[yorkietalkjilly]

I have Home Again for Tibbe and did renew the first year or so to get the insurance for lost pet injury/illness or whatever specifics it covers plus the program extra's but didn't re-up after that.

It is not necessary to buy into the program extra's in order to have your dog's scan contact info help him find his way home again. HA will still readily give your contact info to any reputable vet's office or rescue, etc., that calls them with the ID# and I suppose convinces them that they have the dog in hand. Likely you will have filed a lost dog report with them by that time and you can then be contacted by the party who has your dog. Your initial purchase of the chip/insertion/registration bought you a lifetime of HA keeping and sharing your contact info with legitimate persons who have found your lost dog or contacting you themselves, however that part of it works. The full program with insurance and extras is all that you have to purchase yearly if you want them but that is not necessary unless you want those extra's. If you don't stay on the "program" by yearly purchasing it, the chip will still re-unite you with your dog if he's lost, found, scanned and your contact info updated and correct. Just frequently check the site to be sure your contact info and pertinent particulars about your dog are still loaded properly at the site. The HA program has lost part of my contact info and had Tibbe's breed, etc., incorrect after Super Storm Sandy and I had to correct and update it so check the site frequently.