Pages: 1 2  Next -- Posted by h a t t at 12:20 pm on July 1, 2008 I just found a cat and if it weren't for some little kid hanging out near the spot, I wouldn't have known who it belonged to.  No collar or tags or anything.  If I wasn't allergic to cats I would've just taken it home and kept it. Do you have tags for your pets?  If not, how do you expect them to be returned to you if they get lost?  Or have you not thought that far ahead?  Just curious. -- Posted by only in ky at 12:21 pm on July 1, 2008 Yeah. She also has a chip in her ear, and I just call the number on this paper if she gets lost. -- Posted by venomromance at 12:21 pm on July 1, 2008 We take my dog`s tag`s off when she comes in the house because they make so much noise when she walks around. -- Posted by Kankalicious at 12:22 pm on July 1, 2008 Other: My one cat has a collar but no tags. We live in a small neighborhood and everyone knows him...I should still get some made for him, though. My kittten doesn't have either because she never goes outside. -- Posted by h a t t at 12:22 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from venomromance at 3:21 pm on July 1, 2008 We take my dog`s tag`s off when she comes in the house because the make so much noise when she walks around. Sounds like a hassle.  It can't be that loud. =\ -- Posted by dreamweaver at 12:22 pm on July 1, 2008 None of my dogs have tags but all of them wear collars. In this area, you don't see very many animals wear tags, really. Not very many people can afford that... I'm surprised I see collars on more than half the animals here. -- Posted by Sunshine Buddy at 12:23 pm on July 1, 2008 The dog did have a tag but it broke, we haven't bothered to replace it. The cats don't have tags because we don't want to put collars on them. Our old cat nearly died because he got his collar caught on barbed wire. Seeing as cats are out and about all the time I can't see why anyone would see a cat and think it was lost. -- Posted by uwastedmyheart at 12:23 pm on July 1, 2008 No, she doesn't go outside. -- Posted by h a t t at 12:24 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from dreamweaver at 3:22 pm on July 1, 2008 None of my dogs have tags but all of them wear collars. In this area, you don't see very many animals wear tags, really. Not very many people can afford that... I'm surprised I see collars on more than half the animals here. It's only five bucks to get a tag made with your name and address.  =\ -- Posted by the raven at 12:24 pm on July 1, 2008 No, because you cannot put tags on a rat. Nothing to do with being irresponsible and lazy. But, my boyfriend's dogs do. But they do not wear them in the house. They take them off unless they are going out in the front yard. If they are in the house, or in the backyard, the collars could easily get caught on something and hang them. -- Posted by Periwinkle at 12:24 pm on July 1, 2008 No, my cat doesn't wear a tag. She used to wear one, but she's now a much older cat and she never leaves our back garden. In fact, she hasn't really gone anywhere near anything we can't see from our windows since she was hit by a car a few years ago. She's also terrified of strangers, amongst other things (she's a rescue cat and appears to have had a pretty rough time) and she prefers to stay indoors most of the time. I guess the world must be a scary place for her. Anyway, so because she never goes far at all, we no longer make her wear one because it's just not worth it. She hates wearing it, and we're as sure as we can be that she'll be safe. There's also quite a few other cats on our road, and we all know each others', so it's likely anyone who found her would know whose she was anyway. -- Posted by Trastie at 12:24 pm on July 1, 2008 Yup, on all of 'em. -- Posted by savannaaa at 12:24 pm on July 1, 2008 We take them off when they come back from a ride or from going out in the yard. -- Posted by RelientKFan824 at 12:25 pm on July 1, 2008 My pets do not have tags.  I do not think anyone makes tags small enough or wet enough for my pets. -- Posted by pugdoglover5192 at 12:25 pm on July 1, 2008 Dogs should wear tags at all times, even when they are inside because you never know when they might accidently run out of the house.  The only way someone could identify your dog is if it was wearing a tag. -- Posted by police disco lights at 12:25 pm on July 1, 2008 My dog wears a tag, but my cat doesn't. -- Posted by xoxo1234 at 12:25 pm on July 1, 2008 No, they're chipped though. -- Posted by pugdoglover5192 at 12:26 pm on July 1, 2008 You should also always get your pets neutered or spayed. -- Posted by the raven at 12:26 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from pugdoglover5192 at 3:25 pm on July 1, 2008 Dogs should wear tags at all times, even when they are inside because you never know when they might accidently run out of the house.  The only way someone could identify your dog is if it was wearing a tag. Tags are not the only way. Microchips are gaining in popularity a lot. Tags are becoming obsolete in many places aside from rabies tags. -- Posted by pugdoglover5192 at 12:26 pm on July 1, 2008 Also, it is very important to get your personal pets microchipped. -- Posted by h a t t at 12:27 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from The Raven at 3:26 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from pugdoglover5192 at 3:25 pm on July 1, 2008 Dogs should wear tags at all times, even when they are inside because you never know when they might accidently run out of the house. The only way someone could identify your dog is if it was wearing a tag. Tags are not the only way. Microchips are gaining in popularity a lot. Tags are becoming obsolete in many places aside from rabies tags. It's a lot easier for people to just read a name on a tag than take a dog to the vet which or may or may not have a chip reader. -- Posted by Meep123 at 12:27 pm on July 1, 2008 My dog is microchipped. He wears a tag too. -- Posted by pugdoglover5192 at 12:27 pm on July 1, 2008 microchips are known to move over the years. -- Posted by pugdoglover5192 at 12:28 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from Meep123 at 12:27 pm on July 1, 2008 My dog is microchipped.   He wears a tag too. GOOD JOB!!!! -- Posted by the raven at 12:28 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 3:27 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from The Raven at 3:26 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from pugdoglover5192 at 3:25 pm on July 1, 2008 Dogs should wear tags at all times, even when they are inside because you never know when they might accidently run out of the house.  The only way someone could identify your dog is if it was wearing a tag.    Tags are not the only way. Microchips are gaining in popularity a lot. Tags are becoming obsolete in many places aside from rabies tags. It's a lot easier for people to just read a name on a tag than take a dog to the vet which or may or may not have a chip reader. It's also a lot more likely that a person will steal a dog and throw a collar away, or for a tag to fall off. A microchip is used for solid identification. Collars don't always stay on. -- Posted by the raven at 12:29 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from pugdoglover5192 at 3:27 pm on July 1, 2008 microchips are known to move over the years. And? That doesn't mean anything. The wand is waved over their entire body. -- Posted by dreamweaver at 12:30 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 3:24 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from dreamweaver at 3:22 pm on July 1, 2008 None of my dogs have tags but all of them wear collars. In this area, you don't see very many animals wear tags, really. Not very many people can afford that... I'm surprised I see collars on more than half the animals here. It's only five bucks to get a tag made with your name and address. =\ My family isn't exactly in the best spot right now financially. I have been looking into it though, so it's not something that's completely out of the question for me. But right now, I have to get 2 of them fixed first. My neighbors know who my dogs are and vice versa, so we watch out for each other's animals- that's the one good thing about my neighborhood. -- Posted by rawrr at 12:31 pm on July 1, 2008 Other: no my pets dont, because they dont run away because we are NOT irresponsible/lazy, we make sure they cant get out. -- Posted by h a t t at 12:31 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from The Raven at 3:28 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from h a t t at 3:27 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from The Raven at 3:26 pm on July 1, 2008 Quote: from pugdoglover5192 at 3:25 pm on July 1, 2008 Dogs should wear tags at all times, even when they are inside because you never know when they might accidently run out of the house. The only way someone could identify your dog is if it was wearing a tag.   Tags are not the only way. Microchips are gaining in popularity a lot. Tags are becoming obsolete in many places aside from rabies tags.    It's a lot easier for people to just read a name on a tag than take a dog to the vet which or may or may not have a chip reader. It's also a lot more likely that a person will steal a dog and throw a collar away, or for a tag to fall off. A microchip is used for solid identification. Collars don't always stay on. Then I guess having both is the perfect solution. -- Posted by the raven at 12:32 pm on July 1, 2008 By the way, the microchips out now don't only scan for a number. They can also insert a microchip that does that, as well as tracks your dog. There's always various ways, other than just rinky dink tags, to get your pets back if they run away or become stolen. Pages: 1 2  Next