1: Is your dog microchipped (I'm pretty sure less than 5% of the population is tattooed at this point)? If so, what company? Do you keep the information up to date?
Dance is microchipped (AVID I think, but I'd have to check to be sure), but the Dobermans are not. All three came with Tattoos from their breeders, though.
2: Does your dog wear a collar with ID? If so, when? What other tags, if any, are on the collar?
They wear collars with an ID tag when we are out. I keep meaning to put their licenses on their martingales (their typical park/off leash collars), but I don't know exactly where I put them since we moved (oops). They also have an ID tag on their other collars that they wear regularly as well. Typically, my dogs do not wear collars in the house. I worry about somebody getting injured when playing after all the stories I've heard over the years. Nothing ever happened to my dogs when they did wear collars in the house, but still.
3: If applicable, do you keep your dog licensed?
Yes, our dogs are all licensed. With as often as they go out and are off our property, I feel that it's better to have them licensed than to be faced with a hefty fine. You never know when somebody might stop to ask you if they're licensed or not. I remember quite a few years ago, a neighbour had AC stop at their house because of a complaint by somebody, and the officers then checked our house and a few other houses with dogs on the street for licenses. Eventhough our dogs were not in trouble or being complained about, they wanted to make sure everybody was following the rules I guess. Would've been a big bill had they not all been licensed.
Dance is microchipped (AVID I think, but I'd have to check to be sure), but the Dobermans are not. All three came with Tattoos from their breeders, though.
2: Does your dog wear a collar with ID? If so, when? What other tags, if any, are on the collar?
They wear collars with an ID tag when we are out. I keep meaning to put their licenses on their martingales (their typical park/off leash collars), but I don't know exactly where I put them since we moved (oops). They also have an ID tag on their other collars that they wear regularly as well. Typically, my dogs do not wear collars in the house. I worry about somebody getting injured when playing after all the stories I've heard over the years. Nothing ever happened to my dogs when they did wear collars in the house, but still.
3: If applicable, do you keep your dog licensed?
Yes, our dogs are all licensed. With as often as they go out and are off our property, I feel that it's better to have them licensed than to be faced with a hefty fine. You never know when somebody might stop to ask you if they're licensed or not. I remember quite a few years ago, a neighbour had AC stop at their house because of a complaint by somebody, and the officers then checked our house and a few other houses with dogs on the street for licenses. Eventhough our dogs were not in trouble or being complained about, they wanted to make sure everybody was following the rules I guess. Would've been a big bill had they not all been licensed.