In a message dated 10/12/2006 12:22:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time, Vontan@xxxxxxx writes: Obviously I am a big fan of microchips and no dog whether its a puppy I bred or a dog I rescue leaves here without one. In this day and age I find it inexcusable for any animal control or the like to not scan any animals they find. Yvonne Chips work as good as the people who use the scanners. Some vets check all their animals, some don't. Most shelters I've volunteered with have a scanner and know how to use it. Some don't have scanners. And in some shelters, the staff doesn't know how to use them. We have done 2 fund raisers to equipped 2 of the local, smaller, shelters with scanners. It does make a difference. All the guys at home are chipped, the dogs, and the cats. I started to chip everyone, my home guys and my rescues, after an experience at work, where someone brought in a found dog, and we scanned him and found the owners. The happiness of that family was all the advertising I needed. Ileana God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind, I'll never die. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================