I have heard a few people mention that they have used ear tattoos to identify pups in litters. I just wanted to know who here has tried this and what was your experience with this, and how old should they be before you do the tattoo.
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I have heard a few people mention that they have used ear tattoos to identify pups in litters. I just wanted to know who here has tried this and what was your experience with this, and how old should they be before you do the tattoo.
Ear tattoo a poor second to the tattoo on the skin just forward of the back left leg. Locate a good and experienced person. A three person job in my opinion. Make sure you get the numbers and letter right for the respective dogs. Keep pup dry and out of water for a day.
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We have been doing ear tattoos for about 25 years and this is for our own identification as well as some lost dogs. We use the rabbit tattoo punch and when the pups are about 5 weeks old their ears are large enough. The left ear has A GP (Gator Point) and the year number (GP1 for 2011 litters) the right ear designates the litters for that year A, B, etc (AO1 thru the number of pups in the litter A10) We do the males first and then the females. The right ear number helps when selecting a pup so you don't keep picking the same pup or can narrow them down to one or two pups for selection. For this year, LE has GP1 and RE starts with A01, etc. The next letter will use the GP1 and B01.
Before microchips became so popular this helped find several lost dogs. We would get a call and they would give us the tattoos and I could go to our record book and find who bought that dog.
All of our pups are also microchipped. Hope this helps
Before microchips became so popular this helped find several lost dogs. We would get a call and they would give us the tattoos and I could go to our record book and find who bought that dog.
All of our pups are also microchipped. Hope this helps
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We tatoo our pups ears at 5 1/2 weeks. Left ear has GP1 for Gator Point 2011, right ear has A01 for first litter, first male, A07 first female. If we were to continue breeding next year it would be GP2 for Gator Point 2012. The males all get tatooed first, then the females. We also chip our pups and the tatoos make it much easier to identify the pups on pick up day.
Also for one that we have kept and someone asks me "How old is that dog?" I just roll the left ear over and if the tatoo hasn't faded too much (and my eyes still work good enough to read) I can give them a correct answer. Otherwise I'm just guessing, cause I can no longer remember much. Hell to get old, Bill
Also for one that we have kept and someone asks me "How old is that dog?" I just roll the left ear over and if the tatoo hasn't faded too much (and my eyes still work good enough to read) I can give them a correct answer. Otherwise I'm just guessing, cause I can no longer remember much. Hell to get old, Bill
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This is what happens when you have two computers and don't tell the other mate that you are posting the same answer. (Hell to get old for both of us, but at least we think alike even after being married to each other for 57 years.) Cleo is my FIRST wife! Bill
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That is pretty cute though Bill and Cleo. ;-)
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Well, the good thing is that you both posted the same answers!!
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I used to tattoo before microchips and we HATED it. Hated how hard you had close the tattoo pliers to make it work. The ears CRUNCH and the puppies really cry.
Microchips were a huge relief. I chip my pups and I have a reader (worth the investment) so I can identify any dog or pup instantly.
If anyone wants two sets of tattoo numbers, letters, the pliers and green and black ink, I will be happy to sell mine.
Meredith
Microchips were a huge relief. I chip my pups and I have a reader (worth the investment) so I can identify any dog or pup instantly.
If anyone wants two sets of tattoo numbers, letters, the pliers and green and black ink, I will be happy to sell mine.
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Ain't nothin fool or idiot proof and stuff happens but you did get your dog back.
There are a lot of men and women sporting pierced ears and other body parts but it only hurts for a little while and then you forget about it - so do the pups. They also scream when the dew claws are being removed. The dogs get 'bit' by the collar too.
Just look what they do to our sons when they are born. You can't make every thing painless and still be productive and 'beautiful'.
You pays your money and you takes your choice.
Our pups just got tattooed by Brenda Beadnell in Victoria,BC. No muss , no fuss barely a whimper from any of them. We tattooed in addition to the micro-chip.
Our first dog had an ear tattoo. By the time he was three we could not make out the letters and numbers. Hair covering the tattoo and it became blurry.
Our first dog had an ear tattoo. By the time he was three we could not make out the letters and numbers. Hair covering the tattoo and it became blurry.
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My friend's dog was stolen and the thief changed the owner info on the chip. Unfortunately, tattoos and chips can't stop a dog from being stolen. However, anything that increases the chance of recovery, more is better
"B06 GP8" is still clearly legible in my dogs ears with only slight fading of the "B" and "8" which are the closest to the outside of the ears.
If you are having trouble reading the tattoo shine a flashlight up from the underside of the ear and you should be able to see it plainly. I like the tatto because they don't move. Too often when you go to read a chip it has migrated to somewhere else.
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