Why We Microchip

Although microchipping alone is not a sure-fire means of protection for your dog, it does add a measure of protection against the following:

Lost, Escaped, or Run-Away Pets

Even if your dog never leaves the house without a collar and leash, accidents can happen. If your dog runs out without a collar, or slips the collar on a walk, he/she will still have a form of id. Shelters, as well as dog wardens, will generally scan dogs for microchips.

Theft

A microchip is a permanant form of identification for your pet. Once scanned, ownership is proven.

Laboratory Use

Laboratories generally will not buy animals with permanant identification such as a microchip.

Drug Trafficking, Dog Fighting, and Other Illegal Activities

A dog with a microchip is trace-able. As a responsible and caring Rottweiler breeder, I will provide information to law enforcement officials concerning ownership of the dog.

Other means of identification you should also consider for your dog include:

Id Tag

Since not everyone owns a scanner, you should provide another form of id for the general public. Even if you are against the "jingle" of a traditional metal id tag, you should highly consider some form of tag such as the plastic id tag, which is somewhat quieter than a metal tag, or the flat tag, which is sewn, riveted, or slipped onto the collar. The FasTags™ Shrinking ID Tag is both economical and easy to make at home.

Embroidered Collar

Embroidered collars are more costly and hold less information than an id tag, but are generally easier to read.

For more information about microchips or microchipping your pet, please contact your veterinarian, or visit the AVID and/or Home Again websites.

MacKay Kennels is a small Rottweiler breeder located in NE Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border. We breed for temperament, health, and beauty, but temperament has always been, and will always be, our number one objective. We have truely been blessed with all three of these characteristics, and are very thankful to God for providing us with good animals. We believe every puppy we produce has been put here for a purpose, and that God has already chosen a place for them in society.

We will ship our Rottweiler Puppies to Alabama, AL; Arizona, AZ; Arkansas, AR; California, CA; Colorado, CO; Connecticut, CT; Delaware, DE; Florida, FL; Georgia, GA; Hawaii, HI; Idaho, ID; Illinois, IL; Indiana, IN; Iowa, IA; Kansas, KS; Kentucky, KY; Louisiana, LA; Maine, ME; Maryland, MD; Massachusetts, MA; Michigan, MI; Minnesota, MN; Missouri, MO; Montana, MT; Nebraska, NE; Nevada, NV; New Hampshire, NH; New Jersey, NJ; New Mexico, NM; New York, NY; North Carolina, NC; North Dakota, ND; Ohio, OH; Oklahoma, OK; Oregon, OR; Pennsylvania, PA; Rhode Island, RI; South Carolina, SC; South Dakota, SD; Tennessee, TN; Texas, TX; Utah, UT; Vermont, VT; Virginia, VA; Washington, WA; West Virginia, WV; Wisconsin, WI; Wyoming, WY. We also offer delivery within a 4 hour drive of NE Ohio, (OH) and can set up delivery through a professional delivery service for our Rottweiler Puppies who will be living outside this area.

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