pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org writes: > Ours >are tattoed inside the thigh, don't know if ear tattoos are more >painful. We were told to go with the thigh, because dog thieves have been known to cut off an ear to remove evidence of a tattoo identification! Our vets have always refused to tattoo without anesthesia, however, but the dogs don't mind the microchipping at all. Ann, Peg, Ivy Rose and Tori.