Is mico chip a legal requirement for a working gun dog??

[air gun ant 1,666]

Picked up my new cocker pup last night and had him at vets today for first injections and worming and the vet was asking about certificates for docking etc which we have and said microchipping? We said he's not got 1 yet and she replied that it's a legal requirement for working dogs and is usually done at the same time as docking???? This is the first time I've heard of this but it's also my first gun dog? I've had dogs all my life and all been chipped, but through choice not legal requirement? Is this true or is the vet just trying to push it? He will be getting chipped but if this vets trying to have me on I'll go back to my old 1!

Thank in advance

Ant

Ps only trying this vet as it's new and slightly cheaper.

[Chid 6,495]

if its docked it has to be chipped

[bigadg 5]

if its docked it must be chipped by the time its 12 weeks old

stu

[paulus 26]

both replies above are correct

[air gun ant 1,666]

Right thanks for the replies much appreciated

That's what forums like this are for!

Cheers guys

ATB for the season

Ant

[fay 75]

can you not get your own injections over there and do them your selfs instead of going toa vet that asks a hundred qs not being smart by saying that but over here u could get your own microchips vaccines the lot and for noting compared to going to the vet for it

[fay 75]

and its not illegal either for got to say that

[air gun ant 1,666]

The injections were cheap enough at £48 for both sets and spoke to breeder about the microchip and he said his vet won't do it until they are 5-6 months old? So would be illegal if they need to be done before 12 weeks? Where abouts are you fay? I'm on phone so can't see sorry

[ftm 3,357]

some canny info from you guys -billy

[Chid 6,495]

The injections were cheap enough at £48 for both sets and spoke to breeder about the microchip and he said his vet won't do it until they are 5-6 months old? So would be illegal if they need to be done before 12 weeks? Where abouts are you fay? I'm on phone so can't see sorry

vets have to by law if they have docked them ... to me it sounds like the breeder is trying to fob you off .. did you get a docking cert with the pup?

over here in NI we now have compulsary chipping in place , any new litters have to be done before 56 days old (8 weeks) and its up to the breeder to do it ..

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

The injections were cheap enough at £48 for both sets and spoke to breeder about the microchip and he said his vet won't do it until they are 5-6 months old? So would be illegal if they need to be done before 12 weeks? Where abouts are you fay? I'm on phone so can't see sorry

vets have to by law if they have docked them ... to me it sounds like the breeder is trying to fob you off .. did you get a docking cert with the pup?

over here in NI we now have compulsary chipping in place , any new litters have to be done before 56 days old (8 weeks) and its up to the breeder to do it ..

:yes: I got my terrier pups docked and had to take them back at 6 weeks old to get chipped

[RubyTex 1,957]

The injections were cheap enough at £48 for both sets and spoke to breeder about the microchip and he said his vet won't do it until they are 5-6 months old? So would be illegal if they need to be done before 12 weeks? Where abouts are you fay? I'm on phone so can't see sorry

vets have to by law if they have docked them ... to me it sounds like the breeder is trying to fob you off .. did you get a docking cert with the pup?

over here in NI we now have compulsary chipping in place , any new litters have to be done before 56 days old (8 weeks) and its up to the breeder to do it ..

:yes: I got my terrier pups docked and had to take them back at 6 weeks old to get chipped

 

Can i ask how much you paid to have 'em docked Bear? PM me if prefer mate

[glenng 15]

i got my sprocker pups done for 30 quid each.thats docked,chipped and dewed.vet at stanhope did them.needed a lot of paperwork like shotgun cert,mothers chip cert in my name and a letter from the landowner stating i have permission to work them on his land.this was the only place in the durham area i could find.

[air gun ant 1,666]

Yeah got docking certs? But not chipped? It's no bother I'll get him chipped when he goes back for second injections I'm just confused how he got them docked but the same vet wouldn't chip them?

[pegleg33 134]

There's alot of dodgy docking certs going about