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

3 years ago by yenahmik to c/dogs

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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

Xbeam 31 points 3 years ago

Plus a microchip in case something happens to the tag. That way any vet can identify your dog and get you reunited.

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Gregorech 15 points 3 years ago

Would be nice if phones NFC could read the chips.

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kool_newt 10 points 3 years ago

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CMDR_Horn 6 points 3 years ago

Sounds like you just found yourself a marketable product

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Gregorech 2 points 3 years ago

Do know enough about it, might need to change the whole industry to make it work.

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Rentlar 4 points 3 years ago

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.

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breadsmasher 8 points 3 years ago

legally required in the UK

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NIB 2 points 3 years ago

I assume the dog had a microchip which can be easily scanned by a vet and says who owns it and where they live.

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dmention7 0 points 3 years ago

LMAO who is downvoting this?

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Fiivemacs -7 points 3 years ago

Huskies can jump chain link fences like they are nothing. Could have been in a backyard without its walking collar.

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LanternEverywhere 13 points 3 years ago

That's OP's exact point. All collars should have a dog tag on for in case they escape.

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FuglyDuck 4 points 3 years ago

Or get them chipped. Any vet or animal control can read them.

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pathief 4 points 3 years ago

Yeah but I can't read the chip, I'd have to drive the dog to the vet when very likely the owner is nearby.

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OneWomanCreamTeam 1 point 3 years ago

Really you should do both. The chip is useless, unless whoever finds your dog thinks to take them to the vet. Anyways, if my dog gets out I want whoever finds them to call me as soon as possible, not wait till their next off day to go to the vet.

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Fiivemacs -6 points 3 years ago

Or watch you dog..

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Captain_Waffles 4 points 3 years ago

Yeah, so if your dog might escape you want it identifiable.

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