My Dad lives in Florida, nowhere near the hurricane’s path, but he has a dog and it got me thinking about all the pets in Hurricane Matthew’s path.  Which, in turn, got me thinking about my own furkids.  I thought about when was the last time I logged into the Home Again website and updated my dog’s information.  It had been a LONG time.  One password reset later and I found that though my info wasn’t grossly outdated (home address and cell were still accurate), some updates WERE needed.

• Updated Copper’s photo
• Added Penny’s photo
• Added Penny’s breed
• Updated Vet info for Penny (still showing breeder from 7 years ago – oops!)
• Updated Penny’s spay status
• Updated husband’s cell number

If your dog isn’t chipped, then I recommend that you make it a priority and do it as soon as possible.  There is no logical reason to not have your pet chipped, unless there is a serious medical issue preventing it.  The security that I feel, knowing that my dogs are chipped, is significant.  We’ve had several tornado events in Central Illinois over the past years.  I remember hearing about all the missing pets after the Washington tornado.

If your dog is chipped, log into the website and get the information updated today.  Remember that the Washington tornado occurred in mid-November, so just because we’re going into fall it doesn’t mean that we’re out of the crazy-weather-woods yet.