArts International, a company that partnered with a South Korean company to clone the animal whose family won the essay contest. Those at BioArts were moved by the essay written by the Symingtons and role that Trakr played in helping in the aftermath of September 11th.
As a result of the cloning, the Symingtons have been blessed with 5 “mini Trakrs”. Last Sunday, the five Trakr clones were delivered to the Symingtons in Holmby Hills, California. James Symington said the pups are already displaying some of Trakr’s personality traits. He said,
“They’ve got confidence and that sense of curiosity. It’s so unique and so extraordinary.” These dogs have helped to lift the spirits of Symington who has mourned and grieved the loss of Trakr quite hard. Well, now Trustt, Solace, Valor, Prodigy and Deja vu will be able to bring 5 times the comfort, fun and companionship to the Symingtons as they honor the dog that they loved so much!!!
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