Magician and comic Piff the Magic Dragon all the time knew that his canine, Mr. Piffles, was the star of the present, whether or not on America's Got Talent, Queer Eye, or the Las Vegas stage. And now the magician — actual identify: John van der Put — has revealed his newest trick: cloning the beloved Chihuahua who died in November.

Van der Put mentioned in a social media publish this week that he had already cloned the pup, and his publicist confirmed to Leisure Weekly that the comic was being critical. The primary clone shall be 2 years previous in January.

"Cloning Mr Piffles labored so nicely the primary time, we determined to do it once more!" he captioned a clip of himself holding up a canine he referred to as "Mr. Piffles 2." His official identify is Fourtune, van der Put mentioned, as a result of he's their fourth canine and "break the bank."

The video then cuts to the magician and fiancée/on-stage associate Jade Simone choosing up two tiny, even youthful canines at a Las Vegas airport.

"Whats up," he tells the digital camera. "We're right here to select up some canine." Very cute canine, the truth is.

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The couple, who was featured within the newest season of Queer Eye together with the scene-stealing Mr. Piffles earlier than his dying, named their latest additions Fivel and SixPack, each 3-and-a-half months previous.

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See photographs of the trio — Fivel, Fourtune, and SixPack — above and under.

Van der Put introduced the unique Mr. Piffles out when he competed on America's Acquired Expertise in 2015. The human and animal star have been headliners on the Flamingo Resort and On line casino in Las Vegas since that yr, in line with his official bio. About Mr. Piffles, it says, "They might be a double act however it's no secret who the star is."

When the canine died, AGT 's govt producer Sam Donnelly gave an announcement to NBC: “Mr. Piffles graced our stage along with his distinctive appeal and indifference, embodying one of many best canine skills to ever carry out on AGT. He was beloved by everybody who noticed his act, and his partnership with Piff was a very magical bond that can ceaselessly go away an enduring impression on our hearts."

Each man and canine had been a part of the Netflix makeover present when it was launched Dec. 11. Episode 3, titled "Poof Goes Piff!," featured van der Put receiving a change earlier than being honored with the Magician of the Yr Award from the Academy of Magical Arts on the Magic Fort. He additionally ended up proposing to Simone, and the present named a backyard after his pup, whose dying was not introduced within the episode.

"I had numerous enjoyable on the present," van der Put instructed PEOPLE instantly after it aired. "I wasn't certain what it was going to be like, however I had a very good time with them. I used to be a bit of skeptical as a result of how can they enhance what already is?" he joked. "After which I noticed that they needed to remodel the offstage me. And I used to be like, 'Oh, nicely, which will go away a bit of to be desired.' However they got here in and simply completely revamped all the things in my life offstage. And Jade, my associate was very, very, very grateful."

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Mr. Piffles died weeks earlier than the episode was set to premiere. On what would have been his seventeenth birthday, the Flamingo resort devoted a dog-friendly area to him, which was named, Mr. Piffels' Magical Playground.

Piff wrote a heartfelt remembrance to his pet whereas saying his dying.

"For over fifteen years I've had the privilege and the pleasure of being upstaged and outshone night time after night time by that little ball of fluffy indifference," he wrote. "He got here into my life once I had nothing, and set me on the trail to a profession I may solely dream of. At first, I’ll have rescued him, however in the long run, he rescued me."

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