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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  In the several instances where I have actually found a dog running the street that had a collar on it, the tags that had the vet office, the phone number of the owner...those were the things that got the dog back the fastest....I had one overnight, and one I had 3 days, simply because the owner was on vacation, had allowed her dtr. to "watch" her little dog"....and she watched her run away!!!! So I am big on owners phone number being on the tag. And of course, I am a huge advocate for microchipping....good for you, having that done.(I do not personally indicate the dog is microchipped, just in case someone has stolen the dog, if they KNOW there is a microchip implanted, they MAY be real stuipid and not take the baby to the vet even if she ever needs it, for fear they will get caught!) |
Yes, I thought about that.. but since dog-stealing is VERY rare here in Iceland, I doubt that will happen, it's a small country
I don't remember knowing any dog that has been stolen, I remember one case that a chihuahua puppy was stolen, it was left tied down outside a house alone, not microchipped or anything, someone has wanted a chihuahua pup and taken it.
That happened few years ago and I don't recall any other dog that has been stolen (and I'm alot into the ''dogworld'' here
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Many people here have their microchip number on the tags now, then people can see that they have a microchip, look them up on ''Dýraaudkenni'' the icelandic website for all microchipped pets, put the number in the search box and voila, everything about the dog there
I think that is a great idea if for example no one is home if someone would bring him to the adress on the tag, and if I wouldn't answer the phone, then they could look it up on the internet and send me mail via facebook etc.
I'm not always home, and those few times that my dog has ran away was when I was at my boyfriends a 1 hour drive away
And I don't always have my phone on me, I often have it on silence etc., then people can check the microchip website.