Though Bijou isn't chipped, she does have a collar with all her ID tags (her rabies tag, which shows our vet info, her city dog licence and her dog park tag, her "personal" dog tag which lists her name, our family name/addy/phone #, and a Frontline ID tag with an Internet site that will show her photo and our personal info. Bijou is definitely a collie, in that she knows our home's boundaries and wants to stay with us, but she is also a bit of a scamp and will try to stretch those boundaries if we're not right with her (she never goes outside without an adult if she's off leash, and she only goes for walks with my older boys if she's on leash). She LOVES squirrels, birds and bunnies and I don't doubt she'd much prefer to chase them than sit quietly near me! Tags are a must, so that means a collar is a must...I do admit, with her ever-growing mane, I wish she could go bare, but I would never, ever chance it. She's too much puppy yet, at 14 months, and much too dear to us to question her safety.

Great thread - very interesting!