[lizardlady]

Video is about the importance of microchipping. Made me cry to see the owner and dog reunited.

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[Travelinglady]

Definitely shows how important to prove ownership is. Even a collar with a tag with information can help.

[Maven]

Didn't see any video. Lots of cute dog pics, but I didn't go past the first page. Nevertheless, I agree that microchipping your pet is an excellent thing to do, as long as it's done properly (I've heard it can lead to infection).

[seeker1950]

I also only saw cute pics of sweet dogsters! Microchipping good.

[lizardlady]

Hmmm, I don't know what happened to the video. It showed a man and his dog reunited because the dog was microchipped. The dog was beside itself with joy being with it's human. The human was teared up too.

[Fresia]

Microchipping is so important.

My 3 yr old chocolate lab was stolen out of my backyard. The neighbors saw him taken despite my dog fighting and biting the guy, he got a way with him. They called the police but only had a description of the man, no car was seen. A week later in my effort to find I him, flyers, notices everywhere, notices at the shelters just in case and vets, and I kept driving around looking for him; I expanded my search every day. 30 miles out in a neighborhood, I found him; collar and tags gone, but it was him. When I tried to approach, some guy came out of his house with a gun and chased me to my car.

I called the police and at first they didn't believe me. I stayed there across the street watching my dog until they came and asked for animal control to come and check for a microchip right then and there. I had his papers to prove his number was mine from the vet who implanted it. It was my baby. The guy was arrested and I got my dog back.

My baby had nasty cuts around his neck and burn marks, that were treated and eventually healed. I ended up breaking my lease to move to a place with a higher fenced yard so he could be out on his own again. He was never quite the same in that he always stuck by my side and that his precious adventurous spirit was gone, and for a lab that says a lot.

Lesson: collars and tags can be removed or get lost, microchips not. The police also said that for those that steal dogs for breeding kennels or fighting clubs, if they see they have microchip tags on that they are less likely to take them or keep them, surrendering them to a kennel if found.

[Maven]

I'm so glad you got your dog back, Fresia, although I'm sad he's been traumatized. Some people make me sick.