[Bionic]

I was talking to the vets today about when I should take my dog in for 'the operation'.
Apparently if you have a CPH number you can getting chipping (Archie has already been chipped) and the snip for free. This was news to me. Good news I might add 
 
Sally

[sabrina]

never heard of this, how do I find out more.

[funkyfish]

This is fairly new. Comes from one of the charities ? Dogs trust? To stop unwanted collies being dumped (in Wales I think). It's a fab idea!

[Bionic]

Yes, they did say it was paid for by the Dogs Trust but I'm not complaining.
 
Sabrina, I am in Wales so maybe it is just here as funkyfish says. Worth checking with your vets though.
Sally
 
 

[doganjo]

I'm a member of the Dogs Trust.  Did you know that if you become a  member all your non-working dogs are covered for 3rd party liability?  You may be covered by your own house insurance but trying to find the clause in all that documentation brings the words 'needle' and 'haystack' come to mind - so the Dogs Trust is the easy option.

[Moleskins]

I'm a member of the Dogs Trust.  Did you know that if you become a  member all your non-working dogs are covered for 3rd party liability?  You may be covered by your own house insurance but trying to find the clause in all that documentation brings the words 'needle' and 'haystack' come to mind - so the Dogs Trust is the easy option.

Only trouble is you will find yourself with two lots of insurance. In the event of a claim neither wil want to take sole responsibility and at the very least you will have to make two claims, for half, one to each company. Not forgetting that each company will deduct the excess from your claim so you pay that twice.


This happened to a friend of mine who had 4 lots of holiday insurance one of which came free with a bank account. It took four lots of paperwork and he lost the excess four times. And as he was hospitalised on a cruise ship he didn't have a very good holiday either.

[doganjo]

I'm pretty sure my house insurance doesn't include it though.

[Bionic]

Annie, I am sure my house insurance doesn't include it either so its definitely something worth thinking about.
thanks
Sally

[kaz]

Thanks Sally, now have my Goldie that I am not going to breed from booked in for Tuesday, if she doesn't come into season first which will delay it 2 months.
The insurance issue is probably where the smallholding is insured through someone like NFU with third party liability included within the policy.

[doganjo]

Smallholding insurance would cover working dogs surely, Dogs Trust - as i said in my post only insures NON working dogs.

[kaz]

My non working dogs are covered for liability by their own health insurance as well.
Doganjo, robbing this posting my other Goldie's elbow scores come out as 0 and her hips 3/3. She had a blood sample taken to be sent to Optigen on Monday for DNA testing of PRCD-PRA. So will update on that.
As a matter of interest, how much is it to become a member of the Dogs Trust?

[doganjo]

I think it's £25 and OAPs are half price.


Great news about your Goldie by the way!    Hope PRA result is OK too 

[colliewoman]

Is this really real??
I want to get Pi done as my landlord won't do his bitch or keep her out of my garden
This would be a gods send

[kaz]

Well as Sally said if you have a holding number  they can be done. I just rang my vets and asked if that practise was participating in the scheme and as luck would have it they are, and my Golden Retriever is now booked to have her op on Tuesday.

[colliewoman]

Didn't realise it was only in Wales
Poo!