Signs of migration

Having recently moved, I went through a familiar pet owner experience: buying new tags for the animals. All of my dogs are micro chipped, but I like to have reliable tags on them, as well, so that they can be more easily returned if they get away. There are lots of options for pet ID out there, usually I would just go to Petsmart and use the in-store tag machine, but given our new locale, that would require a special trip to Durham. Also, those tags are not cheap, but they are kind of chintzy.

Instead, this time, I decided to go with a Boomerang tag. From boomerangtag.com or collartags.com, these tags go directly on the dogs collar instead of hanging from a loop. These decreases the chance of the tag falling off. Here is the rather impressive array of Pet ID that came in the mail about four days after I ordered it:

and here is what they look like on the collar:


overall, considering I paid about the same price I would've paid at petsmart, I am very pleased. They are good quality tags and hold lots of information, and they are quiet!!

Another idea I had, sadly AFTER I ordered these tags, is to create a basic website that had all your contact info for you pet, then, rather than list all of that on the tag, put the basics like a phone number and the website on the tag. That way, when you moved, you would only have to update the website, not buy new tags. It's not foolproof, but something to think about.

Since we're on the subject of migration, I want to let you know that the blog will be migrating, as well. Seestur.com will still be here, but I am moving the bulk of my blogging (what little of it there is these days) to www.fourleggeds.com, which will be a completely unabashed pet blog. Those of you have fourleggeds of your own, if you would like a place to blog about them, guilt free, I would be happy to let you blog there, as well.