abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD

GSDS and a min pin · 07-13-2008, 09:44 PM

Hello all- I have been lurking here for several years and finally registered because I am dying of curiousity about my rescue dog. Two years ago I pulled and began to foster a bi color GSD for my rescue group. His estimated age at the time was seven and was pulled from a rural SC private humane society. I was a foster failure and now he is mine. Last week I was rubbing his belly and noticed for the first time a six digit numeric tatoo on his abdomen. The only explanation I can think of for not seeing it sooner is perhaps his hair is receeding or turning lighter as he is getting older. I cannot fully make it out as the last few digits still have hair over them. A military dog trainer from Fort Bragg worked with him shortly after I got him and determined he is scent trained. A friend of mine who was a K-9 officer before retirement believes that he is an import line. I have tried to search the internet to find information about this tatoo with no luck. Does anyone know what organization tatoos in this manner or where I might find more information?

xwildman138x · 07-13-2008, 09:52 PM

Thats wild!!! Never heard of that before

GSDTrain · 07-13-2008, 10:09 PM

Now thats interesting. I have heard of Mal's having adominal tattoos but never a GSD

Prinzsalpha · 07-13-2008, 10:10 PM

Mine also has a tatoo on his abdomen. He is from Canada. German working lines.

**JKlatsky** · 07-13-2008, 10:12 PM

I've never heard of a dog tattooed on the abdomen before, only on the inner thigh or ear. Weird.
I'll be interested to hear what you find out. Unfortunately, even if you could make out the number, it may not tell you anything since there is no formal tattoo registry or standardized tattooing pattern.

Prinzsalpha · 07-13-2008, 10:15 PM

My breeder tatoos this way with all her litters.

trouble · 07-13-2008, 11:14 PM

My bi-color GSD, bred in NYS, also has abdomen tattoo.

GranvilleGSD · 07-14-2008, 12:34 AM

Working in the veterinary field I have heard that tattoos on the abdomen/inner thigh are preferable to ear tattoos. The reason is that if the dog were to be stolen, the ear could be "injured" ie. cut off or mangled and the dog would no longer have a positive id. Obviously, tattoos underneath the dog are less noticable, and also harder to tamper with, and the dog could more likely be identified.

Caja's Mom · 07-14-2008, 01:36 PM

A belly tattoo or thigh is very common to do on older dogs, since GENERALLY ears can't be done once the ear cartilage is set at a few months of age. Caja doesn't have an ear tattoo and I considered doing one on her, but opted for a microchip instead. If you can read most or all of the numbers it's fairly easy to figure out where the dog came from.

K9mom · 07-15-2008, 06:03 PM

Here's the National Registry for Abdominal/Inner Thigh Tattoo's:

http://www.nationaldogregistry.com/

My older GSD's are all tattooed in the thigh

Tina

07-13-2008, 09:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
GSDS and a min pin New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6	abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD Hello all- I have been lurking here for several years and finally registered because I am dying of curiousity about my rescue dog. Two years ago I pulled and began to foster a bi color GSD for my rescue group. His estimated age at the time was seven and was pulled from a rural SC private humane society. I was a foster failure and now he is mine. Last week I was rubbing his belly and noticed for the first time a six digit numeric tatoo on his abdomen. The only explanation I can think of for not seeing it sooner is perhaps his hair is receeding or turning lighter as he is getting older. I cannot fully make it out as the last few digits still have hair over them. A military dog trainer from Fort Bragg worked with him shortly after I got him and determined he is scent trained. A friend of mine who was a K-9 officer before retirement believes that he is an import line. I have tried to search the internet to find information about this tatoo with no luck. Does anyone know what organization tatoos in this manner or where I might find more information?

07-13-2008, 09:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
xwildman138x Master Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: south jersey Posts: 622	Re: abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD Thats wild!!! Never heard of that before __________________ Rambo the annihilator (Chihuahua) Born 11/28/2008 RIP Lord Baron von Stowcreek (GSD) 12/3/07-5/30/10 Murphy (chocolate lab) Champ (black lab) Trixie (shep mix) Princess (malamute/shep mix) Ponch (white GSD) Mork (Daschund mix) Shane (shep mix)

07-13-2008, 10:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
GSDTrain Crowned Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NY Posts: 4,500	Re: abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD Now thats interesting. I have heard of Mal's having adominal tattoos but never a GSD __________________ Owned By: Ivy's VV Marie, CGC (DOB 5-5-2006) Mason Von Holley, TDI CGC (DOB 3-31-2010)

07-13-2008, 10:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Prinzsalpha Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 4,988	Re: abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD Mine also has a tatoo on his abdomen. He is from Canada. German working lines. __________________ Human owner to: Prinz-Gsd Ava-Border Collie-Rescue Travis-Ragamuffin Barnaby-Holland Lop Maureen White Paws GSD Rescue In-Take Coordinator http://www.whitepawsgsr.com

07-13-2008, 10:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
JKlatsky Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,985	Re: abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD I've never heard of a dog tattooed on the abdomen before, only on the inner thigh or ear. Weird. I'll be interested to hear what you find out. Unfortunately, even if you could make out the number, it may not tell you anything since there is no formal tattoo registry or standardized tattooing pattern. __________________ Argos vom Eisernen Loewen VPG1, CGC, TC 3-3-07 Bianka vom Eisernen Loewen BH, CGC, TC 1-3-08 Cade vom Eisernen Loewen CGC 3-25-09 D'Artagnan (Tag) vom Eisernen Loewen 2-2-10 G Aiko von Burkndeiros SchH 3, IPO3, FH, TC, KKL2 9-17-02

07-13-2008, 10:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Prinzsalpha Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 4,988	Re: abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD My breeder tatoos this way with all her litters. __________________ Human owner to: Prinz-Gsd Ava-Border Collie-Rescue Travis-Ragamuffin Barnaby-Holland Lop Maureen White Paws GSD Rescue In-Take Coordinator http://www.whitepawsgsr.com

07-13-2008, 11:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
trouble Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 84	Re: abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD My bi-color GSD, bred in NYS, also has abdomen tattoo.

07-14-2008, 12:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
GranvilleGSD Master Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 686	Re: abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD Working in the veterinary field I have heard that tattoos on the abdomen/inner thigh are preferable to ear tattoos. The reason is that if the dog were to be stolen, the ear could be "injured" ie. cut off or mangled and the dog would no longer have a positive id. Obviously, tattoos underneath the dog are less noticable, and also harder to tamper with, and the dog could more likely be identified.

07-14-2008, 01:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Caja's Mom Master Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 708	Re: abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD A belly tattoo or thigh is very common to do on older dogs, since GENERALLY ears can't be done once the ear cartilage is set at a few months of age. Caja doesn't have an ear tattoo and I considered doing one on her, but opted for a microchip instead. If you can read most or all of the numbers it's fairly easy to figure out where the dog came from. __________________ ~Trish~ Caja v. d. bosen hohle SchH 1, TR2, OB2, WH, FDCH-S, CGC, TDI. SG Emir (Errow) van Klipgaarden BH, SchH 2, AD, KKL 1, FMX, CGC.

07-15-2008, 06:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
K9mom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 294	Re: abdominal tatoo on rescued GSD Here's the National Registry for Abdominal/Inner Thigh Tattoo's: http://www.nationaldogregistry.com/ My older GSD's are all tattooed in the thigh Tina __________________ Tina & the K9 Krew

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