What is Tattooing and Microchipping ?
Tattooing is the only acceptable means of identification for all of the German Shepherd Dog Breed Improvement Schemes. If you have purchased through the Puppy Listing service your puppy will already have a unique tattoo in its right ear. All puppies are tattooed at 7-8 weeks of age in the right ear with three letters and three numbers. The letters represent the breeders prefix and the numbers represent the individual puppy in order of its litters breeding. Each tattoo is unique and is used as identification in all of our schemes. An added side benefit is that through the tattoo number and via the breeder a lost animal can be quickly reunited with its owner and no special equipment is required to read a tattoo. Microchipping is not an acceptable identification for the Breed Improvement Schemes, however both Tattooing and Microchipping are permanent forms of identification of your puppy, and will aid in the identification and subsequent reuniting of you and your dog if it becomes lost.
