Hi
I am considering having a micro chip place in my collie dog. Has anyone ever used this form of ID tagging? and if so were there any bad points to it? The reason I am oping for a micro chip is that she constantly trys to remove her collar and seems so irritated by it. I have checked for fleas and other skin conditions but I just think it is the actual collar she doesn't like.

I have also consider the microchip option, but have not yet done anything about it.

While my dog has only gone missing once (for a very short time), I would hate to lose her and a microchip seems like the best way to keep her safe.

You also hear of people kidnapping dogs to sell on, which is a big worry to me.

Both of my cats are micro-chipped. It is quite a simple procedure and the chip is inserted into the loose skin in their neck. If one of them were lost or stolen, they could be scanned by a vet and the owner's details would be available.

For anyone considering this, I would definitely advise you to do it for peace of mind.

I'm interested in this thread, too.

I haven't micro-chipped a pet yet, but so far I haven't heard about any bad effects.

There really isn't much of a reason to not microchip your pets. It doesn't cost much and it could be the difference between them being returned or not. I've heard about a dog that was gone for 5 years, but when she was finally turn in, the vet scanned her and returned the dog. They plan to do a similar thing to people eventually. They want to insert a microchip in skin above their left wrist, and it could be scanned to get access to their medical history.

All 6 of my dogs are microchipped and Have never had any problems. I've heard of problems with chips migrating down over the shoulders but the new chips aren't supposed to do this. My dogs still wear their collars and tags constantly so that if they escape they can be identified immediately without having to be scanned first. Due to the increase in dog theft in the UK, I have also DNA profiled one dog and am in the process of having the others done.

100% recommend microchipping!!
Why not? there are no bad effects- you never know its there and its a great backup in case he ever gets out without his collar- we just found a lost poodle here last week with no tags/collar and took it to the vet to see if it had a chip- it didn't...After 2 days we eventually found the owner who said he NEVER has his collar/tags off but this time he squezzed through the gate which must have pulled the collar off cause all they found was his collar in the yard and thought someone stole him...
Had he been chipped we would have had him home asap

Natalie was microchipped when she was a puppy. I haven't had my other pets done yet though.

Definitely do it! Someone who "finds" your dog can always remove the collar, but they can't remove the microchip.

Bo was microchipped in front of me at the age of 8 weeks. It didn't bother him at all.

I vote for micro chipping. If I can only afford to put a micro chip to all my pets at home, I buy lots of them. I just want to make sure that my pets are safe. I don't want to sleep at night something is bothering me. If micro chipping is the best way to protect and secure my dog, then I'll go for it.

The shelter we adopted Sadie from requires it to adopt the animals. But Sadie also still wears her collar with tags. I often worry that if something were to happen where she bit someone and she didn't have her rabies tag on, well who knows... I seriously doubt Sadie would bite anyone, but if she were cornered, I'm guessing she would.

Sorry I got a little off topic. Anyway, we have chipped all of our animals, well, the ones that can be and I would recommend it!

All of my dogs are microchiped and have not had any problems from it. But the down side to it is that unless your dog is taken to a shelter that always checks for microchips it may not be much help in locating a lost pet. Vary rarely does a vet check a dog for a microchip when someone brings it in for treatment. So if your dog is stolen and they take it to the vet acting as if it is their dog, you may never know. But, it is a good preventitive anyway I guess. I figure anything you can do to try to protect them is worth the effort.

I've thought about getting my dogs microchipped. How much does it cost usually?

We got a new puppy from the shelter and he has been microchipped already. Our other dog will be microchipped in a couple of days and it costs about $30 at Banfield hospital in Petsmart.

I am sorry if this was brought up earlier in this thread, I only read the second page. Dog Fancy mag had an article, sometime this past summer. Micro chipping is not all the same. Some scanners will not pick up some types of chips. Until all scanners pick up all chips, it only works in the area you live in. IE East coast, West coast, etc. There are at least 3 different chips out there, and they only respond to their own scanners. So if your dog is chipped in Maine, and you maybe moved to Texas, and the dog took off, you would need an east coast scanner to get the results, if they scanned in Texas nothing at all would show up. So, lets ask for manditory chips!

I was wondering about that. So shelters and vets don't necessarily check the microchip all of the time?

Neither of my dogs are microchipped, but if they aren't going to be checked EVERYTIME, whats the point?

Yes it is a matter of being checked every time, and they should be, to see if the chip works. But will the chip work if their scanning system is not co-insiding with the chip. We should make sure that vets everywhere start to make the recall for all chips to read the same. That is when I will chip mine. In the meantime, I will hope that a tatoo is enough and tags on the collar.

We use Micro Chipping. I haven't had anything bad come of it. I think its one of the best forms of ID, its permanant. We are also thinking of doing Tattoo also.