[Gracie2006]

This is a great thread. I had not considered all of the points of view. After reading this, I think I will chip my Gracie, but I will do it when she is under anesthesia getting spayed. My concern with my puppy, as with my indoor cats, is the big what if? What if I had to call 911 for a medical emergency or a fire and one of my babies slipped away when the emergency crews arrived? What if the security alarm went off when I wasn't home and the police forced their way in, or say a robbery occurred, what if one of my babies slipped out then? Overall, I am not a very trusting person, but my experience has been that people are generally good and will do the right thing. I live in a nice housing area with several dog owners, and feel failry confident that if someone here found my Gracie, they would make every effort to return her to me. Bottom line is, if anything happened to any of my fur kids and there was something I could have done to prevent it, and did not do it, I could not live with myself. If my Gracie gets away from me, at least with a chip I will feel like she has the greatest chance of being returned.