What to prepare
- Microchip number
- Your contact details
- Date you acquired or adopted the dog
- Any sale, adoption, breeder or rescue paperwork
- Relevant vet records if the database asks for supporting evidence
If the previous keeper is available
The easiest route is usually for the currently registered keeper to begin or approve the transfer using the database's own process.
PetChipHelp is an independent guidance service. We can help identify the database and explain the process, but official microchip records are changed by the database provider that holds the registration.
Have the microchip number?
Check which database appears to hold the record, then go straight to the right provider.