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Originally Posted by megansmomma 
If your dogs have a properly fitted collar there is no reason to believe they are going to choke to death. I've never understood this logic or rational. Just about every dog that has gone missing on YT was without a collar. As for chipping, recently I asked my mom if she knew what a microchip was and she looked at me like I was crazy. She had no idea! If you want your dog back and quickly a collar and tag is the quickest way. You cannot depend upon a microchip bringing your dog home. Of course, there is always the chance of your dog being stolen. There have been plenty of people on YT that have even encouraged other members to keep dogs that were deemed neglected. I find this outrageous.
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Originally Posted by 107barney A microchip is only good if someone scans your dog. Neighbors and ordinary people don't have scanners. Everyone can read a tag and call a number and it can be done fast. I see no good reason to not use a collar. |
Every single lost dog that we returned in our old neighborhood had on a collar. We were able to see the number, call the owners, and they'd be there within 10 minutes. We probably returned at least a dozen dogs in our ten years of living there.
Just this past year, a dog came wandering up to my VERY rural house. We are not in a neighborhood at all, in fact along a very busy road 3 acres down our front hill, and this dog was scratching on our front door. It had a number on the tag, I called it, they came and picked him up. I was on my way to class so had he not had a tag, he would have been crated in my garage until I got home to take him to the vet to check for a microchip.
I think chips are a great added security, but tags are so important. I also think training should be #1 as well and not to necessarily just rely on the fact that your dog has a chip or tag on.