Should I put a microchip on my dog?

Question

I Have a puppy and today she went to get spayed.. They ask me if I want to put a microchip on her and I said yes.. Now I'am a little concern... my husband doesn't want and I do.. PLEASE HELP!!! What Should I do? Does anyone have a dog with a microchip? is it good or bad?

Answer 1

Yes, I think anyone who truely loves there do will have them microchipped. I have 2 dogs both microchipped. It did not affect them in anyway. They have never gotten lost but if they ever did, then I have a better chance of getting them back. You can rely on a dog tag but sometimes, they can break of the collar or the collar itself can be lost. The price isn't that expensive and seeing how you have put money into her by spaying her this tells me she means a lot to you. I hope you make the right decision.

Answer 2

The plan is that within the next 5-10 years microchips will be MANDATORY! And in a national data base. And when your dog gets lost THEY WILL FINE YOU BETWEEN $500 and $1,500 dollars for each escape. That will help fund the government, and anti animal people. Mandatory microchips are also planned to be put into the chicken, That is correct, a chicken which lays eggs for so many days and they become chicken soup before it is 5 months old will be microchips! A chicken costs about 3-4 dollars today at between $.69 and $1.49 a pound. After they microchip all the chickens they will cost $8 to $9 dollars a piece instead of between $3 and $4 dollars. But the microchip company will make BILLIONS. And they pay legislators to pass this crap.

Microchip is OK as LONG as it is not MANDATORY and as long as they are not used as "gotcha" tactics to persecute pet owners. And yes the poster bellow is CORRECT tumors and other related problems have been caused by chips, including that they have been known to move from the place they were inserted.
This is why these DECISIONS MUST STAY IN THE HANDS OF THE OWNER AND THE INDIVIDUAL AND NOT THE GOVERNMENT.

Answer 3

As far as finding a lost dog, microchips are good.

Now for the bad side. Do some checking on the net. Some dogs are developing tumors around the microchip. This has only recently been discovered and is, at this point, being studied.

Answer 4

I have a microchipped Wire Fox Terrier. It is very good, because, if the dog is taken to the pound for any reason (found running loose, etc), they will be able to identify her as yours. The microchip, which is inserted between the shoulder blades via a syringue, when scanned gives a number. That number is assigned with your information in a database. It is a lot simpler than a collar identification, because the dogs can slip them.

Answer 5

My Puppy has a microchip and I think Its a great Idea. Microchips can't come off like dog tags, they can't fade, or wear so that they cant be read, and if your dog gets lost most animal shelters and humane societies now have Chip readers. If your dog has lost it's collar it's the only way he'll come home. My dog has no problems at all with her chip and I take a lot of comfort knowing she has it.

Answer 6

Please please do not listen to people who would say that you shouldn't micochip your dog because then you can't dump him. I can't even believe someone would say something like that... hello, its called training. Those people should never have had a pet in the first place. Also, you should simply look up the statistics of dogs being returned after being microchipped. This is for the safety of your pet and so that you know if it gets loose, gets hit by a car, etc the vet or shelter will be able to contact you. They scan all the time and I have never in my years of rescuing and working with shelters and vets seen one that didn't scan first and foremost for a microchip. Again, please ignore people who think its a bad idea for dumb reasons like they want to dump their poor dog who just needs some training and microchip your pet for their own safety.

Answer 7

i have had my cat microchipped. . . . . there is not much else to say.

I don't understand why you would be so concerned. I would be concerned if you didn't. The chances that your dog will get away some time is pretty high. what happens if you cannot catch her, and she winds up lost.

Because you microchipped her, she will not be thrown into an animal shelter for the rest of her life. the dog will be scanned and they will contact and tell you they have your dog.

every animal shelter and vets office uses scanners on all of the animals that come in. You can't even tell if they have been chipped.

Answer 8

Microchips are very helpful if your dog ever gets lost. All of mine are microchipped. It is a painless deal. It is inserted under the skin using a needle. Just explain to your husband that there is no disadvantage to microchipping your dog (or none that I have heard of).

Answer 9

They are a good idea, but don't always work. We had a siberian husky with great bloodlines and got her microchipped. Someone grabbed her from the yard and she was never returned. Called humane society, vets, and police- nothing.
Even if the people who stole her bring her to the vet, there is a very rare chance that the vet will actually scan the microchip to make sure it is their dog.

Answer 10

The dog must have a microchip, in case she gets lost, stolen, in case you need to travel with her (it is obligatory in most countries), etc. There is no problem for her, it is painless and they insert a small thing the size of a grain of rice under her skin. It on;y takes one second to do it. You can't see it or feel it, nor can she. Why would someone not want it? This only protects the dog from theft, lost or being abandoned. I hope your husband is not planning to abandon the dog!

PS. Even if you don't tell your husband, he will never know!