Rudy Bunt Webboard User Reg: 09-29-2003
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Hello Everyone,
I have one of the Avid PET Trac micro chips injected in to one of my German Shepherds. Has anyone ever herd of anyone getting a dog recovered from one of these? What are some Thoughts or <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> ideas on these chips? Does anyone else have a Avid Pet Trac Chip?
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Yes. Just recently a club member had a pup (from their stud dog) traced back to the breeder in VA from a shelter in MA.(the dog was sold to someone in NORTHERN MAINE, who drove 8 plus hours to dump it) Luckily the stud owner was more than happy to go pick up the dog in MA. The people who had purchased the dog had never registered with the system, but they were stil able to find the breeder because the manufacturer kept track of who was sold certain number sets. Once they found the vet, the vet was able to trace it back to the litter.
Not all shelters have chip readers. Most larger metropolitan areas do. I like a tattoo and tag for the simple fact that anyone anwhere can read those, but a chip is with the dog for life.(with a working life of 7 yrs, I think)
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I have updated the info with pet trac. I guess it was worth the $. There is no price I would pay to insure the return of my Girl.What happens after 7 years? The chip stops working? And thank you for the information:-)
Check with your vet to make sure, but yes, at some point after seven years they can become inactive. You can have a new chip implanted at that time. Even if the chip is still readable after 7 years, I would go ahead and insert another. Better to have two readable chips than to have one that cant be read. Just because it still works on the 7 yr mark, doesn't mean it will at 7 yrs 6 months... you get the idea.
One of the local shelters in this area does use the Avid Chip in addition to some of the veterinary practices. The company who sells these chips will give free scanners to any registered 501-C non-profit who requests one and will also give cut rate deals for the supplies to use. Unfortunately; the chip does not stay in place and is prone to travel thru the body. So; unless the person scanning perfoms and entire body scan with the dog cooperating; the chip may go undetected.
This non-detection did occur recently by the local SPCA and nearly cost the dog the ultimate price of euthenesia. Luckily; the owner searched the pound from top to bottom faithfully and found her beloved dog hours before the scheduled death with collar and ID tags still on the dog in addition to the effort of micro-chip.
After 7 yrs your dog should be trained enough to object to being stolen. lol
The size of the chip injector is frightening.
1 chip is enough for our jess.
Originally posted by Rudy Bunt: Home come the pound did not call the owner on the Tag? I will just venture a guess...
Probably the dog didn't have a REAL name tag, but was traced back to the owner via a rabies tag. This is not something I would recommend though. I have seen instances where a vet does not have a computer to look it up and only has this years tag numbers available, so if your dog had its shot two years ago you would be SOL and your dog would be deceased. This is what we do here if the dog has a tag, but it does take a whole lot longer than if you have a plain name and number tag. Not to mention, your dog PROBABLy wouldn't make it to the shelter with a phone number to begin with. If there is a number on the tag here, Animal control will call the owner before she ever goes out to pick the dog up.
The tags on the dog (owner name, address, telephone number and dog's name) in addition to Rabies Tag had all current information. Plus..the Avid Chip for ID. The employees of the SPCA/pound do not attempt to call or notify any owners if a dog is picked up with owner ID "it's not their job". What is all boils down to is a total lack of caring...of which..they don't. They are paid at a minimum wage scale and it's a only a job with a paycheck to them.
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WOW!!! I would never be able to sleep at night. Money should not be an issue. If you see a dog with tags I think they should call. Even if it was not my job, I would still call to save a life. The needle is big with the chip in it. My baby had it done when she was a puppy. Well lets hope there is a change in the (some) cold harted personal at the shelters.
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I would never be able to sleep at night. Money should not be an issue. If you see a dog with tags I think they should call. Even if it was not my job, I would still call to save a life. The needle is big with the chip in it. My baby had it done when she was a puppy. Well lets hope there is a change in the (some) cold harted personal at the shelters.
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