EVERY pet owner should take the time to microchip their pets. It is very inexpensive and much more reliable compared to just tags.
As you see from the last Blog post, Rogue had all of her tags on, Rabies, license, ID tag...but they were left laying on the ground. They won't do any good there.
I was confident that we would find Rogue, because she had a microchip implant at the Shelter. When she was eventually caught, the police or shelter would scan her and see my name and phone number and call us.
What is a microchip implant?
Technically, it is an RFID Tag, slightly larger than a grain of rice, injected into the animal under the skin using a needle, much like a regular vaccination. In dogs, it is normally placed in the back of the neck, between the shoulder blades; though it can be placed almost anywhere.
RFID stands for Radio Frequency Identifier.
RFID tags are very common and are used in many areas such as inventory management and product tracking. There has even been some experimentation with people. For example, how convenient would it be to go to the Doctor, have your hand scanned to provide the doctor with your entire medical record. RFIDs can do that.
Of course, there are major privacy issues. Who else could walk by you and scan your ID, getting any information tied to it (Medical, financial, etc...). Plus, we have that whole "mark of the beast" issue that comes up anyone even discusses something like this; so for now, RFIDs are pretty much limited to helping make sure our pets always find their way home.
There is a picture of a microchip below, as well as a video that explains the entire micro-chipping process in more detail.
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