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Originally Posted by orlnurse  So true, microchipping only works if a lost dog is actually scanned. I've thought of this and although both of mine are chipped, I also have my phone number on their tags. |
When Bengi got lost the hotel people were asking me if he had that "tracking chip". And I was like, no, he is not chipped, but even if he was, you can't "track" him, it only works if you scan the dog.
Then when I went back to Orlando to seach for Bengi, I met this lieutenant from the sheriff department who tried to help in the search during the first 48 hours he was lost and he told me his dogs had this chip that you can track. He said this is an expensive chip and the dog has to be put under to be inserted in the dog. He said the chip emits a low signal, it doesn't work over long distances, but since he has a big property where the dogs run around, that way he knows where they are.
Then also the lady that when to check on that yorkie that wasn't neutered, told me she had a beagle that was stolen and that they were able to track who had him because of the chip and they went to that house to get it.
I never heard of such chips. Maybe that low signal one exists. I searched on google and found nothing.