A microchip needs a scanner and someone who thinks to find one. A tag needs a stranger with a phone. Almost every dog that gets home quickly does so because somebody read a tag in the first ten minutes, which makes this the highest-value item on the site for the money.
Key Benefits
- Laser engraving that does not wear off like stamped lettering
- Stainless steel, so it does not corrode or go illegible
- Readable by anyone, with no scanner or app needed
- Costs less than a bag of treats
Best For
- Every dog, without exception
- Replacing a worn tag you can no longer read
- A spare for a second collar or a harness
How It Works
Text is laser-etched into steel rather than pressed into soft metal, so it survives years of knocking against a lead clip. Put your phone number on it, not the dog’s name — a name lets a stranger call your dog away from you.
Pros and Cons
Pros: Cheap, permanent, and works for anyone who finds your dog. Nothing else on the site does more per pound spent.
Cons: It hangs, so it jingles, and it can catch on a crate or a branch — on a dog that is crated or works in cover, a slide-on plate is safer. Engraving on a marketplace order is entered by you and cut by a machine: check your number character by character before submitting, because a wrong digit makes the tag worthless. And in the UK a tag is not optional — the Control of Dogs Order requires a dog in a public place to wear the owner’s name and address, and a microchip alone does not satisfy it.
Things to Consider
- Put your phone number on it, not the dog’s name
- Check the engraving text twice before ordering; a wrong digit is a useless tag
- Prices, availability and shipping times are set by the AliExpress seller and can change
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