Microchips.

10 Reasons to Microchip Your Pet

Paul Ciampanelli May 16th 2013 12:01AM

May is National Chip Your Pet Month. You’ve heard about microchipping, but maybe you’re not sure what it entails, if it’s safe, or even if it’s affordable. Is microchipping really the way to go, or is somebody just trying to sell you something you don’t need? We’ll tell you the facts…

See the Gallery

More on Pawnation: Cats, Causes, Dogs, Kittens, Lost Pets, Puppies, Safety

The Importance of Microchipping Your Dog

By: Dogasaur Aug 10th 2012 12:10PM

As a pet owner, microchipping your dog is one of the most responsible actions you can take. Sadly, many pets end up at shelters every year because they don't have proper identification on them. Before stressing the importance of microchipping our dogs, let's first look at what a microchip is and what exactly it does. RELATED: Is Professional Dog Training Really Worth The Money? A microchip is simply an integrated circuit that's about the size of a grain of rice and is implanted under the skin of your dog, between his shoulders. Basically, a microchip is a permanent way to identify your dog. Every microchip has an identification number, and all of these numbers are stored in a special ...

More on Pawnation: Dogs, Lifestyle, Safety

This Week's Top Leaders.

Microchips.

From:

From:

From:

From:

Most Pawpular:

Most Recent:

Follow PawNation

Sign up here for newsletter

Thanks. You're pawesome.

AOL Family