[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: OFA requiring Permanent ID

  • From: Robert Utter <rautter001@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 16:09:22 -0400

Ed. Is it principle or stubbornness (nobody tells me what to do).   If a dog is 
lost of stolen, it might be valuable to have that microchip.  I don't know of 
anyone telling me I had to do it.  I just thought it was a smart thing to do.
Anne, TN

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On May 26, 2012, at 3:39 PM, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I have an OFA 'Good' Army son who is NOPI...why?...because I chose not to be 
> forced to chip my dog......matter of principle...as are most things for 
> me..Ed Hill 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: barbara17236@xxxxxxx 
> To: "paris-smith k9s" <paris-smith_k9s@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 12:23:35 PM 
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: OFA requiring Permanent ID 
> 
> Nowadays, there is no logical reason for a dog not to be chipped or tattooed, 
> IMO.   So, I always wonder why dogs have NOPI after their OFA numbers.  Gosh, 
> the dog is at least 24 months old!  Makes you wonder if it really was the 
> actual dog being submitted or not. Especially since most vets can microchip 
> animals and could do at the time of the xrays. 
> 
> And, before everyone starts screaming all of the dogs, or at least their NOPI 
> dogs are legit, it is my own personal opinion.   I think ALL submissions 
> should be permanently identified PERIOD. 
> 
> ALL of our dogs, even pets, are chipped.  If I buy a puppy who isn't chipped, 
> I chip it.  ALL of our puppies leave here chipped. 
> 
> 
> 
> Barb Hively - PA 
> DNA.  It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Paris-Smith_k9s <paris-smith_k9s@xxxxxxxxxxx> 
> To: 'Kay Springer' <showgsd@xxxxxxx> 
> Cc: 'Sally' <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx>; showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Sat, May 26, 2012 2:22 pm 
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: OFA requiring Permanent ID 
> 
> 
> I agree too Kay. This "loophole" does need to be fixed. I never realized 
> hat this could happen.  Maybe I just have encountered vets that made it a 
> equirement for them since they are signing it. Each vet I have ever seen 
> as required my dogs to have a microchip. Although if I was putting my 
> ignature on something verifying a dog I would want all my bases covered 
> oo.  Thank you Kay for finding this info and showing it to me I definitely 
> id not know was not a requirement. Sad as that is! 
> ammy 
>   
> From: Kay Springer [mailto:showgsd@xxxxxxx] 
> ent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 11:16 AM 
> o: paris-smith_k9s@xxxxxxxxxxx 
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