But it's your choice to do so, Sally. That is my point. I fought to get tattooing in for those who choose to tattoo, it was going to be mandated chipping, and while I didn't win that one, at least the choice to tattoo was put in the law/ordinance. I would not follow the law to neuter my animals at 4 months which is becoming more and more frequently placed in laws. A lawful nation shouldn't be a nation overwhelmed with laws. (struggle through that one! LOL) Storm On Jan 21, 2012, at 9:05 AM, Sally wrote: I have always chipped . And now with the cardis will continue to do so. They are so cute and friendly I fear some one stealing them more then anything Sally Sent from my iPad On Jan 21, 2012, at 11:00 AM, Stormy Hope <Stormy435@xxxxxxx> wrote: Once again, I join the minority party. I chipped some of my dogs and I didn't others. I want the choice of whether to chip/neuter/feed raw/crate or not do any or all. I don't want to be told that i have to take my dog to the vet once a year and I don't want to be forced into give my dog (or cat) vax that I have (after careful research) found to be harmful. In the animal world, we have become a nation of "have to"s and mandated laws. Can't have more than # number of dogs/cats, Can't have certain breeds, .... I could go on, but I haven't had coffee yet, and that makes me cranky. Hugs to you all Stormy On Jan 21, 2012, at 8:30 AM, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Once again I am of the minority ( no pun intended) opinion on this > issue!...I have an Army son who has a NOPI on his OFA hip ex-ray > certificate!...I refuse to be told I MUST put an identifying chip in > my dog...and I understand the reasons behind the mandate, never lost > a dog in over 50 years of owning them ( the Air-force almost lost > one of my dogs about 20 years ago...never told that story on the > list before)....if folks are going to mis-represent the true > identity of their dogs, chipping is not going to stop them.....I may > change my mind on this, but for now, I not going to do it...yes I'm > stubborn...but so are most of you!.....why else would you not feed > Raw...lol....Ed Hill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: barbara17236@xxxxxxx > To: crosswind45@xxxxxxxxx, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 6:30:00 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: DM designations > NOPI - No perm identification. BTW - AKC will not accept and > print test info on AKC registration and pedigrees. IMO - RUN from > these dogs because there is no reason, nowadays, for a dog not to be > perm identified. > > PI - Perm identification. > > VPI - verified Perm Identification (verified by vet at time of > test, xrays, etc by scanning chip or checking tattoo, against info > supplied by owner on OFA form) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================