Sizes

Each shape is available in 3 sizes (and 7 colors!). You can see the relative size difference of our round shaped tag, here in the hand of a relatively normal sized humanoid. Roughly speaking, the Small is a bit bigger than a nickel. The Medium is 1/8" bigger than a quarter, and the Large is 1/8" bigger than a 50 cent coin. The dimensions for all the shapes are listed in the pull-down menu.

What To Engrave

We'll engrave any text that fits! Normally, people follow the standard format shown on most sample tags -but you don't have to. If you are ordering a small tag with 5 full lines of writing, we can fit it but the text will be small. Rest assured, it will still be completely readable if someone finds your lost pet. But if you prefer bigger writing, consider cutting back to just the essential information needed to contact you, like the sample pic here.

We will resize and center as much or as little text as you submit.

We use all CAPITAL letters (unless you send us a message to do otherwise).

What Durable Engraving Looks Like

We use 1/8" thick, 3-ply plastic. That means it has 2 colored layers (front and back) sandwiching a contrasting color in the middle. The outside layers are made from tough, scratch resistant acrylic. The center core is made of nearly bullet-proof ABS. Both plastics are safe for pets (even if they chew a little!) and the colors won't stain your pet's fur.

You can see in this picture how we engrave through the front layer to expose the contrasting core color. Some tag companies laser engrave onto "laserable plastic". It's really fast. We tried it too but we had to pass on it; in order to make the new plastic work for lasers, they had to make the outer layers much thinner. As you can guess, the thinner layers don't last as long.

Meet Robo-Dog

How do we know our tags are tougher? Because we test them. We built "Robo-Dog" over 25 years ago to torture test our tags against the competition. Is anyone else crazy enough to do this? Robo-Dog jangles and shakes tags against each other at a frenetic pace to simulate years of normal wear in a matter of hours. Plastic holds up, aluminum doesn't.

Tags Before Robo-Dog

A couple of nice looking tags. That's the aluminum one on the left; the kind you can buy for just a couple dollars. It's also like the ones you can make yourself in one of those machines at the pet store. That's our rugged plastic tag on the right. You'd likely be happy with either of these when you first get it. Nice and readable, these tags would get your lost pet back home,

Same Tags After Robo-Dog

Actual tags after several hours of abuse on Robo-Dog. Every pet's tag will wear down differently; but our plastic tag will always last longer and look better. Will you notice when your aluminum tag is no longer readable and no longer protecting your pet?