Dog Tags

Dog tags are not just for military personnel anymore. Dog tags are an excellent way to ensure that if you lose your best canine friend, he/she will be quickly located and returned to you. The chance that your dog could get loose and end up in unfamiliar territory is more likely to occur than most responsible dog owners would like to believe. The statistics involving lost dogs are staggering. For example there are approximately 60 million dogs currently living in the United States. Of these 60 million, more than 8 to 10,000,000 of these dogs end up in shelters each and every year and sadly only 17 out of every 100 dogs is ever reunited with his or her owner.

With these statistics in mind, dog tags are a must if you want to keep your pet as safe as can be and have peace of mind. Dog tags come in a variety of different shapes, sizes and materials and can contain as much or as little information as you want. Many owners like to place their dog’s name and medical information on the front of the dog tag and then on the back part the contact information including the phone number, street address and city. Dog tags easily attach to dogs collar and cause no discomfort to the animals at all.

If you like the look of traditional looking military dog tags these kind can be purchased for your pet as well. Suit your canine friend up like a soldier with a stainless steel or brass dog tag containing all of the pertinent information in the event of his or her disappearance from your home or yard. These kind of dog tags (sometimes referred to as pet ID tags) are extremely sturdy, resist fading and rusting when it comes to weather conditions or bathing, and the text is embossed onto the tag in a way that is meant to last and stand the test of time.

Digital dog tags are available for owners who don’t wish to go the conventional route and for those who like to be creative, dog tags can be imaginative as one can make them. Choose from different colors such as red, green, yellow, blue, etc. and a variety of shapes, some of the most popular being heart shaped, oblong shaped, rectangular, circular and also the shapes of hydrants and bones. All of these dog tags can be purchased in small, medium and large sizes, according to the size of your dog and are available in a variety of materials including, as previously mentioned, stainless steel and brass as well as aluminum and plastic.