A Pet microchip is a very tiny chip that is injected beneath your dog’s skin. This chip stays inside your dog for its entire life. This microchip is linked up to the dog owners contact details and other relevant information. Pet microchip identification is kept on a database so that the information can be continually updated as necessary. If a dog is found or ends up at an animal shelter, then the shelter will scan the microchip to retrieve the microchip number. They will call the people who administer the microchip database and all the information will be retrieved, allowing the owners to be notified and collect their pet.

Pet microchips is one of the three main ways of identifying a dog. However, it is by far the best and most efficient method of dog identification.

ID tags are a cheap, and the most common form of identification. Your dog wears a tag that has your contact information on it. The idea is that if the dog is found then someone will ring up the number on the tag. ID tags are not a particularly good form of identification. Firstly, tags can get ripped off and lost. Secondly, any contact information on the tag will need to be updated every time the details change.

Tattoos are another way to identify your dog. Like microchips, these are a permanent method of identification. A number is tattooed on the pet (usually on the groin). The number is listed with a pet registry who keeps the owner’s contact details on file. This is quite a good method of identification, but some tattoos do become less legible over time.

You can find out about dog microchip costs and microchip your pet at some veterinary surgeons, council animal shelters and animal welfare shelters. The best thing to do is to ring your local council or veterinary surgeon and ask them where pets can be microchipped in your area.

A dog microchip cost will depend on where you get your pet micro chipped. Some animal shelters will include a cat or dog microchip package for any pets that they sell from their shelter. The cost of the microchip is included in the price of the animal. Animal shelters usually offer low-cost micro chipping for pets. The price varies, but it is generally between $20 and $30.