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Matt_Colie
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Apr 26, 2018

Please tag your pets

Our dogs have three tags each:
The local dog (tax) tag - useless
An at home tag with our house phone number
A travel tag that has my cell number, our names and a coach description.
When traveling, both wear red harnesses, this is a left over from sailing. When you have dogs on a boat, you need to have a easy and safe lift point available. The red harness also makes black dogs more visible.

We have has some occasions where these tags helped us, but the other day a poor little beagle came by. I was able to convince him that I was a dog person (that didn't actually take long) and was able to get a hand on his collar and read the name and phone number (like above). Because his people were involved in other things (like work), he got to be a guest for the rest of the day.

Matt

14 Replies

  • Besides being micro-chipped, ours also have three tags. One with the dog's name, my name, address, and cell number; a Home Again tag with a toll-free number to call (micro-chip company) and the chip ID #; and the Rabies vaccination tag, which has our Vet's name, address and phone.
  • X2 on micro chopping, most if not all animal shelters can read for these chips.