Can I Chip my dog even if it has possibly been chipped before?

Question

My neighbour (she) took care of a dog for someone as they were unstable accomodation wise and offered to pay for the care of the dog with food etc.
She has had the dog for 2 years with nothing paid for on the care side by the official owners.
The official owners have not bothered with the dog in care or love but the dog has just had pups and the official owners want a pup for free even though they have not taken back the dog or helped care for it.
If my neighbour does not give them a pup for free then they have threatened to take the dog back even though it is still an unstable home.
My neighbour does not want them to really have either as there is no dog care at all there. They say (no proof) that the dog is chipped and wont give the authority to change the chip details until she socums to giving them their free pup.
My neighbour wants to keep the dog and sell them a pup if they want a pup but not a freebie if push comes to shove and get the dog re chipped as her dog any idea?

Answer 1

If the unstable home is as you say, then call the RSPCA and your friend should be able to keep the dog lawfully and then yes it can be chipped. But please, do not let the people get either of the dogs until they clean up their act. think of the dog/puppy. It doesn't deserve that!

Answer 2

If the dog needs registration papers signed so the puppies can be registered I would advise your neighbor to negotiate with the owners and get the registrations signed. Puppies and dogs do seem to have longer lasting, more secure homes when they are accompanied by registration papers. Owners tend to value dogs with registrations and take better care of them.

If the original owner was not caring for the dam of the litter for a long time, than why does the care taker of the litter think selling the original owner a puppy would be a good idea? Obviously the original owner was not that bad because the keeper of the litter would consider selling them a puppy. There must have been an agreement between the caretaker of the litter and the original owner that someone is not holding up to. Very often people who care for dogs feel an emotional ownership, however if there was some deal worked out between these two people in exchange for ownership it is much easier to complete that deal and get registration papers with little or no hassles.

So I would say, something is not quite right, if the caretaker of the litter would sell a puppy to the dam's previous owner, than the previous owner is not being denied because of neglect for a dog, but rather that the caretaker does not want to part with anything for free because they have had possession. If they have had possession which was given because they were expected to hold up to an agreement they should fulfill that agreement in order to get the paper work which in the long run would be better for the puppies.

If their are no registration papers involved, than there may be no problems. With the exception of the chip. The original owner can claim the dog through the chip if they can force it to be scanned by authorities. Chips can also be transferred in data bases to new owners. And of course more chips can be implanted, but if the original owner had the dog scanned the original chip would be there also and have an older date accompanying it in a data base somewhere even if that just means it was sold to, and implanted by the original owners directly.


If there s no paper work on these dogs at all, and the original owners are bluffing about the chip there is nothing going on but harassment. Also if there is a chip there must be some paper trail attached to it and without that proof it isn't likely the original owners can get possession o the dam of the litter to prove a side of a chip story for which they have no proper proof of their (the other side) of that story

Answer 3

I would report them to the local ASPCA or SPCA. They have no business owning a dog. Have them investigate the home, and have them document all of the irregularities. It is always good to have too much information. If the SPCA says that it is better that the dog stay where it is, that's all that needs to be said.

A dog that has micro-chipped can be taken to the local shelter or vet and they can scan the dog. Takes a couple of seconds to verify if there is a chip. Since it is a computer chip, the information can be changed to the responsible owner, whether it is in a new chip or just changing the information on the computer.

I have all of my dogs chipped.

Answer 4

That's a toughy. If your neighbor can prove that she has had and cared for the dog for this long, she can prove abandonment. Did she take the dog to the vet ever? She can also contact the local humaine society and explain the circumstances and get advice there. As for the rechipping, I believe they would just change the infomation on the current chip.

Answer 5

If she calls the RSPCA they will be able to check for a chip.

Also as they promised to pay for their dogs care and didn't they technically abandoned her so your neighbour should be legally entitled to keep her and decide the fate of her pups.

Answer 6

your neighbour will be able to take the dog along to local vets and have them scan it for an existing chip,if its their it should show up,this will give you the microchip number,you would not be able to re-chip dog,as it would then upon being scanned would have two results causing much confusion,if your neighbour can prove they have had the dog for two yeaRS,ie,any vets bills etc,insurance,photos,then in theory posession is nine tenths of the law,if a rescue can keep a dog for seven days then rehome it without repurcussions,no reason why your neighbours cannot after two years
good luck
Wendy

Answer 7

Get your friend to call RSPCA immediately if the other people are not providing a stable home for pets they will not allow the dog or the pups to be housed there. Tell your friend not to let the previous owner anywhere near the dogs!

Answer 8

It sounds like your freind needs to contact the proper authorities... aspca & lawer,etc, etc..???......if she can show some kind of proof she has had this dog for 2 years the previous owner has given up rights to the dog/pups....I think she needs a lawer and it will probably go away if the prevous owners are that bad they wont fight her....good luck... I would also go ahead and re-chip in the meantime...good luck..smile

Answer 9

Take the dog to the vets and it will take about 10 second for them to tell you if the dog is chipped or not
They will simply scan it

Answer 10

If they are as unreliable as you indicate, I sincerely doubt that the dog has a chip. They don't deserve getting a pup either. It's unfair to treat pets like a comodity.