A nice implementation of QR + NFC, but microchips win every time since they are not user removable. @UXAndrew, any idea what their plans are? Is this just the first use case for the technology?
@mark__a Microchips, however, can only be checked by a vet (a problem when you find a dog at night). Also, microchips move inside the dogs body. Of the three lost dogs I found and returned to their owners, two had microchips that the first vet I went to didn't find!
The vet said "This dog doesn't have a chip..." so I went to a different vet and they found the chip elsewhere in the dog's body (usually they place it between the shoulder blades). One of those times, the dog had *two* chips because the system was updated and the dog was very old so they couldn't use the original chip anymore and had to replace it.
Also, let's just play a hunch-
If you saw a dog that looked lost and he had a thing you could scan in two seconds and find out where he lived, wouldn't that increase the likelihood that you would check?
When I see lost dogs now, I still try to help them, but I know how much trouble I'm going to have to go to in the hopes of finding an owner!
I have returned three lost dogs to their owners. Each time I had to track down a vet to scan for a dogs microchip and each time it was a real hassle when all I wanted to do was just call direct to the owner.
I have a dog and I am glad there are products like this!!
IIRC, Pethub also does this. Definitely a must have for pet owners. What I really want is to be able to track my dog via GPS. Frankly, I'd outfit my dog with everything just in case!
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