If you ever see a "Found Dog" sign in your neighborhood or elsewhere, please do me a favor: call the number and ask if they have taken the dog to a vet or animal shelter to get it scanned for a micro-chip. If they haven't--- suggest that they do. Nowadays, all adopted dogs are micro-chipped (a tiny chip is inserted into the extra skin at the nape of the neck) and it's pretty common for people in general to micro-chip their dogs, especially if they are prone to wander away. Anyone who finds a stray dog (that doesn't have a collar with a phone number) can bring the dog to any vet or animal shelter and they can scan it for a micro-chip. If the dog has one, the owner's contact information will pop up on the computer.
I do this anytime I see one of those signs and yesterday I called about one and the guy said he hadn't heard of micro-chips before and that he would bring the dog to the vet because it was so affectionate that it must belong to someone. Today the sign was taken down. Mission accomplished.
So, spread the word about micro-chips! Our biggest fear with Maya is for her to get loose without her collar and for some well-meaning family to take her in, put up a few "Lost Dog" signs, and then just keep her when no one ever called--- when all they had to do was take her in to get her scanned and we'd get her back right away.
3 comments:
That's a great tip to know. I'll keep that in mind if I ever find a lost pet, too.
YES YES YES!!! Thank you for doing that! You probably ended someone's sleepless tearful nights.
But what if they WANT to keep Maya?
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