Why even have a collar with no ID tags?!

**ramanth** · 12-28-2005, 08:41 AM

Kia always wears a collar with tags. Sometimes I take her collar off when we are inside together.

**cloverfdx** · 12-28-2005, 08:50 AM

All 4 pups all have tags of some sort on their collars for when they are out and about

. No reason not to have tags on. We found a little JRT a few months back he had a collar on but no tags and was not microchipped he was with us for about 2 days before we could track his owners down, would have been much easier to return him with some form of ID.

**Allecto** · 12-28-2005, 09:14 AM

Check your local laws. There are quite a few areas now were you are risking a nifty little fine for being in a public place with the tags not on the dog's collar. Where I live, even if your dog is on your property and does not leave it, and even if the dog is current on all required licenses, you can be fined for not having the tags attached to the collar, and your dog can be impounded. Technically, (although it isn't like they have a big task force hunting down these cases around the clock), it is illegal for me to NOT have a collar and approved tags on any dog I have over 4 months, no matter my personal preference, and no matter how well-trained, easily identified, or home-bound that dog is.

**k9krazee** · 12-28-2005, 10:32 AM

Micki and Kyra are my only dogs with ID tags at the moment (that have their name, address, phone #) and everybody but Jack has a rabies and a licence tag. Jack only has a tag that came from the rescue and it broke off a while ago and I haven't fixed it. I haven't gotten a license for Jack (it is illegal

). I do understand the importance of ID and have been working on it.

**pnance** · 12-28-2005, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Allecto

Check your local laws. There are quite a few areas now were you are risking a nifty little fine for being in a public place with the tags not on the dog's collar. Where I live, even if your dog is on your property and does not leave it, and even if the dog is current on all required licenses, you can be fined for not having the tags attached to the collar, and your dog can be impounded. Technically, (although it isn't like they have a big task force hunting down these cases around the clock), it is illegal for me to NOT have a collar and approved tags on any dog I have over 4 months, no matter my personal preference, and no matter how well-trained, easily identified, or home-bound that dog is.

It's required to have a license on your dog at all times or your risking a fine here. I even know of someone who was out walking their dog (on leash, completely legal) and was stopped because the humane society officer driving by noticed he didn't have tags. She was fined and had to get the tag or risk her dog being taken away. That said all 4 of mine have a license plus some other id tag on their collar just in case.

**dab_20** · 12-28-2005, 12:59 PM

Well someone who finds a dog with no ID tag isn't gonna exactly say "Oh, maybe they're microchipped?" And this person may keep the dog because they assume it's a stray.

Sammy just got his first ID tag a few weeks ago and Molli has always worn one since she was a puppy. They aren't expensive, so why not get one??

**pitc9** · 12-28-2005, 01:05 PM

Both of my pups are chipped and wear collars with tags. Both have ran aways before and it was my phone number on Sierra's tag that got her back to me!!

**dab_20** · 12-28-2005, 01:16 PM

yah missy ran away for 9 days once she ran over 10 miles!!! luckly a teacher at school is the one who found her.

she coulden't see the tag because she coulden't get near missy because she was afraid of strangers. but another time missy ran away and someone found her and called our number. now i am best friends with that person. lol... molli and sammy have never run away before.

**Chilli** · 12-28-2005, 01:20 PM

Ethan wears a collar and tags 24/7, when we adopted it said in the contract-thing that it was a requirement. On his collar he has his tags. One is his rabies vaccinations, and it has the number to our vet on their, so our vet could easily recognize him if someone brought Ethan to him (recognize him as the skittish dog that likes to poo' in his waiting room^^). Also, we have a tag that his shelter gave us. It was a number to their shelter and a certain i.d. number that the shelter can use to find out exactly who owns him.
Frisk doesn't wear his harness (his head is too little, collars come right off

) unless we're on a walk or in a public place, and all he has on his is his rabies vaccination, same as Ethan's.
We plan on getting a tag for both of them that has their name and our address and/or phone number.

**lv4dogs** · 12-28-2005, 01:18 PM

I am so bad, Kaige only has his rabies tag & thats it. I know I really have been meaning to get him a real tag but either the machine is broke at walmart or petco or I foget. I just wrote it down & will get it donw by the end of the week.

Raustyk & Nanook have tags though and Raustyk is microchipped. Kaige will be microchipped when he gets neutered in about a month or so.

I believe tags are important, a lot of people don't know about the microchips or won't take the time to bring the found dog to a shelter or vet to get checked for one.

**slleipnir** · 12-28-2005, 01:36 PM

I only have rabies tags on mine...however, there is a number on that which Ibelieve can be linked to my dogs if someone where to call the vet and ask.

A dog I use to own got away once. He had no tags on but it only took me a few hours to find him. We only have one small HS on the island, so I knew they would take him there. I had to pay a lot to get him seeing he didn't have an ID tag though

**Ree'sKujo** · 12-28-2005, 03:42 PM

Kujo has a tag for rabies,his microchip,a personal tag w/pnone# and his county license tag.Being he's an Akita and they love to run I want to be safe and make sure someone can always find out where he belongs.I do however take his color off when he's in the house and put it back on when he goes outside,wether it's for a walk or just in the back yard.

**dab_20** · 12-28-2005, 03:46 PM

well my friend had a pittie mix that would 'never' run away. they said he didn't need a tag since he always stayed with them. well one night he was outside and a thunderstorm came and he ran off, they never found him. in cases like these, it shows you to always take precautions.

**wolfsoul** · 12-28-2005, 01:43 PM

Visa has a collar with an ID tag and her license. Visa isn't an escape artist and she has stayed in the backyard even though the gate was blown open by the wind, but I wouldn't take any chances. There are always situations in whivh a dog might get loose. A couple of years ago, Visa's breeder took Visa and Visa's mother and grandmother camping. Because the dogs were in a group, they all took off. Everyone searched for them for two days. If they would have had tags, it would have been so much easier to find them. Luckily, a crew of carpenters were listening to the radio announcement about the dogs and phoned in -- the dogs got lost and had been hanging around their building site.

Visa's tag has her name, my home and work numbers, my address, and it says "medication needed" and "please call my mom." She doesn't need meds but there's the off-chance that someone might want to keep her instead of giving her back to me, and I'm sure they would change her mind if she needed meds.