• Identifying your pet with a microchip provides your pet with permanent ID that serves as the ultimate safety net to help reunite you with your pet if their collar tag breaks or falls off or is removed.
  • A microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and is encoded with a unique ID number that will be assigned to your pet. No two microchips have the same ID number.
  • The microchip is placed between your dog’s or cat’s shoulder blades under a veterinarian’s supervision. The microchip is passive, meaning it has no power source, and can only be ready by a microchip scanner. A microchip is not a GPS.
  • Implantation is quick, easy and virtually painless — similar to a vaccine injection — and can be performed during a regular veterinary check-up visit. Once implanted, the microchip does not have any personal information associated with it. The microchip must be enrolled to link to your pet’s profile and your contact information. When your pet’s microchip is enrolled with AKC Reunite’s Lost Pet Recovery Service, we can contact you and your alternate contacts if your pet ever becomes lost and/or found.