Dogs @lemmy.world yenahmik @lemmy.world 8 mo. ago

PSA: Get dog tags with your contact information and make sure your dog always has them on

I know this is probably preaching to the choir, but I was just baffled by this issue.

I was walking my dog this morning and a lady drove up and asked if I had seen her husky that got loose. I said no and we each continued on our way.

2 blocks later, I see the dog. It was super friendly, came when I called, and was having a blast playing with my dog. Even better news, it was wearing a collar! Until I started looking at the collar closer and realized there were no tags or anything else with contact info for the owner.

I ended up deciding to start walking home, to see if it would follow us. Luckily a few houses later, someone recognized it and was going to call the owner. But, seriously, what if we had not come across someone who knew the dog?

Especially, for a breed that is infamous for running away. Why you wouldn't pay a couple of bucks for a tag, when it could be life/death for the dog?

/End rant

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Plus a microchip in case something happens to the tag. That way any vet can identify your dog and get you reunited.
- Would be nice if phones NFC could read the chips.
  
  Permanently Deleted
  
  Sounds like you just found yourself a marketable product
- Seconding the chip. If a dog is lost then any dog owner doesn't need to look for someone who knows someone who owns the dog.
legally required in the UK
I assume the dog had a microchip which can be easily scanned by a vet and says who owns it and where they live.
LMAO who is downvoting this?
Huskies can jump chain link fences like they are nothing. Could have been in a backyard without its walking collar.
- That's OP's exact point. All collars should have a dog tag on for in case they escape.
  
  Or get them chipped. Any vet or animal control can read them.
  
  Or watch you dog..
- Yeah, so if your dog might escape you want it identifiable.

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