chipping

[woz 260]

after reading about all the dogs getting stolen im shocked that more of you dont have your dogs chipped...how many of you do??? think that for £15 its a bargain..i know it wont stop the dog going missing but if they end up in the pound you will get em back and even if you sell the dog on its tranferable.... saying that i had a dog escape and the bloody vet hadnt registered the dog with the data base.......

[poacher2225 2]

i had mine don when thay was puppys for that reason

[caspa 2]

im sereusly thinking off having all mine done,i just think its layzyness that we dont get roand to it really but wel all be sorry iff it happend to us

[T78 4]

getting mine done.my mates missus does dog grooming etc and she chip a dog for 6 quid!

[lurcherchavvy 3]

all three of mine are chipped when my bitch and pups got taken in the summer i got the bitch back from the RSPA cause they found her wandering a field they must of scanned her or whatever

[Guest SJM]

£15 is a rip off, I do it for £5 which is the cost of the chip, vets and qualified chippers should really be doing all they can to encourage people to have their dogs done by keeping the price as low as possible, I have heard of some vets charging £30 for what is essentially a 30 second procedure, the longest part is filling out the paperwork

 

Try your local council or dog warden first before you shell out any cash, as some councils run schemes where the dog warden will come to your house and do it for free. I know North Lanarkshire council operates this scheme, I am sure other counties will do it too

Edited January 1, 2008 by SJM

[Guest BLUEBUNNIE]

YES IT FREE IN CUMBRIA THROUGH THE DOG WARDEN MY OLD PATTERDALE TOOK OFF LAST WEEK AND WHEN THE DOG WARDENS BROUGHT HIM BACK THEY CHIPPED HIM AS WELL

[Guest SJM]

Nice one, am pleased you got your dog back, the scheme really does work

I will be ordering up some chips soon to do my pups I will have a few spare as they come in boxes of ten, if anyone in the scotland area wants to have their dogs done, let me know

[Guest BLUEBUNNIE]

HAPPY NEW YEAR SJM BY THE WAY

[Guest SJM]

Same to yourself hope you had a good un

[rusty 0]

both my dogs are done, but i did read a story where a dog was taken handed to the police,dog warden,kennels and rehomed and no one botherd to scan for a chip.

[Guest john2007oliver]

both my dogs are done, but i did read a story where a dog was taken handed to the police,dog warden,kennels and rehomed and no one botherd to scan for a chip.

 

 

Some people do illigal activities and a chipped dog could get them caught :whistling: Of course we are all law abiding citizens on this forum

[Guest SJM]

I know what you mean but theres no point not having your dog done just because you heard one bad tale

 

Its true, there are pounds which operate under council license across the country which are a bit "dodgy" to say the least, the dogs come in, and are shipped back off out again as soon as you can say bobs your uncle, often with no sort of temperament testing or assessment, usually for a fairly high price tag and 99% of the time with no sort of backup, just the old "bring it back if you dont like it and you can pick another one" These arent really proper rescue centres which have thorough procedures for checking stray dogs, not like the SSPCA or Dogs Trust. They definately do check for chips because I have been contacted in the past when my details have come up as the emergency person incase the owner of the chipped dog cant be contacted.

 

I like to have mine tattooed and chipped just to be on the safe side

[poacher9991 10]

TWO OF MINE ARE DONE ONE AINT HAD THEM DOME WHEN MY DOGS GO STOLEN AND ITS HANDY IF YOU LOSE DOG IN FIELD THEY SCAN YOU SAY HE JUST RAN OF AND HEY PRESTO YOU HAVE YOUR DOG BACK HAPPEND TO ME MY DOG PULLED A DEER IN DATIME IN FRONT OF KEEPER HE SHOT AT DOG HE GOT SPOOKED AND I COULD.LT FIND HIM DOG WARDEN PHONED NEXT DAY

[ladyp 12]

ALL MINE ARE DONE,LADY P.IT'S WORTH IT.