No more tattoos from Germany - Page 1

I noticed a couple of questions about tattoo's and microchips here. Just thought I'd remind everyone that in Germany as of next year they will not be tattooing any longer. The SV will be going to the microchip only. Don't know if it will make any difference in your choice too chip or not, just thought I'd mention it.

Thanks for that. Have you had firm confirmation - I had heard this, but everyone that said it said it was just a rumour. Mo

Yes, I talked with the SV judge at last weekends trial and he confirmed it.

Wow. Good to know. Why the switch? Does this means dogs will be having their chips scanned at trials rather than the tattoo being checked?

My pup is tatooed from the breeder in Germany, and micro chipped from my Vet. Will this be accepted from the SV,  the microchip that the Vet did?

             "Does this means dogs will be having their chips scanned at trials rather than the tattoo being checked?"

This takes affect next year. Obviously if your dog is born before this then it is going to have a tattoo. So tattoo's will have to still be checked on the older dogs. The ones born after this takes effect (comming out of Germany) will not have tattoo's only chips. So these will have to be scanned. In Germany the SV will have it's own chips. With each region having it's own code. Just like each region had it's own tattoo code. The chips will be done by the "former" SV tattooers in the region.

Yikes. That's going to a rather expensive overhaul for many national breed clubs.

How will that effect dogs not born in Germany being shown @ SV shows?  Not just dogs from the US, but also other countries.  Do they have to be done @ a certain age? Or could someone bring an adult to show there and have the chip done by an official and listed?  (I am not familiar with the current rules re tattoo ages etc, so don't jump me if my question's dumb..LOL)

Windwalker,
remember that we had this discussion already when I made this announcement regarding the changes?  It was decided upon at the SV general delegates meeting in May.
They will continue to recognize tattoo numbers on dogs. If foreign bred dogs remain in Germany for a period of time, a judge or a breed warden will certify the identification. There is a form for that. A couple of my dogs in Germany were certified that way. The tattoo No. from here would have been sufficient but I insisted on microchips as an additional identification. Especially in my black dogs, I have found that it is often hard to decipher after a few years. The microchip No. is now printed on the breed survey report, next to the tattoo No.
Plus, starting next year, all dogs entering the EU will need to have a microchip. Tattoos will not be sufficient anymore.
If you show a dog with a different microchip, it will be your responsibility to ensure that the judge can read it and compare it with the one printed on the papers. That means that you (or the hosting clubs) will have to provide a scanner.
I am not sure what chips I am going to use on my puppies. I might order them from Germany through a vet I use over there, so I can comply with the SV standard. For now, I will continue tattooing my puppies as well. Call me old fashioned, but I like visible identification.
Chris

I too, will continue to tattoo and m/chip my puppies. The scanner manufacturers and providers are, no doubt, dancing.
SS