Even if stolen and your dog gets out of the house or yard of the thief and AC picks it up, they would scan it. And under some circumstances, should you somehow know who has your dog, that chip could prove you its owner and not the one who has possession of it. And perhaps the thief has to take the dog into the vet and is for some reason scanned(maybe they are acting strange and the vet gets suspicious, maybe they are just checking to see if they are "responsible owners" and scanning to see if chipped - whatever - could happen), your name could pop up. I chipped Tibbe in case he got lost some way but even if stolen, it could increase my chance of getting him back more than if he didn't have a chip, I think, even if only a 1% chance, I'll take it.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |