Of course I want to order a custom collar and identification tag for Jackie. Rosco’s and Gunner’s collars made by Salena Herring from Dogs By the Bay (headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas) are both beautiful and practical since they are safety breakaway collars:
and I’m deciding on which purple-motif one to order for Jackie. Rosco has this “kill count” identification tag from Dog Tag Art in his favorite color Robin’s egg blue:
But don’t worry, Rosco’s never
actually caught a squirrel, rabbit, bird or cat, though he takes his job at critter patrol seriously. Gunner’s id tag pictured above is silicone from Qalo.
In assembling the necessities before adopting Jackie, I rummaged out of the closet Prissy’s purple collar and purple martingale slip lead. These leads from Mendoza Pet are my go-to for training and walking, and all my dogs own at least two each—Rosco has three of them— you tend to collect great gear the older you get around here:
Prissy has bequeathed both her color purple and her gear to Jackie. Following the purple theme, and wanting Jackie to have her own special collar and tag, I am drawn to this Asian cherry blossom ID tag from Dog Tag Art that follows the purple motif:
I think it will look attractive with this collar from Dogs by the Bay that has purple wisteria and honeysuckle on it:
Prior to adopting Jackie, and while still working with the awesome volunteers at Border Collie Save on the decisions about which dogs to consider, I preemptively ordered this simple id tag with the word “REWARD” engraved with our address and phone number, since I didn’t yet know the dog’s name we would eventually adopt. I attached the tag to Prissy’s (now Jackie’s) purple collar:
Now that we’ve adopted Jackie, I’ll order her own proper id tag with her name. Since she is microchipped I’ve previously entered our updated information into Jackie’s appropriate microchip database.
Gunner has an agility slip lead custom made by Brie Frances of Snuffles and Tugs in his Gunner orange color:
And once we are further along in Jackie’s education, an agility slip lead of purple fleece with purple webbing and pink embroidery detail will be on point, with the fleece strands braided into the leash in purple, pink, and one lime green strand braided in for a pop.
Pearls:
- Prissy’s body may be gone, but all the love is still very much alive
- Jackie has taken over the purple mantle from Prissy, and wears it well
