Canine Copy, the Cloned ‘Winery Dog’ Controversy | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

Canine Copy, the Cloned ‘Winery Dog’ Controversy | Bohemian | Sonoma & Napa Counties

The press release’s headline bellowed, “World’s First Cloned Winery Dog, Puppy Arrives in Sonoma County This Week.” I don’t doubt that “Stella,” the family dog and ambassador for Flambeaux Winery in Healdsburg, is well-loved—most Americans love their dogs. However, unlike most Americans, the winery’s owners, the Murray family, decided to clone Stella, an Italian Maremma, after learning the dog’s breeder shut down operations, “making her lineage …