Microchipping the Dog

jonbeeza said:
I wonder is it a scanner only, or does it act as a tracker also?
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You need to have the dog next to the scanner(s), and as already mentioned they do creep around a little too.
 
Dogs Trust are funny buggers when it comes to adopting though
 
Cobra said:
You need to have the dog next to the scanner(s), and as already mentioned they do creep around a little too.
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Remember years ago Police run a scanner over my motorbike bike to see if it was stolen. They were poking and prodding the seat, saying they normally stick them in the seat. Hope they don't poke and prod my dog, and look were to stick the scanner :rolleyes:


viv1969 said:
Dogs Trust are funny buggers when it comes to adopting though
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Oh are they the main ones behind the mass free Chipping?
 
They should take a DNA sample at the same time too - it would then be simple to track down owners who don't clean up after their dogs. :bat:
 
Doing the Dishes said:
No 're-newel fee here in Northern Ireland,but there is a small fee for change of address.
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Same here AFAIK. The fun came when transferring Maisie (cat) from Mum to me - they wanted a letter from the previous owner to confirm that the transfer was legit rather than a cat napping. I explained that Mum had passed away so couldn't really provide a letter and surely the same surname was a clue that it was legit! IIRC it cost £15 for them to change the details.

jonbeeza said:
Remember years ago Police run a scanner over my motorbike bike to see if it was stolen. They were poking and prodding the seat, saying they normally stick them in the seat. Hope they don't poke and prod my dog, and look were to stick the scanner :rolleyes:
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DataTag still exists and it involves injecting a tag into the seat foam as well as gluing them into strategic places of the other parts (inside frames, fairings etc.) TBH, I reckon the stickers are as much of a deterrent, even without having the tags.
 
Nod said:
DataTag still exists and it involves injecting a tag into the seat foam as well as gluing them into strategic places of the other parts (inside frames, fairings etc.) TBH, I reckon the stickers are as much of a deterrent, even without having the tags.
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I recall now, people used to steal bikes and ditch the seat :)
 
The seat transponder is only one of several supplied with the kit (IIRC) and there are several other components to provide security for the rest of the bike.

The grain of rice sized chip in the cat has migrated a couple of inches from its original site but is still in the right general area and is picked up by the scanner when it's waved over the back of her neck.
 
Nod said:
The seat transponder is only one of several supplied with the kit (IIRC) and there are several other components to provide security for the rest of the bike.

The grain of rice sized chip in the cat has migrated a couple of inches from its original site but is still in the right general area and is picked up by the scanner when it's waved over the back of her neck.
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The chip is implanted in the loose skin on the dogs neck I was told, so it obviously will migrate to the shoulder or some similar place. Wonder if it can be an irritant to the animal?
 
There were no signs of it annoying our stupid dalmatian
 
jonbeeza said:
The chip is implanted in the loose skin on the dogs neck I was told, so it obviously will migrate to the shoulder or some similar place. Wonder if it can be an irritant to the animal?
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No signs of it annoying mime.
 
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This is whose neck it's going in :)
 
Had our dog done with his first injections as a puppy, which was free. My vet checks the chip every year when he goes in for his booster.
 
Llamaman said:
They should take a DNA sample at the same time too - it would then be simple to track down owners who don't clean up after their dogs. :bat:
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That was also discussed awhile back, but the general consensus was, who was going to pick up all the dog crap and test it? :D
 
Llamaman said:
They should take a DNA sample at the same time too - it would then be simple to track down owners who don't clean up after their dogs. :bat:
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Not quite as simple as that.
Faeces is a very tricky substance from which to obtain a reliable sample of DNA because it contains many different bacteria from the gut and the bowel, each of which has it's own DNA.
Expensive to isolate and identify.
 
Cobra said:
That was also discussed awhile back, but the general consensus was, who was going to pick up all the dog crap and test it? :D
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It would be a big task initially, but I think the deterrent effect would soon kick in after a few prosecutions. At the moment, (some) owners don't clean up because they know that unless their dog poops right in front of a copper, they'll get away with it.
 
viv1969 said:
Not quite as simple as that.
Faeces is a very tricky substance from which to obtain a reliable sample of DNA because it contains many different bacteria from the gut and the bowel, each of which has it's own DNA.
Expensive to isolate and identify.
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Curses.
 
Except I bet Muttley liked a cheeky little dump on the pavement.
 
Llamaman said:
It would be a big task initially, but I think the deterrent effect would soon kick in after a few prosecutions.
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In an ideal world, I agree, but unfortunately, as I've said a few times only the responsible owners will get the dogs chipped
and responsible owners clear up as well.
 
viv1969 said:
Faeces is a very tricky substance from which to obtain a reliable sample of DNA because it contains many different bacteria from the gut and the bowel, each of which has it's own DNA.
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You seem to like talking s*** :p
 
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