Q: I found a stray dog almost a year ago. I’m trying to move apartments and need his papers and proof of shots. How?
A: You take the dog to the vet and have the vet give the dog all its shots, then provide you with the statement of the bill detailing all the vaccines administered. It will cot you $200-$400, depending on the vet. If you know of a way to confirm from some other vet that the dog already was given its shots, then you'd find the original owners of the dog, since their info would be on file. Otherwise, the assumption should be that this dog has never had any shots. Many dogs have microchips embedded under their skin, and the vet can do a simple scan with a hand-held device of the dog to detect the chip and learn the owner's name (the owner's name and contact info is registered on the chip and in a national registry).
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