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Cookie2 · 03-08-2006, 05:53 PM

I have both of mine microchipped. It is true what a vet said . If a dog is stolen and taken for the first time to a vet.A vet won't just scan the dog for a first time visit. I think all vets should scan every new dog that comes for a first appt.It would only be good if the dog is taken to a shelter because the shelter has to scan the dog just to make sure. I just think that if a yorkie is lost ,most likely it will NOT be taken to a shelter !
The thing about the microchipping humans and the bible. I know what your hubby is talking about. My mom is the same way. I just don't take every single thing in the bible literal...

Genie,Cookie & Lola

uabutterfly · 03-08-2006, 07:25 PM

When I was a kid, my family got a dog from a shelter that was already microchiped, but we didn't register her because there was a really large fee plus a per month upkeep cost. I am now looking to microchip my new Yorkiw and was trying to find out exactly how much it would all be. I didn't see any upkeep costs mentioned on the avid website. Is it only a one time initial cost? The only other thing that I saw was a fee to update information.
Thank you!

knitbritt · 03-08-2006, 07:27 PM

Eleanor has been chipped. My mom is a breeder and she chips all her babies. She also has her own scanner. It's really cool. I can't feel Els chip at all and I have tried to see if I could. Sometimes the puppies yelp but that's about it. I think it is a good point though that they may never get scanned. I just keep my fingers crossed that if El ever got out an honest person would find her.

Gazou · 03-09-2006, 05:31 AM

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Originally Posted by uabutterfly

When I was a kid, my family got a dog from a shelter that was already microchiped, but we didn't register her because there was a really large fee plus a per month upkeep cost. I am now looking to microchip my new Yorkiw and was trying to find out exactly how much it would all be. I didn't see any upkeep costs mentioned on the avid website. Is it only a one time initial cost? The only other thing that I saw was a fee to update information.
Thank you!

Lauren the breeder of Gazou and Heidi have all her Yorkie puppies microchiped and she never had to pay additional costs .

03-08-2006, 07:27 PM	#18
knitbritt YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 406	Eleanor has been chipped. My mom is a breeder and she chips all her babies. She also has her own scanner. It's really cool. I can't feel Els chip at all and I have tried to see if I could. Sometimes the puppies yelp but that's about it. I think it is a good point though that they may never get scanned. I just keep my fingers crossed that if El ever got out an honest person would find her. __________________ Eleanor's Mommy

03-08-2006, 05:53 PM	#16
Cookie2 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,568	I have both of mine microchipped. It is true what a vet said . If a dog is stolen and taken for the first time to a vet.A vet won't just scan the dog for a first time visit. I think all vets should scan every new dog that comes for a first appt.It would only be good if the dog is taken to a shelter because the shelter has to scan the dog just to make sure. I just think that if a yorkie is lost ,most likely it will NOT be taken to a shelter ! The thing about the microchipping humans and the bible. I know what your hubby is talking about. My mom is the same way. I just don't take every single thing in the bible literal... Genie,Cookie & Lola

03-08-2006, 07:25 PM	#17
uabutterfly Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sunrise, Florida Posts: 137	When I was a kid, my family got a dog from a shelter that was already microchiped, but we didn't register her because there was a really large fee plus a per month upkeep cost. I am now looking to microchip my new Yorkiw and was trying to find out exactly how much it would all be. I didn't see any upkeep costs mentioned on the avid website. Is it only a one time initial cost? The only other thing that I saw was a fee to update information. Thank you!