Your Dog’s Microchip Is Only as Helpful as the Information Connected To It
Your guide to managing and updating your pet’s microchip information
Microchip Registration & Updates
Your Dog’s Microchip Is Only as Helpful as the Information Connected to it.
A microchip provides your dog with permanent identification, but your contact information doesn’t update itself.
If you’ve moved, changed your phone number or email address, or added a new emergency contact, it’s important to make sure your dog’s microchip registration is current.
Over the years, Noble Vestal Labradoodles has used several microchip companies. This page will help you identify your dog’s microchip registry and find the right place to register or update your information.
Not Sure Which Microchip Your Dog Has?
It can be hard to remember and keep track, especially if your Noble Vestal Labradoodle has been part of your family for many years.
This information was in your original binder given to you at pick-up. If you If you know your dog’s microchip number but aren’t sure which company maintains the registration, start with the Find My Microchip Registry button above.
Enter the microchip number and the lookup tool will tell you which participating registry should be contacted.
Your veterinarian can scan your dog for a microchip and give you the complete number. Many veterinary clinics, shelters, and animal control facilities can also scan a pet.
Don’t know the microchip number?
Your veterinarian can scan your dog and give you the complete microchip number.
MICROCHIP COMPANIES WE’VE USED
Noble Vestal Labradoodles has used different microchip providers throughout the years. Select your dog’s provider below to access its registration or account information.
Some Noble Vestal Labradoodle puppies have Fi Nano microchips. Use Fi's microchip services to manage the information associated with your dog's chip.
Have an AVID microchip?
AVID microchips use the PETtrac to access the registration and keep your contact information current,
Some Noble Vestal labradoodles have Mircrochip Solutions 4 U also known as M4S. Use their registration system to review or update your information.
Noble Vestal has also used BuddyID microchips. Use your BuddyID accout to review your dog's registration and update your contact information.
If your dog has a HomeAgain microchip, use your HomeAgain account to review the information associated with your dog's chip and make any necessary updates.
When Should You Update Your Dog’s Microchip?
Don’t wait until your dog is missing to discover that the phone number connected to the chip belongs to a cell phone you haven’t owned since 2017.
Check your dog’s microchip information whenever you:
• Move to a new address
• Change your phone number
• Change your email address
• Add or change an emergency contact
• Change veterinarians
• Change your dog’s name
• Discover incorrect or outdated information
Even if nothing has changed, checking your dog’s microchip registration once a year is a great habit.
Consider making it part of your dog’s annual veterinary visit or checking it every year around your dog’s birthday.
What Information Should Be Current?
When reviewing your dog’s registration, check all available information, including:
• Your name
• Home address
• Primary phone number
• Secondary phone number
• Email address
• Emergency or alternate contact
• Your dog’s name and identifying information
• Veterinary information, when available
The most important question is simple:
If someone found your dog today and scanned the microchip, could they reach you?
If the answer isn’t an immediate yes, update it.
A Microchip is Not a GPS Tracker
This is one of the most common misconceptions about microchips.
A standard pet microchip does not track your dog’s location.
Instead, the chip contains a unique identification number. When a veterinarian, shelter, rescue organization, or animal control facility scans your dog, that number can be used to locate the appropriate microchip registry.
The registry then uses the contact information associated with that number to help reunite you with your dog.
That’s why registration matters.
The chip stays with your dog for life. Your job is to keep the information connected to it current.
Moving? Don’t Forget the Microchip
Updating your address with your veterinarian, changing your dog’s ID tag, or updating a county dog license does not automatically update the information associated with the microchip.
Microchip registration is separate.
When you move, make updating your dog’s microchip information part of the same checklist as changing the address on your driver’s license, utilities, insurance, and other important accounts.
It takes a few minutes and could make an enormous difference if your dog ever gets lost.
Have Your Veterinarian Check the Chip
It’s a good idea to ask your veterinarian to scan your dog’s microchip during routine wellness visits.
This confirms that the chip can be detected and gives you an opportunity to verify the microchip number against your registration records.
Tip: Save your dog’s microchip number in your phone.
You may also want to keep it with your dog’s veterinary records, insurance information, and a current photograph.
If your dog ever goes missing, you’ll have the number immediately available.
NEED HELP FINDING YOUR DOG’S REGISTRY?
1
Find the Microchip Number
You’ll usually find it in your puppy paperwork or veterinary records. Your veterinarian can also scan your dog and provide the number.
2
Use the AAHA Lookup Tool
Enter the microchip number to identify the registry.
3
Contact the Registry
Contact the company identified by the lookup tool and verify that your information is correct..
4
Save the Number
Keep your microchip number, registry information and other important details in your dog’s binder.
Keep Them Connected to Home
Microchips are tiny, but the job they do is enormous. Your Noble Vestal Labradoodle’s microchip provides a permenant connection back to the people who love them, but that connection depends on accurate information. Take a minute today to look up your dog’s chip, confirm the registration, and make sure the phune number attached to it is the one you’ll actually answer.
Need Additional Help?
If you have a Noble Vestal Labradoodle and are having trouble identifying your dog’s microchip or determining where it was registered please contact us. We’ll do our best to help point you in the right direction.
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