I’ve come across several strays near our local elementary school and I always try to recover the dogs directly to their owners or turn them over to rescue. Recently, when my Pointer, Domino went missing, I had my first experience of how a chip can reunite pets and owners quickly. One of the greatest things about our happy reunion is this – we had a collar and tag on Domino but she must have snagged it and it was off. We were going to get her a new one that very morning and then she went missing only an hour later. All because of the chip she was recovered and identified. I am very happy that other people were considerate enough to take care of her and find out who she belonged to. I hate to find a dog without some form of ID like a chip or a tag. I have another dog, Smokey, who’s always escaping. I must have trained him to find the cutest girls in the neigborhood because it’s always a smiling cutie who knows him and brings him back to me! Both my dogs are rescued and we had them chipped for double protection, as back up. When Domino went missing we needed it for the first time. I’m just glad that the system worked. I always thought people were not used to chips being implanted in pets. It occurred to me some would not realize they could check for a chip when they picked up a stray pet. Or, when a dog is really cute like my Shih Tzu Smokey, some people might deliberately choose not to check for a chip but the dog could still be returned to its owner. I wish I could care for all the strays I find, but I already have two dogs and six cats. In fact, that’s the way I found Domino. Just like a baby abandoned on a hospital doorstep, she was left tied up inside a Petco supermart by someone who must have figured she was at least somewhere other pet lovers would find her.
I let Dutchess out to go potty on May 6th, 2022. She normally roams but always comes back home. When... Read more
Haley Smith,
Abel was found safe and sound by our local animal shelter after escaping our... Read more
Cleveland Green,
My cat Turk was outside and didn't come home the next day. I reported him... Read more
Cruzita Hernandez,
Lucky Lola and her even luckier mom Read more
,
A promenading cat swaps walks for a leisurely lifestyle Read more
Jennifer Knourek,
Tazz went missing on August 15th. We spent several hours over the first couple weeks looking for him. Then we... Read more
My 13 year old male cat, Lucky, was found after missing for three weeks. He is an indoor cat and... Read more
Laura Pentecost,
Thanks to a wonderful and caring individual, I was able to be notified of Princeton being found after nearly 6... Read more
Sandra Wilson,
Even at a distance the microchip continues to reunite Read more
Samuel Buhler,
Cletus left his yard yesterday, August 27. His battery was dead on his collar. An employee of a local boat... Read more