A dog ID tag displays all of your important information at a glance. This method has been shown to be much more effective in reuniting your dog with your family. Microchipping is a fantastic concept since it allows you to locate your dog over long distances and can be quite useful in reuniting you with your dog.

However, a Good Samaritan has no means of knowing if a dog is microchipped. Passers-by may mistake it for a stray animal wandering around and choose not to intervene. A dog ID tag, on the other hand, allows a passerby to see who belongs to the dog and reach out with the happy news of seeing the stray animal.