tranquility

Multi-selection permitted (public poll). Please explain and tell us why, esp if you clicked 'other'.

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Striving to become the most educated future 'yellow eyebrow dog' (aka Doberman) owner.

Megs

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Braebrook's Thakoon Holmrun ::::: "Is your nubbin' waggin'?!"
Dragon Slaying Dobermans Incorporated - Member #021

Leroythedobe

leroy has been micro chiped...plus he never leaves my side so i dont think its possbile to lose him

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Is that a cavity I see??

Dogs are better then human beings...because they know but do not tell.

Crow

Charlie is microchipped. When we go on holiday, I also put a tag on his collar with my cellphone number on it.

Legally in the UK we are required to put easily visible collar tags on our dogs giving our name, address, and phone number. However, like a lot of women dog-owners here, I don't do that for obvious security reasons.

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Charlie, smiling as usual

Crow

Yes, most Dobes seem to be kind of unloseable. Charlie's always within about 10 feet of me except if he chases a squirrel in which case he might charge a whole, ooooh, 30 feet or so away before getting lonely.

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Charlie, smiling as usual

gracieface

I know some breeders tattoo and chip, but I decided just to chip, as most of the buyers are pet homes I found that pet people would turn around and chip the dogs anyway, so figured I would just do that. Was glad I had them done before the ears b/c they removed their colour bans and some looked so much alike I wouldn't have been able to tell them apart otherwise.

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Elizabeth
Dobermans aren't my whole life, they just make it whole.

Tamena

Tuck came from the pound...
they microchip EVERYTHING that leaves their care
(including guinea pigs btw)

voodoolizard

Mine have a collar with tag.. the tags give there name, address and my mobile number.

they are also both microchipped !!

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Zeus,Missy & Clare

tranquility

Correct.

Is there only 1 type of microchip or is it possible to have 'incompatible' chip readers so that the chip cannot be read?

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Striving to become the most educated future 'yellow eyebrow dog' (aka Doberman) owner.

faber

microchip/collar- ordered the steel tag 4 microchip + the plastic one (#'s on plastic are bumped up-but ink wears off sometimes), collar will have rabies, microchip, and a tag w/my-wifes-her parents (they live near by) phone # and our address. Not taking any chance w/the little guy- he's a big $ investment- and most important- part of the family now.
btw: they waved the start-up fee when I registered his micro online and bought a steel tag also- so the cost was about the same as if I hadn't got the tag and had to pay registration fee. Oh- and got the wife the free card for purse they offer online when u register w/his pic and info. on it. Believe can register his micro # w/akc also (xtra-$12-1 time fee paid when register him w/akc)-----good question.