I have both my yorkie and golden retriever microchipped and will do so with every dog I get. My golden got out of the gate one day when a neighbor's kid openned it. He bolted before I could get to him because he was scared when my neighbor started up his wood chipper. I searched for him for hours and later that night, a local vet called and said a neighbor a couple blocks away had taken him in since he was on the street...then brought him to the vet to get scanned to see if he was chipped. He didn't have a collar on because we have a heavily wooded yard and one day he got caught on a branch when chasing a squirrel (he never catches them, thank goodness) and really bruised his neck. So, long story short...we had him back that night. We are very careful with our dogs but this just shows how something totally unexpected can happen no matter how careful you are.
There was also a story about someone who lost their dog and a few months later she saw her dog at a neighbors. They called police and the dog was ID'd through its chip and happily reunited with its owner. So, I vote for chips. |