I can speak from experience....I had a specials quality pointed bitch stolen from me 12 years ago. She was shown by a handler in NY. Shortly after that, she was stolen. I have a hunch how, why and who did it. It's a long sad story and still to this day KILLS me to think about what her life was like. I'll never know anything for sure. She WAS microchiped, but it wouldn't have done any good unless a Vet for some reason would have used the identifyer on her when someone brought her in. The chip doesn't do a lot of good unless the Vets and Pounds use the devises to identify everydog that comes in. However....I would tatoo and microship every dog I had from now on just to be extra safe.
Having a dog stolen is torture. |