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Piff the Magic Dragon is confirming he truly spent virtually $60K to clone his late canine, Mr. Piffles … telling TMZ he is “so glad” he did.
We caught up with the magician after the unhappy information his longtime performing companion and beloved Chihuahua had died … with the “America’s Got Talent” alum revealing he created a contingency plan for this inevitable day again when his pup first began getting older.
Although phrase of Piff’s choice to clone the pup broke some time again, the British comic assured us he “genuinely cloned” Piffles … and even had Mr. Piffles 2.0 be part of him on digital camera for a fast whats up.
He added … “It’s not just a dog who looks like him … Mr. Piffles 2 is 100% genetically identical to Mr. Piffles OG. It’s like a way for Mr. Piffles’ spirit to carry on.”
Piff admitted he was impressed to pursue cloning after studying Barbra Streisand had accomplished it for one among her canines. He stated he turned to Google for solutions, finally reaching out to an organization known as ViaGen to make his dream a actuality.
Quick-forward to at present, Mr. Piffles 2 is now 2 years previous, and Piff explains the Chihuahua had been Piffles OG’s understudy for a while. Piff confirmed he’d be performing with Mr. Piffles 2 transferring ahead.
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He famous … “I didn’t want to go forward with the act just by myself. Mr. Piffles is such a huge part of it.”
Although Piff is joyful to have Piffles 2 by his facet, he is nonetheless considering again fondly to his and his OG canine’s many onstage moments collectively.
Watch the vid … he remembers the second Neil Patrick Harris gave him and Mr. Piffles a golden buzzer second on ‘AGT.’
The magician and his canine did not win the competitors … however did land a residency on the Flamingo Las Vegas, the place they’ve carried out for almost the final decade, and simply prolonged for one more 3 years.
Keep in mind this, Piff … all canines go to heaven!!!