• Getting a Puppy
• Tail Docking
• Common Health Issues
• First Aid
• Neutering
• Microchipping
• Separation Anxiety
• Dogs & Moving Home
• Responsible Ownership
• Pet Passports

Microchipping

Here at Boxer Welfare Scotland we cannot stress the importance of ensuring your pet has the right form of identity which is up to date with the correct contact details. Not only is it compulsory by law that your pet wears a collar and identity tag, but it is also strongly advised that you get your pet microchipped, as unlike a collar that may break or a tag that might fall off, microchipping offers a permanent method of identification. So by microchipping your pet you can be safe in the knowledge that you have done everything in your power to ensure that if your pet strays and is found without a collar and tag that he/she can scanned, identified and returned home safely.

Since being introduced in 1989, over 4 million dogs and cats have been microchipped, and this number continues to grow at an estimated 8,000 registrations per week.

What Is Microchipping?

The microchip is a small device about the size of a grain of rice. Each microchip contains an exclusive number which the owner’s details are connected to and stored on a national database. The microchip is inserted under the skin in the shoulder area of the pet during a quick and simple painless procedure much like an injection.

To read the Microchip number a scanner is simple passed over the area where the chip was inserted.
There is no negative side effects of having your pet chipped.

Benefits?

If your pet wanders off and is then handed into a dog shelter, vets or police station they will be scanned and if microchipped they will have your contact details within minutes and you will be quickly reunited with your pet.

Also in a world where theft of pedigree dogs is becoming ever more common place, you will always have proof that the dog belongs to you.  If your dog was to be stolen and was not microchipped it would be very hard to prove that you are the owner.  A microchip can’t be removed and will always be there as a sign of your ownership.

You can expect to pay £25-£35 to have your dog microchipped at the vet but if you keep checking our dates at Pets at Home or Acorn Pet Stores one of our experienced and fully trained chippers will microchip your pet for a minimum donation of £15.

Boxer Welfare Scotland microchips all dogs that come into our care before they are rehomed.

Some of our volunteers are trained by identichip, the leading UK supplier of Microchips.