Keep an eye on those collars folks....
Yesterday morning my beagle Leo was out on this tether in the yard and ran after a squirrel that was running around... When he got to the end of the rope the plastic clasp on his collar BROKE and he w...
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There are different plans for different companies. What is also frustrating is that all chips cannot be read by all readers (though most will tell if a chip is there). Europe has one standard so if you ever take an animal there, it has to have a type of chip they use (not the most common in the US)
We use AVID but Home Again is also common. PetSmart has their own brand (I think), and the ISO compliant (European standard) are becoming more common.
AVID has a one time fee for registration that permanently puts your name and address into their data base, but they also have a plan for yearly registration (I don't know what else that plan gets you).
The main problem I see with chips is the lack of a central data base. Most of the animal strays we see that have chips are still registered to the rescue or organization that placed the dog (new owners never activated or transferred the chip to their name). But we really don't see many strays.
Regardless, chipping a pet is another level of protection for you and your dog/cat.
Doug, DVM
We use AVID but Home Again is also common. PetSmart has their own brand (I think), and the ISO compliant (European standard) are becoming more common.
AVID has a one time fee for registration that permanently puts your name and address into their data base, but they also have a plan for yearly registration (I don't know what else that plan gets you).
The main problem I see with chips is the lack of a central data base. Most of the animal strays we see that have chips are still registered to the rescue or organization that placed the dog (new owners never activated or transferred the chip to their name). But we really don't see many strays.
Regardless, chipping a pet is another level of protection for you and your dog/cat.
Doug, DVM
