I got Bella microchipped and feel better knowing that she has it. She was awake when she got chipped, she was totally ok when we got home. Though she ALWAYS has her collar or harness on when we are outside and they both have tags on them, like someone else said, tags can be removed. I just don’t want to take any chances. True, if someone stole her, they would not take her to the vet or the shelter, but what if someone didn’t steal her but they found her without tags, then they can at least try to track me down with a microchip. Last month my boyfriend and I were on our way to the store and saw a dog just walking around on the sidewalk by a bus stop. It was busy rush hour and not one person stopped to look at the dog, she just walked around saying hi to everyone. We made a u-turn, parked and I went up to pet her and to see if she had a collar or tag on. She had neither. We got her to get in the car (she was a big lab), she was so sweet and cooperative, you can tell she was someone's love. We took her to the shelter, they scanned her, and she had a microchip! They had her owner's information and called them. That reaffirmed my faith in it. I know we'd all like to think that our dogs will never leave our sight and they will always be safe by our side, but in the off chance that some freak of nature thing happens and she's gone, I'd at least have one last hope that a microchip would be what brings her home to me. Just my opinion. |