You are right on the money KSbowman!!! EVERY vet should have a scanner and use it. Just a part of the cost of doing business. And not all that big of a cost either. I may be wrong, but I seem to remember our scanner cost just a little over $300. When I look at what vets charges are, that's a drop in the bucket.

Just as a point of interest, you may want to have your dog scanned any time you have her in to be sure the chip is still working. We occaisionally board dogs for our puppy people and routinely scan them to be sure the chip is working. Last month, for the first time ever, we had a chip that had failed. Only 6 months old! We went all over that dog with the scanner in case it had migrated. Our vet confirmed that the chip wasn't working and placed a new one at no cost.