Sunshine Acre's Irish Goldendoodle Puppies 

Microchipping- Why is it vital for Goldendoodle puppies to have a microchip?

One in three pets will go missing at some point during its life.  While an ID tag can help reunite a dog with its family, if the tag falls off or become unreadable, it is useless.  A microchip is a permanent ID that can never be removed or become impossible to read.  The microchip is implanted over the dogs shoulder blades and is about 1/8 inch wide.  Shaped like a grain of rice, this secure microchip is guaranteed for the life of your Goldendoodle.

If your lost dog should be found and taken to a shelter, vet or other pet rescue group, the first thing that will be checked for is a microchip.  A scanner is passed over the pets shoulder area, sending out a radio wave signal to the chip in less than a second.  The pet feels nothing.  When a chip number appears on the scanner  this number can then be used to reunite your pet with you:)

The Goldendoodle puppy's microchip must be activated by the owner.  Activating a chip associates your contact information with your pet's microchip number.  If you have not registered the microchip, a shelter will be unable to locate you, leaving your dog at risk of being adopted by someone else -or worse.

All of our sweet, red Goldendoodle puppies here at Sunshine Acres receive a HomeAgain microchip at around 6 to 7 weeks of age.  This provides them with a positive identification here, and gives their new families peace of mind through a permanent ID.

I particularly remember an incident that happened about 5 years ago.  We received a call from AVID saying that an adult Goldendoodle with the microchip number *** *** **** had been found running loose in the Chicago area.  We immediately looked through our records and found the contact information for the family who had purchased this puppy.  We called and asked them if their Goldendoodle was lost.  They replied that no, their dog was not lost and that it was being cared for by a dog sitter while they were on vacation in Florida.  We asked them to contact their sitter just to make sure their dog was still at home.  They soon called back to thank us for reaching them as when they contacted their dog sitter they learned that their Goldendoodle had gotten loose from the dog sitter that afternoon during a walk.  So, a happy ending to a story because of a microchip.  But, a word of caution, our puppies no longer have our initial contact information attached to their microchip number, so be sure you register your puppy's chip in your name ASAP.