Kris, I have been microchipping (Home Again System) my dogs for almost 4 years now. No one leaves my house without one! The "Avid" system has also come out with their "Eurochip" which can be read by most scanners, and they have perfected the membrane which surrounds the chip to keep it from migrating.
In 4 years, I have had 2 puppies (one lost - one stolen) returned to their rightful owners because of having a chip. One took their puppy on vacation (some Virginia Beach Campground) and pup ran off, and was taken in by someone. They returned to New York hysterical and heartbroken...but on their answer machine was the folks that had their baby. Dad drove all the way back down to collect their puppy. The other was stolen right from the front yard (one of those stories where the kids were supposed to watch puppy but Parents should have been supervising!) and again, a hysterical family...next week a child was walking THEIR PUPPY down THEIR STREET...the child stated his "parents gave him the puppy last week". Called animal control, one swipe of the microchip told the tale. It is also a permanent medic-alert bracelet of sorts...and information can be changed anytime with a quick phone call. I have had one family who refused to purchase a puppy that had a microchip in it...and I curtly informed them they would have to go elsewhere. It is a wonderful practice, is a form of chain of custody for the breeder, fulfills the "permanent ID" requirements with AKC, etc., etc. Patti Conroy SOVEREIGN [EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
