Where can I find a harness for my new puppy, Dorie? She weighs under 2 pounds. All of the ones I have tried on her are way too big. Thanks.
Laura Sent from my iPad On Nov 28, 2010, at 4:10 PM, Evelyn Quintana <[email protected]> wrote: > My two chis wear comfortable harnesses with ID tags on them during the day > but I take them off at night when they go to sleep. They are also microchiped. > > Evelyn > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, November 27, 2010 10:21:49 AM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] ID collars and Microchips > > > > Emiliano doesn't wear a collar. His ID tags are on the halter that he wears > when we go out. He has never tried running out the door but you never know > when he might. I almost got him micro chipped but the negatives I've read > have held me back. > > Gloria > > In a message dated 11/27/2010 3:31:33 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > I am curious, (as usual, Lol!) > > How many of you keep a collar on your dogs with an ID tag at all times? > > How many of you have all your dogs Micro chipped, regardless how small they > are? > > Putting an ID on Gigi was done the same day that I got her. Good thing too, > because she constantly tries to squeeze out the door after me. For a while, > with training, she stopped that and would listen, but every once in a while > she tries again. She is so fast at it too, no matter how careful I am. I am > always worried that one of these days she is going to get her head slammed in > the door. She has cost me to drop groceries and the garbage all over the > place a couple of times. She's like lightening to get at the door and follow > me! > > For Princess I had to do it right away too, because if I open the door and > she sees a squirrel, she's gone. But now she listens well and stays in the > chair by the window when I go out. > > Both of them got micro chipped right away too. I am a firm believer in both. > > Deanna's- Madison is a perfect example as to how many dogs never find their > way back home. She's lucky, many are not. > > I remember last year when CA had those fires for so long....the SPCA said the > main reason why so many dogs were never put back with their owners is because > they were not microchipped and didn't have ID's on them. So their was no way > to trace the displaced owners to their pets. You never know when an > emergency is going to happen and your dog should be protected at all times, > especially during the night, since that is when most emergencies do happen. > > The other reason why dogs are not reunited with their owners, even when they > are micro-chipped is because the owners don't get on their computers and > update the chip with new addressess and phone numbers. Also, it is very > important to make sure that the chip is registered with the two UNIVERSAL > SITES, and not just with the company that manufactures the chip. > > Here are the links for that, just in case some of you are not aware of that. > > http://www.petmicrochiplookup.org/Default.aspx > > http://www.checkthechip.com/HelpPage.aspx > > I just had two more ID's made at Petsmart. I love their machine! They can put > 4 lines of info on each side of their ID's including the tiny ones for our > little chi's! And they are only $7.50 each. Best deal that I found around! > > Now I have an ID on all of their collars, and don't have to go crazy, putting > the ID's on and off every time I want to change their collars. > > When I walk the girls, I use a harness, but those collars with their ID will > stay on them 24/7! > > > > ♥ Peggy & The Girls ♥ > >
