My Tibbe never seemed to notice it, never scratched at it, bit at it or seemed uncomfortable. And I know this dog so well I really think I'd know. He's a hypochondriac and let's me know if a hair is growing in wrong - I'm the first to know when he's got an ouchie or problem of ANY kind. So if my little hothouse flower didn't have troubles, I doubt any normal dog will. And I finally got the backbone to try to feel it about a year after he got it and I just couldn't/can't. And I figure anything that gives me an extra 1% chance of getting him back should he get lost and helping show I'm his true and legal owner, I want that chance. No one else could tend to him in the way he's accustomed other than me and I think even he would voluntarily undergo a stick if he knew it could help reunite us.
__________________  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 |