What to Consider Not Including Your Dog's Name This could be useful if they get lost, as it might encourage the person who finds them to contact you immediately or take them to a vet. If your dog has health issues and is on regular medication, you may choose to include 'On medication' or something similar on your dog's ID tag. If your dog is a breed dog you may choose to include 'I'm neutered' or 'Neutered' on your dog's ID tag, as this could also discourage dog thieves who are looking to use dogs for breeding. The Blue Cross also recommend some other steps to help keep your dog safe, such as not leaving your dog tied up outside a shop or alone in a public place, making sure you don’t leave your dog alone in the car (we’ve written here about not doing this for other reasons too!) and also making sure your home and garden is secure. It could also discourage would be dog thieves if they see your dog is microchipped. If they get lost and are still wearing their ID tag, including this is unlikely to help reunite you, as the phone number on the tag will be easier and quicker to use, but it might be good to include in case the phone number on the tag is out of date or isn't working for some reason. You may choose to include 'I'm Microchipped' or just 'Microchipped' or 'Chipped', if you are short of space, on your dog's ID tag. It’s also a requirement in the UK for all puppies over eight weeks to be microchipped, so it’s also important to keep your contact details updated on the microchip too, as this can help if their ID tag is missing or has been taken off. Our gorgeous friend wearing her solid brass engraved dog ID tag and orange vegan cork 'leather' collar Other Details To Consider Including I'm Microchipped We recommend including at least one mobile number and either another mobile number or a landline if you choose to include two phone numbers. Because our dog ID tags are engraved this means that your dog’s details will be clear to read, which is important. Our dog ID tags are made of solid brass or solid stainless steel and have space for four lines of information on each side, so there is plenty of space to include what is required by law and an additional phone number or two. However, in addition to what is required by law in the UK, we also recommend including a contact phone number or even two and this is also recommended by the RSPCA.
Our solid brass engraved dog tag with owner's address and contact number on the back. An example of what should be engraved on a dog ID tag in the UK, and comply with the law, would be:
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The full legislation can be read on the government’s website. The Control of Dogs Order 1992 law outlines that ‘every dog while in a highway or in a place of public resort shall wear a collar with the name and address of the owner inscribed on the collar or on a plate or badge attached to it’, so an engraved tag is an easy way to comply with the law. So what details should be included on a dog tag by law in the UK? Owner's Name & Address If you have any questions or concerns, you should always visit or call your veterinarian - they are your best resource to ensure the health and well-being of your pets.Keeping our furry friends safe is so important and a personalised dog ID tag can help with this, it is also required by law in the UK in The Control of Dogs Order 1992 to ensure that they have either an ID tag or the details inscribed on their collar. Here’s to hoping your pets never get lost, but just in case, it’s always a good idea to be prepared!
So what should you put on your pet’s ID tag?įor advice, I reached out to Mychelle Blake, certified dog trainer. It would be helpful for someone with good intentions, however, a person with less noble intentions could use that information to entice your pup away. When you put a name on the tag, everyone your dog comes into contact with will know the name.
Unfortunately, this seemingly obvious identifier could be a mistake. The first thing you probably got for your four-legged friend, or maybe even before, was a collar with an ID tag that says “Penny” in the shape of a pink bone. We love our fur children and want to make sure we’re doing everything we can as pet parents to keep them happy, healthy and most importantly-safe.Įven with all the new technology to help us find lost pets, such as microchips and the awesome new app, Finding Rover, we shouldn’t forget about old school methods, like your pet’s identification tag.
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