There have been instances where microchips have stopped working. However, microchip companies usually back those up and will typically replace them at no charge if that ever happens.

If your pet is out roaming and something happens, their collar could get pulled off or caught on something. In such cases, the information on the tags becomes useless. A microchip serves as a more permanent form of identification for your pet.

A microchip doesn't guarantee that your dog will be found. However, as long as your contact information is up to date and whoever finds the pet takes them to an animal hospital, shelter, or rescue, it increases the likelihood of your dog being returned to you.

Yes, all shelters are supposed to scan for microchips.

A microchip will not tell you where your dog is located. It does not have any GPS capabilities. A scanner is necessary to pick up the microchip number.

If your dog is found by somebody and taken to an animal hospital, shelter, humane society, or even rescues, they have microchip scanners. These scanners can detect any microchip number. From that number, they can find your contact information, provided that it is up to date.

There's no recovery period needed after microchipping. Once they leave our office, they are free to return to their regular activities.

There are no notable risks or side effects with the microchip. There may be a little bit of bleeding afterwards, but it's very rare.

Dog microchipping is similar to your everyday vaccine. It does require a slightly bigger needle size but most of the time dogs tolerate it fairly well.