Microchips

[cyber-sibes]

I honestly think chips are pretty pointless.

....that's probably because you have never had one of yours wander off & get brought back because they could scan them! I have, & that chip is worth every penny!!!!! When Star was a small puppy, she squeezed through the back gate & ran down the alley. (my son had been out with her & came in just for a minute.) She had a collar but no ID tag yet. The local Animal Warden was in the area (there used to be quite a few roaming dogs around us), he picked her up & scanned her & brought her back home. We would have been heart broken if she had disappeared for good that day. Mine both are chipped & wear ID tags 24-7.

[3muttsandaboston]

....that's probably because you have never had one of yours wander off & get brought back because they could scan them! I have, & that chip is worth every penny!!!!! When Star was a small puppy, she squeezed through the back gate & ran down the alley. (my son had been out with her & came in just for a minute.) She had a collar but no ID tag yet. The local Animal Warden was in the area (there used to be quite a few roaming dogs around us), he picked her up & scanned her & brought her back home. We would have been heart broken if she had disappeared for good that day. Mine both are chipped & wear ID tags 24-7.

No but I have had one of my microchipped dogs not returned to me. Check out post number 26. That is why I keep tags on my dogs 24/7

[cyber-sibes]

Check out post number 26. That is why I keep tags on my dogs 24/7

Scarey! I'm glad you got her back!

[cloverfdx]

3 out of 4 dogs are chipped for extra ID & because they dont wear collars when at home. Elvis & Tinny both carried on when being chipped, but so would i with that size needle . Harri was done with his first Vaccination, so he was 6 weeks old.

Clover will be done this week, or next week.. whenever i can get her in to get it done. I know she is going to hate it, but it's for her own good.

ETA: A couple of months back the dogs got out, Harri was clipped by a car and one of our neihbours took him to the vets (same vets that we use). The vet nurses thought they recognised Harri but were not quite sure who he belonged to. He was scanned for a chip and i was called strait away.

So yes they are worth it .