Question on Rabies Tag

[jenfer]

Do dogs have to wear the rabies tag when they go outside? I am just wondering.

[Crikit]

I'm not sure if they do or not, it might be a good idea however just so other people know that you are a resposible pet owner. I know here that we get a new rabies tag every time the dog gets their rabies shot but then my vet clinic puts some info on the tags that people can use to reunite me with my dogs if they ever get loose...this year they started entering the tag #'s in a computer system that all the vets in the city can access. So I think of the rabies tags as an extra id tag to go along with their licenses and regular id tags.

[binka_nugget]

Hmm..I don't know if it's required by law here but I leave them on their collars anyways. It's just so that if they ever get lost, anyone who finds them will know they are UTD on vaccinations and will know which vet we go to and from there, the vet will be able to contact us.

[jenfer]

One of the reasons I asked is that the tag is huge and Gigi likes to chew on it.

[Shelteez2]

My dogs don't have any tags on their collars, because well they rarely wear collars.

Rabies isn't required here by law, so the shelties don't get vaccinated for it anymore. I think their last rabies tags were probably from 2000.

If she is just bothering with the rabies tag I would leave it off as long as you have other ID tags on the collar

[micki76]

Originally posted by Shelteez2
My dogs don't have any tags on their collars, because well they rarely wear collars.

Same here. Rabies vacs are required here, but wearing the tags is not. I can't stand the sound of tags on a collar, so mine don't wear them. I also have extremely active, hyper, jumping dogs and am afraid that they'll hang themselves. The literally fly around the house and yard when they play I would worry too much when I'm not there. Our yard is very secure (about to be 100%; we're changing our fencing, yay! ) so I don't feel tags are necessary, unless we are out for walks, going shopping, or to the vet.

[wolfsoul]

Here it is required to have a rabies license on your dog. If your dog isn't wearing one, it can be taken away and not returned until you pay a fine. I believe you must also pay a fine if their rabies isn't updated every year, but I hope they changed that.

[Twisterdog]

The laws vary from city to city, county to county. The only way to be sure is to call your local Animal Control, police or sheriff's office.

Here, for example, rabies vaccination is required by law every two years, and tags must be worn at all times.