Sissy never goes outside so I do not keep a collar on her at all. I do plan to get her micro-shipped when they spay her so she doesn;t feel it and they do it under anesthesia. We are hopeful to get her spayed in the next few months depening on her weight. If she is still too little then we decided to wait util she was a year old...that will be in May. Ellen
--- In [email protected], Betty Stewart <betty42...@...> wrote: > > My little dogs don't wear collars. Pippin nearly choked to death when his > got caught on the puppy pen. I was not home and my daughter could not get > the collar free. It finally came undone. I got several of the dogs micro > chipped but not Peaches as she is so small. Then I have been hearing so much > about pets getting cancer because of the micro chips that I decided not to > have Pepsi chipped either. We have a fenced in yard and only let the dogs > out off leash if their in the fence. Betty > > > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 3:31 AM, Peggy & The Girls <phr...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > 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 ⥠> > > > > ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little pets! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
