Having your pet microchipped can be the fastest way of having your puppy/dog returned to you, should he or she become lost. Most lost pets are picked up by good Samaritans who see them wandering alongside the road or coming into their yards, while others are picked up by local Animal Control officers. In most cases, if the pet is not wearing a collar with ID tags containing the owner’s contact information, found pets are brought to either the pound or a local veterinarian’s office to be scanned for a microchip so that they can be returned home safely.
Most veterinary offices, shelters, and humane societies have microchip scanners that can detect a chip underneath the pet’s skin. In the United States, the most commonly used chips, from AVID and HomeAgain, broadcast on a 125 mHz frequency. When a compatible scanner is passed over the chip, the chip receives the scanner’s radio signal and sends back the chip number, which is then displayed on the scanner. This gives the vet or Animal Control officer the ability to call the company with which the chip is registered, which will put them in touch with the registered owner.


Above Photo~ our Puppy Coco