Dog ID tags

Basenji Talk

  • @eeeefarm:

    I love my embroidered collars because they are "noise free", but I have used tags in the past and don't want my dog out and about without his identity easily accessible.

    I looked at collars that have the names/phone # either embroidered on them or on a metal plate that is part of the collar. But what happens if the collar (either embroidered or metal plate) comes off while the dog is lost? Then you have to rely on the microchip (if your dog has one).

    Yes, basenjis used for hunting have HUGE bells around their necks. I suppose it is possible for the clanking of multiple tags to disturb an individual dog. I, for one, really don't like long noisy metal earrings that clack right near my ear. So what does one do? I guess I could get Kipawa's name and phone number on one side of a plastic tag, and his rabies number and licence number on the other side? And then of course, he already has a microchip.


  • @Kipawa:

    What are these?

    You can get tag silencers on line. It's just a rubber piece that goes around the edge so the tags don't make noise.


  • So, if the tags don't ring, how can you tell where they are??


  • Mine just get used to their own jingling - doesn't seem to trouble them ast all. The silencer sounds a great idea for those that find the noise annoying but my idea of having more than one is soloely so that I acn trace them whenthey're in the bushes or undergrowth.


  • Those metal tags are very pretty, but doesn't the patina rub off?


  • I just got 3 new tags at PetSmart. They were laser printed and then they had a cut piece of plastic to put over to keep the printing "fresh".
    They look great and I found them easy to read, once on the dogs collars.


  • @sharronhurlbut:

    I just got 3 new tags at PetSmart. They were laser printed and then they had a cut piece of plastic to put over to keep the printing "fresh".
    They look great and I found them easy to read, once on the dogs collars.

    So I guess the plastic over the tags would also stop the metal from discoloring the white throat area of a basenji? Sharron, do you think the the plastic will stay on well? Do you We do have a PetSmart not that far from us, so I think I will check this out!


  • @Vintinck:

    The puppy trainer that I did Malu's last session with said that the jingling tags can irritate the dogs and cause some dogs to become neurotic. He then pulled out a large cow bell on a necklace and said anyone who showed up to class next week with jingling tags would have to wear the cowbell. I never really thought about how annoying it might be to have something jingling near your head every time you moved. I used a small hair band and banded malu's collars together for now. I will probably purchase a pocket or tag silencers soon.

    Sorry, but this guy is a dork.
    If it only takes jingling tags to cause a dog to be neurotic..
    the dog has much larger issues to consider…

    Sorry, but tags tell us WHERE the dog is getting into trouble!! :eek:


  • HAHAHA I always say a quiet basenji is probably a bad basenji (as in doing something bad), and its usually true….if they are being super quiet they usually have layed down to chew on something....a pen, cell phone, stick....


  • Fran, I do know tags do wear out, but these look good to me. So, give them a try and lets compare info. I don't leave anything on my dogs when they are home, but put the
    tags on the collars/harness when we travel. Course, the b's are micro chipped. But with Wheat, looking so "unique" I don't want someone to think she is a wild dog..
    I put on mine, REWARD on one side, my phone number on the second side and the word microchipped. They say put the dogs name on the tag, but as we switch collars/harness so much, doesn't seem important.

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