More Dog Tags - MicroChips For Dogs

This story has horrible audio (sorry), but it's a great follow-up to the K9 Guy's dog post yesterday about tag day for dogs this weekend. Helping your dog find its way home should it ever be lost or stolen is easy if you think ahead.

Yesterday we discussed simply buying tags for your dog's collar with your contact information. I've always been a big proponent of microchips for dogs as well because they don't fall or get removed by accident or on purpose (if someone steals your dog - yes there are people out there who do such things).

This video shows a microchipping, but the reason I posted it is that this shelter is doing it for all dogs they adopt out. What a great program for all shelters to explore. I would suspect this shelter has some sponsorship assistance or discounting from a vendor, because they are able to do this with only a $5.00 price increase for adoptions.

If your dog isn't microchipped, talk to your Vet. The fees vary, but are modest for life-long protection for a pet. Also, wherever you get your dog microchipped, make certain all necessary paperwork is handled so that the chip is registered! The chip's useless if the proper paperwork isn't completed.