Pug Care: Chip Your Pug So He’ll Never Get Lost!

Pug care tips to keep your Pug safe and sound!

Micro-chipping your Pug could easily be compared to insurance – you will be very glad you did it but you hope you never have to use it!

There are a couple basic forms of identification that we recommend for each and every Pug – collars/tags and microchips. Think of these as “low tech” and “high tech” solutions to ensure your Pug’s safety and to allow you to feel secure knowing that you’re protecting your dog.

When it comes to your dog, and especially your Pug who is small in size, you never know when they might accidentally slip out the back door…and having proper identification can mean the difference between getting your lovable Pug back into your arms, or losing him forever!

What Are The Best Forms Of Identification For My Pug?

Here are the two types of identification that we recommend to help identify your Pug if he or she was ever to become lost:

1. Basic Tags and Collars: Collars and tags are inexpensive, highly effective and can be obtained quickly. There are an endless number of options available for collars and tags for your Pug -- you can order metal or plastic tags that have your Pug’s name, your address and  phone number imprinted on them, and then attach the tag to the dog's collar.

This form of identification is also easy to spot and anybody who sees your Pug running loose outside can simply look down and check to see what family he belongs to.

Unfortunately, tags can also be easily removed or torn off. If your Pug somehow loses his collar and tags then there is very little chance of getting him back. And sadly there are also unscrupulous thieves out there who will be more than happy to see a Pug roaming around by himself and will remove its collar in order to take it home.

2. Microchips: They sound very “high tech” and fancy, but in fact microchips for dogs and other house pets have actually been around for quite a while! Microchips are our second recommendation for each and every Pug.

Here’s how it works… A very small microchip is surgically implanted into your Pug underneath the skin and generally in between the shoulder blades. The chip’s size is no bigger than a grain of rice…amazing, isn’t it?!...and this small chip contains all of your contact information. This information is also stored in a national database. The chip’s information can be read by a special scanner, and these scanners are often available at many veterinarian facilities and animal shelters.

So our Pug care tip is...tag, collar and chip your Pug to ensure your dog never gets lost!