Dog Tags – Keeping A Tag On Your Dog!

With over 10 million pets going missing each year, dog tags are an important way to recover a lost dog.  Dog identification tags are inexpensive and provide means by which strangers can identify your dog, should it become lost.  Without tags, your new puppy or your favorite family dog can easily disappear, whether it has been picked up by animal control or adopted by another family.

Here are some staggering statistics to consider.  One in three pets will get lost at some point during their lives.  Out of those that do not have nametags, over 90% of dogs are never found or returned.

When preparing ID tags for your dog, you should include the dog’s name so that the finder can get a response from your pet easily, calling it by its given name.  You should also include your name and phone number so that you can be contacted at the time your dog is found or picked up by animal control.  You may even choose to put your address on the nametag so that, if your puppy is found in the neighborhood, it can be returned to your doorstep immediately.

Of course, you should also consider several precautions that will reduce the chances of your dog becoming lost.  After all, collars and tags can fall off or be removed or even torn away by the dog itself.

Check where your dog is every time you open and close a door to your home, and make sure that, if you have your dog in the yard, all gates are securely latched, with no gaps beneath the fence.

Never walk your dog or take it anywhere without a leash.  However, most importantly, the minimal cost of an ID tag for your dog could save you a lot of heartache in the future.

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