I AGREE with everyone whos saying scanning pups should always just be a routine thing everywhere (vet, groomer, shelter, when u apply for their license, etc.) But here's what I wonder....What if a kind soul should come across a poor lost and hungry adorable little pup with no tags, so they take that pup into their home and care for it, possibly look in local newspapers for any "Lost Dog" ads, and call local Police but no luck finding a owner. (they dont think of getting the dog scanned to see if its microchipped) So this person decides of course to keep and continue to care for the pup because she's just adorable, and they fall head over hells in love with her. So say some time passes, and the pup gets used to its new home and also falls in love with its new owner(s)....the dog is perfectly happy & healthy & very well taken care of and no one questions whether the people are the pups true owners (including the people that took her in-they just thank God for their blessing-to have been the ones to find her & 2be able to help her... instead of some crazy jerk finding her that could've scared her or not cared for her properly, or worse! Who knows who could've come along 5mins after, down that dark street, late at night, in the bad part of the city!) Then say several years pass without the dog ever being in any circumstance to be scanned!!
What happens then when say after 5 or more yrs. the dog finally does get scanned for some reason or the people learn about microchipping and decide to microchip her but are surprised 2 end up discovering shes already microchipped and its her previous owners from like 6 years prior that come up!!?? What happens then?! Is there any law or amount of time that goes by, that they wouldnt be allowed to take her back?
I recently had a close call with my little girl, couldn't find her for 2 1/2 heartbreaking & grueling hours. Possibly the absolute worst hours of my life! I was crazy hysterical thinking that someone might have driven up and stolen her right out of the yard during the couple mins I was distracted with moving boxes! I couldnt help but think of the most horrible and worst possibilities, and it tore ME APART!! I NEVER WANT ANYONE TO EVER FEEL WHAT I FELT! I was so scared for her, becuz shes my ONE and ONLY BABY, so I spoil her A LOT (I know..but I cant help it!) So shes very attached to me and vice versa, I COULD NOT bare to think of how scared she'd be without her Momma! I cried &cried! But I THANK THE LORD, MY BABY GIRL came back to me!! I have no words except THANK U GOD, I cant explain my appriciation to have her back safe! After the entire neighborhood searching for her for almost 3 hrs. straight, while I was out back calling 4her, she randomly just appeared in the front lawn! My brother came over to help search & said when he went up the back stairs into the house he could hear barking coming from the front. So sure enough, he went to open the front door &she was sitting there scared &barking (she was calling 4me) After many many tears & a VERY emotional reunion I'm left wondering what could've happened to my baby girl....
Besides our own two eyes always watching them what else can always truely keep them happy & safe?
THIS IS WHY I WONDER.....Why cant they make all microchips also have a GPS that can only be activated by their owner or something?? I dont know....
God Bless ALL that care for and love a YORKIE!!!!!!
