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Dog Chip Question

  • 13-02-2013 11:30pm
    #1
    justaskin likeyakno
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    Hi,

    just a quick question.

    I have dog tags on my dogs but one of them has a microchip as well.

    Am I supposed to register him somewhere so that in the event of him ever being picked up and scanned they know he's mine.

    He is registered to me on his IKC papers and has a license.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    andreac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,000 ✭✭✭andreac


    justaskin likeyakno wrote: »
    Hi,

    just a quick question.

    I have dog tags on my dogs but one of them has a microchip as well.

    Am I supposed to register him somewhere so that in the event of him ever being picked up and scanned they know he's mine.

    He is registered to me on his IKC papers and has a license.

    Thanks.
    Yes you need to register the chip with whatever company it's with. The breeder should have given you the details which you then changeover to your info.


  • #3
    DBB
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,770 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    You can register the chip with whatever company you like, for a small fee.
    The three microchip companies in Ireland are Animark, Fido, and Pet-Trace.
    I think most will tell you that Fido is by far the easiest to deal with: they've a great, interactive website, and very easy to deal with. Also, they are the first port of call for most pounds and rescue groups, because they're easy to deal with.
    That said, all Irish microchips are registered on a Europe-wide database too, so if I were to find your dog, for example, I'd scan him, stick his number into the Europe-wide database, it would tell me which of the three Irish databases the chip is registered to, and I'd then go and deal specifically with that Irish database to find out your contact details.
    I hope that makes sense!


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