By Gene J. Koprowski
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
Chicago, IL, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Alyson O'Mahoney adopted a pet from a non-profit group in New York that trains seeing-eye dogs for the blind. The dog had a radio frequency identification microchip inserted under its skin. The chip's technology can be read with a wireless scanner and provide the name of the dog and its owner, as well as contact information. "I transferred the personal info on the chip registration to us, so I feel safe that if my dog gets lost, someone will know how to track me down through this," said O'Mahoney, an executive who lives in upstate New York. -- Wireless World is a weekly series examining emerging wireless telecommunications technologies, by Gene Koprowski, who covers technology for UPI Science News. E-mail: sciencemail (at) upi.com