The resulting animal that is born is genetically identical to the animal that donated its genetic material -- a clone. In this case, you would wind up with a puppy that had the exact same genetic makeup as your dog, although there's no guarantee that it would have the exact same markings or personality.

While the cloning procedure appears pretty straightforward, there are often many false starts. The scientists who cloned Dolly the sheep had to try 277 times -- going through 277 eggs -- before they were successful.