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In the unfortunate event that a pet dog goes missing, all dog owners should be prepared to plan for the ahead by ensuring that their pet has proper identification on. By making sure your pet has on an id tag will make finding and returning the pet to its home a more easier task in any case that the dog may wander off and get lost.

First of all, all pet owners should know that identification on the pet is not the only move to make. To make sure that the pet ID tag will remain on the pet to is to purchase a good collar that will properly hold the pet ID tag. Knowing that the pet’s collar ID is secure is the first step to feeling more rest-assured that the pet will be more quickly returned to its rightful owner. A loose pet ID tag doesn’t do any good if it’s not able to properly stay on your pet.

You should also keep in mind to put YOUR OWN phone number on your pet’s tag. For example, if you put your vet’s number or if your dog has one of those “rabies vaccination” tags, it won’t help the swift return of your pet to you. Many times, lost dogs will be found on weekends or after hours of operation at the pet clinic. There are many places where you’re able to purchase a “custom” pet tag where you can have the company put your information on it.

Having your pet tattooed or micro chipped shouldn’t stop you from getting a pet ID for them either. You should still get your pet a ID tag  and note the tattoo or micro chip serial number as well as the chip phone number and registry information on the tag.

To make sure your pet ID tag will last, ordering dog tags made of stainless steel will add more reliability. Although many dog tags are available in plastic, aluminum, tin or brass, these other metals have more of a tendency to discolor.

Dog tags are usually composed of metal and are small and flat. They are worn on chains or dog collars around the necks of dogs. The tags identify the dogs with their owners by depicting the name of the dog, the owner and the owner’s phone number and usually an address. Therefore, if a dog is lost, the person who finds the dog can easily notify its owner.

An identification tag worn by military personnel in the United States (and other countries) is also known by its informal name of “dog tag”. The information depicted on a dog tag in the United States includes the name, military ID number, blood type and religion of the military man or woman. This type of dog tag is metal and is worn on a metal chain around the neck.

Certain medical information was depicted on the dog tags during World War II, such as when the last tetanus shot was given.

Those used in the military are generally for purposes of identifying the dead and wounded soldiers. It is required that all soldiers wear their dog tags while in the field. The pertinent information may be depicted in two places on the tag and the tag may be made to break easily into two pieces. The reason for this is that it allows half of the tag to be picked up while the other portion stays with the body when immediately recovery of the body is not permitted due to battle conditions.

They are usually made of stainless steel, aluminum, plastic or brass. The stainless steel dog tags can be found in a shiny or matte finish.

The content of stainless steel is an alloy which contains iron and has a minimum of 10.5% chromium. Stainless steel does not stain or rust as easily as regular steel. (Thus the name “stainless” steel. There is also a high resistance to oxidation and corrosion.

Aluminum (Al) is a silvery chemical element contained in the poor metal group. Aluminum is very resistant to oxidation and is strong, but light in weight. Aluminum is very versatile in that it is used in millions of different products throughout the world and is very important to the economy. It is used in all kinds of products in various industries such as the aerospace and transportation industry. It is very versatile due to its strength, light weight and flexibility.

The term plastic encompasses products of various synthetic and semi-synthetic polymerization materials. Its composition is organic condensation with the addition of polymers. Other materials may be added as well in order to improve the composition or economics of the plastic.

Few natural chemical compounds are considered plastics. Plastics are very flexible and can be formed into various objects including films and fibers. Plastics are tolerant to various elements such as heat. Plastics can be hard or soft and very resilient. These features enable plastics to be used in multiple industrial situations.

Brass is a combination of copper and zinc and is considered a copper alloy. In fact, it is normally over 50% copper. Various types of brass are called bronzes. Brass is hard, yet workable and is, therefore, considered a versatile material for manufacturing purposes.

With all the technology available nowadays, they aren’t just plain, silvery metal tags anymore. There are now all different shapes and sizes to choose from. The following will list a few designs/ shapes that are commonly seen.

First of all, there are still, of course, the regular tags in their original design of a rectangular with half circle ends. These are still common and many people still prefer to keep their dog tags simple with this simple design. Many who served in wars such as World War Two or the Vietnam War also prefer these shapes as their own dog tags worn in the war were of the same type.

Next, you can also find Heart shaped tag designs. These are many times found on “small” pets such as kittens or puppies. These heart-shaped dog tags are also often times used for “personal gifts”. For example, instead of using this heart-shaped dog tag as an identification tag, it’s used to denote personal messages.

Another common dog tag are bone-shaped dog tags. These, once again, although are found on pets as id sources, they’re also used in a plentiful amount for personal gifts.

Some other dog tag shapes that can easily be found are those of fire hydrants, circle, ovals, rectangles and even slide-ons. These dog tags can each have different “messages” or information on them and can be used for real identification purposes such as actual pet tags or luggage tags as well as for personal fun such as personalized gifts and messages.

If you do your searching, you will find that there is an even broader spectrum of shapes and sizes to choose from. In some cases, if you’re ordering a very large bulk, you’ll even be able to probably ask dog tag vendors if you can design your own shape for them to manufacture for you! However, the above mentioned are just a few to start with.