People are so irresponsible. Good thing you're out there, chatty, doing what you do. St. Francis is very proud of you!

My vote on chipping is nay...only because if it really catches on, people will be next.

Okay you guys, does this chipping stuff have anything to do with the Chippendale dancers? If so, I'm all for it.

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you wish!!

OMG the cruelty of people never cease to amaze me!!

She's old, she's hot, and the most imortant thing is comfort for her. I say shave her but don't go to the skin unless you have to, I'd probably start with a 4 or 5 if you have to use a 7. If your going to shave her learn about wet shaving, it's awesome!! You can shave down a wet clean dog much faster than a dry dirty gritty one, and it keeps the blade cool so no clipper burn, and you can actually clip the hair longer than you would if you clipped before the bath. Though if she is bathed now and clean and her undercoat has been brushed out then you can just go ahead and shave before she gets dirty again.

SMILES...you're a girl after my own heart. Okay, Chatty...please explain to this partial blonde...what is chipping? Is that when a microchip is inserted that has pertinent data on it and details kept in a computer database?

If so, I'm not sure how I feel about it. I guess I would need more info on it to see what all is involved. And if I'm correct in what I think it is, I would have never thought of the "humans being next" thing....Whoa! Talk about big brother! But for a homeless animal, or one that's been mistreated...it COULD bring the culprit to justice...yes? Am I even on the right track?

Lastly, yes I've heard of that beautiful breed Chatty. How fortunate you are to have one in your home. Well, except for the size! ha! There goes the couch! ha! But I know you will be taking care of this poor dog like it was a baby.

JJ

bluebird I think your thinking of a gps thing. It's a microchip that is the size of a piece of rice, it is inserted just under the skin, it indentifies that pet by using a reader, it will tell who it belongs to. There is nothing wrong with it, it's a very smart thing to do, collars and tags can get lost and with a microchip the owners will be identified, what's wrong with that? It can save many pets from euthanasia in shelters and help lost pets find their homes. Microchipping humans is highly unlikely, we have fingerprints to tell who we are, that's good enough.

Wish my family would kick me out and then chatty could take me in and feed me!! She's an awesome cook, I hear...

Well the way I see it, if you lose your dog and are trying to find it, you would most likely find it at the closest shelter. Most people would not want someone else's dog and would bring it there, right? I guess I don't like the thought of anything artificial going into an animal.

You would, but what if it isn't there? Sometimes they hitch a ride and end up in the next county, state or across the country. Stitches, staples, pins, wire, plastic ect. are artificial and those things are used inside an animal and humans in surgery allllll the time. There isn't anything wrong with it, really.