Adopted basset has a tattoo insider her ear!

AlexaRW · 11-29-2011, 10:21 PM

Hello all!

Hopefully you can give me some advice. After watching the recent video of the rescued Beagles from Spain, there was a clip that they had tattoos in their ears.

I rescued a basset from animal control, on death row, last year. She was a wreck. Obviously severely abused, so scared, still scared of men, she was shaking, so so skinny, wouldn't eat, didn't know anything about being a dog, even her back legs walked funny like she'd been in a cage too long. At her first vet visit, they cleaned her ears really good and found that she had an inner ear tattoo. It reads "EHE", or "3H3" but the Es have sharp lines so its doubtful. And it is in the same green ink that the beagles had in their ears.

Is there someplace I could look up this tattoo? Or is it just a fluke and I'll never know what happened to her before she got to me?

Additional Info: Found in Southwest Michigan, is a red and white, now 38lb female.

Kirska · 11-30-2011, 12:13 AM

Dogs bred in Canada registered with the CKC are required to be tattooed I have heard. That is my best guess for the reason based on your location.

Soundtrack · 11-30-2011, 06:44 AM

Dogs registered with the Canadian Kennel Club are required to be tattoed or microchipped bedfore leaving the breeder. Tattoos must follow a specific format : the breeder's three character combo (in my case VAB ), the puppy's number (first puppy of the year is 1, second is 2 etc) and the letter indicating the year (I think 2011 would be Y). So if I tattooed my first puppy of this year the tattoo would be VAB1Y.

I think that AKC may require larger kennels to have permanent ID on their breeding stock for record keeping purposes, but I'm not sure about that.

Many organizations and individuals also tattoo dogs so they can be identified if lost or stolen.

AlexaRW · 11-30-2011, 12:19 PM

Yea I don't know though, I think it's weird that it is only 3 letters without any additional numbers. Thanks for the thoughts!

Mikey T · 11-30-2011, 05:38 PM

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Kirska · 11-30-2011, 11:17 PM

I know this may seem obvious but it would probably be futile to try to contact any former owner or breeder with any information you find, with the exception of giving that information to law enforcement if they would consider pressing cruelty charges.

Legally once a dog has been in a shelter for a certain amount of time without the owner trying to claim him, they no longer own the dog and have no rights to it. So it's your dog now regardless of what a tattoo may suggest. (I realize this is probably obvious but I feel better saying it)

Penny Arcade · 12-01-2011, 12:54 PM

I watched this thing about beagles that were kept as test subjects in a lab. They had their ears tattooed like that and a lot of them displayed the same characteristics that you said your basset had. I would check out the link Mikey posted though.

Mikey T · 12-01-2011, 05:38 PM

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beagles that were kept as test subjects in a lab

Beagle are the most common breed use in lab test, Labs are prohiited by law frorm accepting tatooed dogs

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She was a wreck. Obviously severely abused, so scared, still scared of men, she was shaking, so so skinny, wouldn't eat, didn't know anything about being a dog, even her back legs walked funny like she'd been in a cage too long.

unfortunatly that is as like or even more like the result of the shelter except for the fear of men which is quite simply a lack of early solcialization and has nothing to do with abuse per say. most of the so called signes of abuse and fear are the result of a lack of socialization and not thing we would typical consider abuse. I got a beagle from the MSPCA with obvious issue not the least of which is thit had no doggy skills. what was know of the history is she was one year only and lived with an elderly shut in quite obvious the proble this dog were cuase by removal from the letter at to young an age and no contact after that with other dogs. not really abuse but it still cause severe behavioral problems then can generally be mitigated somewhat but never completely resolved

Was Your Dog Abused?

\there is one major error in the piece which is the concept of being able to reinforce fear by coddling the dog. It simply does not happen

Myth of reinforcing fear

You Can’t Reinforce Fear; Dogs and Thunderstorms

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It is true that you can make your dog more afraid than he already is, by doing something yourself that scares him, by forcing him into situations that scare him already or by being afraid yourself. Emotions are contagious, so if you want your dog to be afraid of thunder, then be afraid yourself! But you’re not going to make him more afraid of storms if you stroke his head and tell him it’s going to be okay.
The bad news is that petting won’t help (him or her) much either, so I’ll write next time about how to help a dog who is thunder phobic, but you might also find some ideas in The Cautious Canine, a booklet I wrote about helping dogs conquer their fears in humane and effective ways. I also wrote about why it’s okay to pet your dog when he’s scared in Bark Magazine in October of 2008, and more recently Pia Silvani wrote a GREAT article about it in this month’s APDT Chronicle.

Mikey T · 12-01-2011, 05:48 PM

Quote:

beagles that were kept as test subjects in a lab

Beagle are the most common breed use in lab test, Labs are prohiited by law frorm accepting tatooed dogs

Quote:

She was a wreck. Obviously severely abused, so scared, still scared of men, she was shaking, so so skinny, wouldn't eat, didn't know anything about being a dog, even her back legs walked funny like she'd been in a cage too long.

unfortunatly that is as like or even more like the result of the shelter except for the fear of men which is quite simply a lack of early solcialization and has nothing to do with abuse per say. most of the so called signes of abuse and fear are the result of a lack of socialization and not thing we would typical consider abuse. I got a beagle from the MSPCA with obvious issue not the least of which is thit had no doggy skills. what was know of the history is she was one year only and lived with an elderly shut in quite obvious the proble this dog were cuase by removal from the letter at to young an age and no contact after that with other dogs. not really abuse but it still cause severe behavioral problems then can generally be mitigated somewhat but never completely resolved

Was Your Dog Abused?

\there is one major error in the piece which is the concept of being able to reinforce fear by coddling the dog. It simply does not happen

Myth of reinforcing fear

You Can’t Reinforce Fear; Dogs and Thunderstorms

Quote:

It is true that you can make your dog more afraid than he already is, by doing something yourself that scares him, by forcing him into situations that scare him already or by being afraid yourself. Emotions are contagious, so if you want your dog to be afraid of thunder, then be afraid yourself! But you’re not going to make him more afraid of storms if you stroke his head and tell him it’s going to be okay.
The bad news is that petting won’t help (him or her) much either, so I’ll write next time about how to help a dog who is thunder phobic, but you might also find some ideas in The Cautious Canine, a booklet I wrote about helping dogs conquer their fears in humane and effective ways. I also wrote about why it’s okay to pet your dog when he’s scared in Bark Magazine in October of 2008, and more recently Pia Silvani wrote a GREAT article about it in this month’s APDT Chronicle.

11-29-2011, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
AlexaRW Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	Adopted basset has a tattoo insider her ear! Hello all! Hopefully you can give me some advice. After watching the recent video of the rescued Beagles from Spain, there was a clip that they had tattoos in their ears. I rescued a basset from animal control, on death row, last year. She was a wreck. Obviously severely abused, so scared, still scared of men, she was shaking, so so skinny, wouldn't eat, didn't know anything about being a dog, even her back legs walked funny like she'd been in a cage too long. At her first vet visit, they cleaned her ears really good and found that she had an inner ear tattoo. It reads "EHE", or "3H3" but the Es have sharp lines so its doubtful. And it is in the same green ink that the beagles had in their ears. Is there someplace I could look up this tattoo? Or is it just a fluke and I'll never know what happened to her before she got to me? Additional Info: Found in Southwest Michigan, is a red and white, now 38lb female. Last edited by AlexaRW; 11-29-2011 at 10:23 PM.

11-30-2011, 12:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Kirska Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 934	Dogs bred in Canada registered with the CKC are required to be tattooed I have heard. That is my best guess for the reason based on your location. __________________ Mom to Anabelle and Lila, rescued ladies and Harley, Corgi/Beagle/Basset/?? mutt "Saving just one dog won't change the world, but it surely will change the world for that one dog." - Richard C. Call Last edited by Kirska; 11-30-2011 at 12:15 AM.

11-30-2011, 06:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Soundtrack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,582	Dogs registered with the Canadian Kennel Club are required to be tattoed or microchipped bedfore leaving the breeder. Tattoos must follow a specific format : the breeder's three character combo (in my case VAB ), the puppy's number (first puppy of the year is 1, second is 2 etc) and the letter indicating the year (I think 2011 would be Y). So if I tattooed my first puppy of this year the tattoo would be VAB1Y. I think that AKC may require larger kennels to have permanent ID on their breeding stock for record keeping purposes, but I'm not sure about that. Many organizations and individuals also tattoo dogs so they can be identified if lost or stolen. __________________ Rosie-Ch Soundtrack Cracklin' Rose CGN AGN RA Am RN TT Melody-Ch Soundtrack Unchained Melody TT Sailor-Ch Soundtrack Expedition Sailor RN TT Chili-Ch Soundtrack Spice Up Your Life Curry-Ch Soundtrack Canadian Brass Pepper-Ch Pennieslogon Living La Vida Loca CGN Vina-Ch Soundtrack Grand Illusion Leila-Ch Soundtrack Almost Paradise Deela-Ch Soundtrack Wink Of An Eye Hermione - Soundtrack Spellbound Eowyn - Soundtrack Rain Dance Last edited by Soundtrack; 11-30-2011 at 04:45 PM.

11-30-2011, 11:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kirska Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 934	I know this may seem obvious but it would probably be futile to try to contact any former owner or breeder with any information you find, with the exception of giving that information to law enforcement if they would consider pressing cruelty charges. Legally once a dog has been in a shelter for a certain amount of time without the owner trying to claim him, they no longer own the dog and have no rights to it. So it's your dog now regardless of what a tattoo may suggest. (I realize this is probably obvious but I feel better saying it) __________________ Mom to Anabelle and Lila, rescued ladies and Harley, Corgi/Beagle/Basset/?? mutt "Saving just one dog won't change the world, but it surely will change the world for that one dog." - Richard C. Call

11-30-2011, 12:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
AlexaRW Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2	Yea I don't know though, I think it's weird that it is only 3 letters without any additional numbers. Thanks for the thoughts!

11-30-2011, 05:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mikey T Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: West Warrwick, RI Posts: 7,729	National Dog Registry Tattoo Procedure This list was compiled from the Internet to help people trying to trace a tattoo on a found dog

12-01-2011, 12:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Penny Arcade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 134	I watched this thing about beagles that were kept as test subjects in a lab. They had their ears tattooed like that and a lot of them displayed the same characteristics that you said your basset had. I would check out the link Mikey posted though.

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