What are your thoughts on this?

I am planning on getting her micro chipped on the next vet visit.

Was going to wait till she got spayed but don't think I will be doing that till she is about 2yrs old,
so really don't want to wait that long.

Should I be worried about doing it, or is it safe for her to have this?

Perfectly safe and the sooner the better imo

Not sure if there are some major health issues here to raise your concern over microchipping, but I'd rather chip sooner than later. You could lose your dog next week, tomorrow ... collars with id tags can and do come off, at least with a microchip if the worst happens and your dog does get lost you will stand a very good chance of having her returned. I microchip my pups at 8 weeks, no adverse reactions :-)

So, I guess I would say no you shouldn't be worried, chipping is safe - unless there's something else you've not put into your post! (Even then I'm not sure why microchipping wouldn't be safe!)

The youngest I had chipped myself was 7 months but I bought a puppy in which was already done at 9 weeks. Personally I would prefer to wait until the pup is older(like previously mentioned) but there is the risk in waiting....

Pups are often microchipped before they go to their new homes, and if not it's often done at the time of the second injection (at about 10 weeks). There's anecdotal evidence to suggest that the earlier it's done the more likely it is to move (because puppies have such loose skin which rubs over the muscle which the chip should be implanted in) but scanners are very efficient now and can pick up the chip even when not held directly over it. (My Daisy's chip is at the front of her left shoulderblade, but the scanner picks it up even when held on the right hand side of her body.)

Always had ours done at 2nd vaccination

check the price at the vets first ,professionally trained chippers are usually more reasonable . Someone in your breed is bound to know one.

The OP is in Canada things may well be different there, I have no idea if there are mobile chippers as there are here where it seems anyone with access to others dogs have taken a course in chipping.

I chip my litters when they go for their vet check prior to leaving for their new homes, so usually between 7 and 8 weeks old.

No worries about microchipping, it's a very quick and almost painless procedure - the paperwork will take much much more time than the injection!!  I'd never have a dog without one.  Do you have centralised record keeping for chips in Canada so that owners can be traced and lost dogs reunited?

My only gripe about the UK system is that they can't be used to trace breeders as well as owners...

My only gripe about the UK system is that they can't be used to trace breeders as well as owners...

Breeders can ask for all the pups they chip to be registered against their name so there is permanent identification of the breeder, certainly with Petlog. At the moment it's a case of contacting (phone or e-mail) them and asking them to do this. It's a start :-D

> Breeders can ask

That's good news - thank you for the update

Prompted by another thread I had a look at Cheshire Dogs Home yesterday only to see a 6 yr old Dalmation on there - poor chap looks lovely too.  I wonder if his breeder knows he's been given up for rehoming? 

After reading this I decided to call my vet and booked for her to to be chipped on the next visit Jan 19th.
I was gonna get it done when we were at the vet but she suggested to wait till she was being spayed because its a big
needle and can hurt. Since I am not planning on spaying her till she is 2 yrs old (hopeful she don't come into heat till 18 months)
cause don't want to have to go through more then one heat with 2 dogs around (will have my lil Cane Corso prob in May :-)) Hubby also didn't want to do it straight away
cause we only had her a day, he didn't want any trust issues with her and we talked about it- so def gonna do it this time. I need some identification
on her. Not going to get her a dog license till she is spayed cause its a lot cheaper for fixed pets then intact ones.

I love my bostons' but can't believe how much we both missed having a large dog, the character ect I also think its good to get puppies when
your older ones are still around they help house train and teach manners. She has really brought the life out of T-Bone, she loves to play with the puppy
which is great to see, almost like she is mothering her and she herself seems puppy like again. Junior on the other hand not as much since he realized he is not allowed to breed her lol
I put a stop to that straight away- but he will play tug rope with her and seems to be warming as the days go on- I have to remember he will be 12 yrs at the end of Feb and T-Bone
11 yrs at the beginning of Feb- Oh my! Hopefully many more with my boston kids :-)

> I was gonna get it done when we were at the vet but she suggested to wait till she was being spayed because its a big needle and can hurt.

I agree, it is a big needle and it can hurt. It seems to me, the smaller the breed the more chipping can hurt. My toy breed pups really squealed whereas my large breed don't flinch. I'm not sure they even notice. As your girl is a big one, I should think she would be fine.

I hope she will be, she is a huge suck :-)

> vet but she suggested to wait till she was being spayed because its a big
> needle and can hurt.

Very bizarre...I have had 3 medium sized dogs done & none of them squeeled & only one gave a slight flinch as the needle went in...it isnt really that huge...

Legally docked puppies are chipped at a day old. Personally I see no need to wait to chip them, and with the increase in litter thefts, personally I will be chipping any litters I have as soon as possible - my kittens were done at 6 weeks and would have been done sooner if I'd been into the vet before. The smaller pups don't seem to notice being chipped, I think once they get a bit older it becomes more traumatic.

It needn't hurt :-O So long as the person doing it is quite positive with the placement, it's pretty quick & painless - judging by the reactions of the dogs I've done!  Just take some nice tasty bits of sausage along to give her whilst the chipping is done. When I do my pups they're gobbling on a plate of meat, don't even notice they've been chipped :)

My vet always gives treats as she gives them their jabs- so hopefully she won't even notice. Will letcha no how it all goes on the 19th :-)

I´ve had cats and papillons all microchipped (similar size animals - LOL).  I agree the needle does seem big but they´ve all survived it.  A couple of seconds of pain and it´s all over.  Mine have had to be done for the pet passports.  Some were done in England and, when I came to Spain, I got their details registered on the system here.  However, they were NOT deleted from the UK system so I guess you could say they now have dual nationality.  The Spanish rescues have, of course, been chipped over here and are currently only on the Spanish system.

I have had several dachsies microchipped at the vets or at a show(a lot cheaper) and been warned they may scream but not flinched and each time the person doing the chip has commented on how brave they were.

I am waiting to hear about going on the course to do my own chips and offer the service to others.

My litters are chipped before leaving me, my vet won't give me written confirmation of their health check unless he can positively identify them, so chipped around 7 weeks, not a squeak from any of them and they just continue playing as before once done, the lady comes to my house to do it.

I worried about this too,and have mine done when they are speyed,until i saw my friends litter of labs chipped at 6weeks,with barely a peep!

Should be fine as she's not a tiny breed. I did have one Cav puppy done at 10 weeks as he was going abroad, but otherwise I usually leave it a bit later, it is a big needle and they're not renowned for their stoicism!

> Should be fine as she's not a tiny breed. I did have one Cav puppy done at 10 weeks as he was going abroad, but otherwise I usually leave it a bit later, it is a big needle and they're not renowned for their stoicism!

It's a shame it has to be the same size needle no matter what size the puppies are. I suppose it's because Petlog chips fit in just the one size needle.  My vet told me last time I had some chipped that there is a registry which uses a smaller needle. But I prefer to stick with Petlog so will just have to put up with it I guess.

But for my large working breed I have no qualms whatsoever and I'm sure the OP's pup will be fine as she promises to be such a big girl.

Younger pups have thinner skin and the big needle passes through it more easily. As they age they seem to feel it more.

>Younger pups have thinner skin and the big needle passes through it more easily. As they age they seem to feel it more.

I think our Toy breed were chipped at twelve weeks. Our preferred vet is very experienced and I do trust him. But our large breed are done just before we let them go at about 8 weeks (has to be done as we're KC Assured Breeders). They don't seem to have any discomfort at all.

> check the price at the vets first, professionally trained chippers are usually more reasonable . Someone in your breed is bound to know one.

This is becoming a problem, as if chipping pups before sale (currently at reasonable cost I get all mine ear tattooed) becomes a requirment, my vets all charge around £30 per puppy.

There seems to be no chipper list available from petlog or anyone.

> has to be done as we're KC Assured Breeders)

There is no such requirement????  Breeding stock has to be identified by chip, tattoo or DNA profile.

>> has to be done as we're KC Assured Breeders)
> There is no such requirement????  Breeding stock has to be identified by chip, tattoo or DNA profile.

Thats what I was going to say...our last pup was from an kcab & thats the one I had chipped at 7 months....

>our large breed are done just before we let them go at about 8 weeks (has to be done as we're KC Assured Breeders)

No, the puppies don't have to be identified, just the breeding animals, and the options are DNA profile, microchip, or tattoo. There's no requirement for puppies to be microchipped.

Very interesting- so I should be expecting alot of paper work to fill out once she is chipped?

I was gonna get it done when we were at the vet but she suggested to wait till she was being spayed because its a big
needle and can hurt.

Rubbish!!!!!! :) Vaccination hurts a lot more. I've told the story here a million times before; of how I once accidentally chipped my own thumb as I did some pups (I have even done Papillons at 6 weeks) -the needle is so extremely sharp I didn't notice at all until I saw I was bleeding.

I have never known a pup to cry when chipped, some fidget a bit, but the little ones often do cry when vaccinated.

>so I should be expecting alot of paper work to fill out once she is chipped?

No - the person doing the chipping should complete the paperwork and send it off.

There seems to be no chipper list available from petlog or anyone.

Most people (such as myself) don't want to do it for others due to needing insurance. Your best, easiest and cheapest option is to take the course yourself, or have hubby do it if your eyesight is a problem. Or get together with a friend not too far away, share costs and one of you train and chip for both of you in future.

so I should be expecting alot of paper work to fill out once she is chipped?

Don't know how it is done in Canada but here most will do it online and get instant confirmation, and the certificate posted within a week. You can print off all the details as soon as registering online though. When I sell my pups I register the chip online as soon as I have been paid in full, so AFTER the buyers have left. Many have said the e-mail notification waited for them when they came home.

Sounds lovely- at least I no my girl will have some sort of identification on her- cause she won't be licensed till she is spayed.
Think I will make my own tag up in the mean time to put on her collar as well.

At least my boy when I get him will be chipped by the breeder :-)

All of my pups that have been mircochipped yelped when chipped but not when given their vaccs. I've just had my two youngest done at 8 weeks, it wasnt a major yelp but more so than the vaccination which they didnt even notice.

My dogue male Pups yelp bitches not so much lol but I get them done before leaving. So with petlog if.you phone and ask for breeders details to be stored on they cannot be removed? what if we change details do.we have to pay to change that?