Ragtag and Doodle
Dog Collars and Identity Tags
Pet identification is a legal requirement in the UK. The Control of Dogs Order 1992 specifies that any dog in a public place must wear a collar with the name and address (including postcode) of the owner engraved or written on it, or engraved on a tag. Exceptions to this are:
- Dogs used on official duties by the armed forces, HM Customs & Excise or the police
- Dogs used for sporting purposes and packs of hounds
- Dogs used for the capture or destruction of vermin
- Dogs used for driving or tending cattle or sheep
- Guide Dogs for the Blind
- Dogs used for emergency rescue work
There are many different connotations that you may wish to adopt to ensure that the information on your dog id tag ensures that they can be returned to you as quickly as possible if they stray. Some people feel the need to display the dog's name on the tag as a useful assistance if the dog should be found, while others feel this could be used in a more negative way, if a dog should be stolen. [taken from the Kennel Club Website]
The identification of your dog may be done by personalised dog name tags such as our Butterfly id tag, our iPod-shaped name tag, or the Silver Colour Bone Bling id tag. Most of the time, your telephone number and your name will be on the personalised tag of your dogs. If anybody comes across your dog should it go missing they will be able to report it to the appropriate authorities.
Plastic and metal pet identification tags are available in multiple colours and the dog's owner can choose a style and colour to suit their dogs. However, many select the reflective type of dog tags along with the collars. Hence, the dogs can be identified even in darkness.
Nowadays, many electronic gadgets are available like microchips which are embedded into the dog. However, these kinds of electronic chips need to be implanted behind the ears and once implanted, this will reveal all the data embedded. A collarred and tagged dog shows that it is not a stray animal and this gives more security to the dog.
