Piff the Magic Dragon is confirming he truly spent nearly $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 Received Expertise” alum revealing he created a contingency plan for this inevitable day again when his pup first began getting older.

Although phrase of Piff’s determination 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 a part of him on digital camera for a fast good day.

He added … “It is not only a canine who appears to be like like him … Mr. Piffles 2 is 100% genetically equivalent to Mr. Piffles OG. It is like a manner for Mr. Piffles’ spirit to hold on.”

Piff admitted he was impressed to pursue cloning after studying Barbra Streisand had achieved it for one in all her canine. He mentioned he turned to Google for solutions, finally reaching out to an organization referred to as ViaGen to make his dream a actuality.

Quick-forward to as we speak, Mr. Piffles 2 is now 2 years outdated, and Piff explains the Chihuahua had been Piffles OG’s understudy for a while.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.

He famous … “I did not need to go ahead with the act simply on my own. Mr. Piffles is such an enormous a part of it.”

Although Piff is glad to have Piffles 2 by his aspect, he is nonetheless pondering again fondly to his and his OG canine’s many onstage moments collectively.

Watch the vid … he recollects 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.