Today we have prepared a selection with the best plates to identify your dog, the best way to make sure that, if your dog is ever lost, some good person can contact you to return it home.
In this selection you will find resistant, stainless steel, personalized, engravable badges and for large and small dogs, so you can find the ideal product for your pet. And if you still know little, you can always visit our other article on the best personalized dog tags!
The best plate for dogs
Very customizable badge
If you are looking for a veneer that has it all, this Amazon model is an excellent option. It stands out for its great variety of customization: ten different colors that you can combine with four different font styles. In addition, it can be engraved in front and behind, which gives more space if you want to add some information without the plate looking too tight.
In addition, it weighs little and comes with two free rings, so you will have a replacement in case one is ever lost and damaged. In general, Amazon users highlight its high quality, although some complain about its size, something small.
Identification plate
This eye-catching nameplate is ideal for those who want a different design than usual. They have many different models with feeders, bones or tracks, which combined with their different colors give an even more personalized touch. Also, you can engrave the back of the plate with the name and the phone number. It includes a ring and, to be able to record it, you will have to contact the seller (in the item's file they indicate that it is included in the price).
Stainless Steel Dog Tags
The classics never fail, so you may be interested in this stainless steel design with a different touch, as it has three small diamonds at the bottom. For the rest, it is a very similar model in materials as well as in operation with others that we have seen on other occasions, easy to fill in (Amazon already allows you to customize it through a button) of the information for laser engraving, with two possible lines of text in the front and four in the back.
Wood engraved plates
Among the plates to identify your dog, possibly the most original is this wooden model that you can also engrave. Wood will not only give your dog an ecological and country touch, but it also has an advantage to take into account: it is much lighter than sheets of other materials such as stainless steel.
In addition, this model allows a lot of extra customizations: from the possibility of two sizes of thickness (3 and 5 mm), shapes (flower, star, heart, square ...) and even the type of wood (linden, mahogany, oak and walnut). Finally, it can be engraved on both sides.
As a negative point, although many users emphasize that it is a beautiful plate, sometimes it is a bit flimsy for the more moved animals.
Custom license plates with QR Code
For those owners who the badge is too small, these plastic plates are very, very interesting, since they include a QR code. By taking a picture with your mobile, not only can you access the dog's information, such as name or address, but also to a lot of additional different data such as if it has allergies, the character, what to do in an emergency… you can even add photos of your pet. The operation is simple, since you only have to scan the code, sign up for the service and customize it.
The plate is attached to the collar by two rubber rings, a convenient way to expose the plate and take a photo of it.
Collar with plate for large dogs
If you don't want a separate tag for your dog, you can opt for another most interesting option: that the tag is integrated into the collar. In this case we find a product aimed at larger dogs, since it is a size XL. In fact, it is a robust design, with a few hints of color, ideal for larger dogs. It has a buckle closure and a small plate where you can engrave the name of your dog and your phone (there is not room for much else).
In the questions section it is detailed that you will have to contact the company to personalize the necklace. A negative point, precisely, of this model is that, if you don't say anything, they send it to you without customizing by default.
Small dog tag without personalization
Finally, we present you the lightest plate for dogs we could find, which makes it perfect for the smallest specimens, since it barely weighs ten grams. It has a very cute bone shape with a diamond on the bottom and is available in various colors (blue, gray, pink and lilac). The closure is similar to that of the typical charms, which is very easy to put on, although it may not be suitable for the more active dogs, since it can be opened more easily than, say, a ring.
It is also important to note that, Although the badge can be customized, it will arrive by default without personalizing. You will have to engrave the name yourself or take it to a professional who can do it.
Build your own dog tag
A veces the best plates to identify your dog are not the ones we can find in stores, but we can do them ourselves. With a personalized design we can not only add the information we prefer, but we can also choose and customize our design to the maximum.
Roughly, dog tags have a number of things in common (They tend to be small, sturdy, and carry a small hanging ring, in addition to information about the dog). Here's how to do it:
- The first step you should take when building the board is decide the material. You have many different ones: there are those who choose plastic, resin, leather, metal or even wood or recycled materials. It is important that it is a material that is resistant and that cannot be harmful to your dog if he eats it by accident.
- Then we will work the material and we will give you the desired shape. This is a step that requires DIY boards. If it's not your thing, opt to buy a ready-made shape.
- Then We will make a hole in the upper part of the plate to be able to hang it from the ring. The material, again, will determine the instrument we will need. In the softer ones a punch will be enough, in the harder ones, you will need more drastic options (a metalworking kit, for example, can help you in this step).
- It's time put the information of our dog. If you are brave, you can choose to do it yourself, but you can also take it to an engraver. In wood, for example, you can use a burner. You can also download a template online to personalize it and print it with adhesive paper to stick it on top of the veneer or even decorate it with washi tape.
You see that there are a lot of different options to create your own badge for your dog. More personalized, impossible!
Where to buy tags to identify your dog
If you are not one of those who are handyman and the options that we have given you have not finished liking you, there are others many places where you can get plates to identify your dog.
- As you have seen, in Amazon there are a lot of different plates (customizable, plastic, wood, metal…). Usually the engraving is included in the price and you have free and super fast shipping if you are Prime.
- There is a lot of specialized web pages in offering dog tags. If you are looking for variety, it is one of the options that will be more interesting to you, since they offer very cool customizations in which not only the shape of the sheet changes, but also the stamping and filling.
- Finally, in pet shops like TiendaAnimal or Kiwoko you will also find very cool options. The good thing about a store like this is that you can visit their physical versions and see the different badges they have to choose the one you like the most in person.
Finding the best tags to identify your dog is sometimes a real odyssey, since there are a lot of different models that you may like more or less. Tell us, what kind of badge is your dog wearing? Do you think we have left an interesting model to review? Remember that you can tell us what you want, you just have to leave us a comment!