Just curious - How many people here had their dog tatooed while it was awake? >>>>>>

Sheba was tatoo'd awake when she was a year old
at a Dog Show. She was afraid, when she had to lay
down and be rolled on her side and have strangers
work on her.
(Back than, Vets in my area did not tatoo nor chip.)
After seeing it done, I would NEVER do it again unless
the dog was givin a sedative or put under anethesia
along with another medical procedure being done.
Putting a dog "under" for only a tatoo, I would never
do. Anethesia can be dangerous.

I would chip all my future dogs, and when spayed or neutered I might tatoo too.