I haven't seen anything. I've never seen where it developed tumors, or where it migrated. These guys are designed so that they don't migrate through the dog, and they stay pretty close to exactly where we put it. The dogs don't vomit or throw up or anything like that when they have had a vaccine. I haven't seen any side effects from it.

You would think it would be but it’s not. The needle is a little larger than our vaccine needle, but dogs don't complain much at all. Some of them feel it and look around a little bit, others don't say anything. It’s over very quickly, just like a vaccine.

It’s always between the shoulder blades at the back of the neck. If it were a dog or a cat, that's where we put it. It’s kind of like that area where the mom might carry a little puppy, as it's an area that's not very sensitive.

So veterinarians can definitely microchip your dog. I think some breeders might do it. Sometimes a dog club might have a microchip clinic, where they have the microchips that they've purchased and they then can register them and help you get them registered.

Good question. We use HomeAgain microchips. It comes in a kit, or box, which holds a syringe inside. And what we'll do is we will direct our dogs a little bit away from us. We always use the same area so everyone knows where to scan and find the microchip—between the shoulder blades at the back of the neck. We actually take the microchip and we put it right under the skin. It’s just like an injection, as though we were going to vaccinate your dog.

The other things in the kit is something that’s almost like a social security card. It has the pet’s unique number written on here for the owners to have. The dog can and should also wear a tag with that same number. The microchip is really tiny so it can fit inside the syringe. It's actually just about the size of a grain of rice. It's skinny and long, so it fits inside there.