You cannot track a pet microchip and it can only be scanned when the dog being physically around.
If your dog is found a vet can can scan your pets microchip to find out information about the dog and it's owner to help you get the dog back.
You cannot track your dog with a microchip although the microchip helps to find the lost pet and identify the owner when the vet scans the pet microchip.
The pet microchip was invented in 1959 by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce.
In 1959, Kilby of Texas Instruments received a U.S. patent for miniaturized electronic circuits and Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation received a patent for a silicon-based integrated circuit.
The first monolithic IC chip was invented by Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor.
He invented a way to connect the IC components (aluminium metallization) and proposed an improved version of insulation based on the planar process technology developed by Jean Hoerni.
Microchipping a pet is inexpensive.
The average cost of your dog's microchip is about $50.00.
This includes the injection procedure as well as microchip registration.
The best reason to have your animals microchipped is the improved chance that you'll get your animal back if it becomes lost or stolen.
A pet microchip uses a radio frequency known as RFID to transmit the ID number stored on the microchip to the scanning device that reads the pet's unique number and displays it.
Pet Microchips do not require a power source like a GPS (Global Positioning Device) so there are never any batteries to replace or charge.
The pet Microchips are designed to work for 25 years.
You'll be able to find your dog if their microchip has been scanned at a vet clinic or a shelter to retrieve pet and owner information.
Microchips don't work the same way as GPS trackers, which give you the real time location of your missing pet.
Pet microchips do not have GPS technology.
Instead, they use Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology that is able to be scanned for information, like the pet owner's contact information.
This means that microchips can't give your pet's location if they get lost, but can lead to their safe return when found.