Registered: Feb 2009
Location: mitchell INDIANA
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how many people tatoo there dogs and were at and how old

i did my female at bout 2 months or something like that in her ear my dad told me back then they use to put it in there lips and inside if there thighs and they use to brand them to i just tatoo mine

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With microchips, I'm not sure why anyone would still want to tattoo.

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Registered: Feb 2009
Location: mitchell INDIANA
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well we dont do it much any more that wat 2 years ago my female has a tattoo and a microchip in her i just like it cause its on the papers and if ur dog get stolen and u see one that looks exactlu like urs at a hunt and u carrie ur papers around than u can tell the houndsman and tell him that ur dog got stollen and it has a tattoo and show him wat the tattoo says on the papers and then go and look at that goes ear or were ever it is and if it is the same tattoo u take the dod back but i no its 21st centry but i like to do that

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Registered: Jan 2009
Location: Fort Valley, GA
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I tattoo every pup born here at 7-8 weeks old in the right ear and use green ink.Microchips are good but I tattoo reg. number in ear and when someone takes one of mine,the sherrif can check tattoo no. against no. on easy entry card right there instead of trying to find a scanner to ID dog and taking up a bunch of time trying to prove ownership.

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Location: mitchell INDIANA
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yea cause the only way u can scan for it is at a vet or the humane soceity and the guy that stole ur dog aint going to be willing to take it to the humane soccety u no i need to get me one for my pups but i dont have agun right now

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Registered: Aug 2009
Location: Venango, Pa
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The microchips run about $100, and in PA come with a Life time Dog Liscense. However not every microchip works on the same scanner. This was told to me by my vet. That is why the microchip comes with a tag to fix to the collar so if the dog is lost the person who finds it will know the company of the microchip (ie. Home again pets) and they can call the company to say they found a dog w/that chip ini t and give them the number.
If someone takes a dog w/a chip in it then it can be a pain finding a vet w/the right scanner.
I had a 3 year old black and tan w/a chip in her and she died at 3 so it wasnt worth my 100 dollars, but thats a choice people can make on their own.
In PA a dog liscense costs around 7 bucks a year if the dog is not fixed.

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wow that is crazy u no how much it is in indiana its 15 dollars at the humane society i walked in there looking for a freiands dogs and asked how much the chip expecting like 50 to 100 dollars and all it casy was 15 and wow u have to pay 7 dollars for haveing a dog that aint fixed that is crazzy

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Registered: Aug 2009
Location: Venango, Pa
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My wife reminded me that we got a rebate but either one of us can remember what it was for. Either 50 or 75 off. I think it was 50.
But still even 50 is expensive if you dont have it.
Looking back I was pretty new to coon hunting and was the only one w/a black and tan in the area and was all worried she would come up missing and wanted every way possible to find her again.
I now have two more dogs and I wont ever spend that much again for the microchip.

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wow i hope the humane society didnt scam me lol cuase all it cost was 15 dollars but ill check at the vet next time and make sure all the stuff on there is corect or i wonder if i can get on the web site and look it up that way

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Location: michigan
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Microchips
The microchips run about $100, and in PA come with a Life time Dog License.

I'm sure the bulk of this $100 is for the lifetime dog license. My oldest dog here is going on 9 and at $15 / year that comes out to $135 total just for the licenses not counting the mandatory rabies shots that must be given by a licensed vet in order to get the license. Maybe not a bad deal if the dog is a keeper.
I'm not a big fan of chips , maybe cause I've never really needed one. Now if that chip could locate a lost or stolen dog via satellite any where in the world by me calling a service and paying a locating fee when I REALLY need it I might be interested .

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