Dog emergency information: what every dog should carry
If something happens to your dog — or to you — the right information in the right place saves time and stress. Here's the emergency information every dog should carry, and how to make it instantly reachable.
In short
The emergency information checklist
- Who to call — a primary contact number, and a backup
- Medical alerts — conditions a finder or vet should know immediately
- Medications — what your dog takes, and the schedule
- Allergies — foods, medications, or materials to avoid
- Vet — clinic name and phone, plus an after-hours option
- Vaccination status — especially rabies
- Microchip number and the registry
- Safe-return instructions — how to approach, calm, and contain your dog
Why paper and engraved tags fall short
A folder at home isn’t with your dog when it matters, and an engraved tag fits a name and a number — not medications, allergies, or a vet. The information needs to travel with the dogand be readable by a stranger without an app. That’s what a digital passport with an NFC tag is for.
Make it tap-to-view — and keep control
On a Pawsada Passport you decide what a finder sees. The contact number and safe-return notes can be public on the tag, while sensitive medical and vet details are shown only if you opt in. Your home address and email are never exposed.
For when minutes matter
If your dog goes missing, Lost Mode turns the Passport into a recovery page automatically. Pair the Passport with a GPS tracker so you can find your dog and a finder can help them.
Make your dog's emergency info reachable in a tap
Build the checklist once on your dog's Passport — contacts, medical alerts, vet, vaccinations, safe-return — and a finder or vet has it instantly, with you in control of what's shared.
Membership includes your dog’s full Passport. Standalone Passport Tags are coming soon.
Frequently asked questions
- What happens if someone finds my dog?
- A finder can scan the Passport Tag and immediately access contact information, emergency details, and return instructions.
- What records can a Pawsada Passport hold?
- Rabies and vaccination certificates, medications and allergies, microchip number, weight history, vet and emergency contacts, insurance details, and service, therapy, or training credentials. You choose what's private and what's shared.
- Is my personal information exposed on my dog's Passport?
- You control what's shown. A finder sees the contact number you choose and the details you opt to share — not your home address or email. Sensitive medical and vet info is only displayed if you enable it.
- What is Lost Mode?
- When you mark your dog as lost, their Passport switches to a recovery view: a clear alert, the contact number you choose, and — if you enable them — vet and medical details a finder may need. You can turn it off the moment your dog is home.
- Can my dog use both an AirTag and a Passport Tag?
- Yes. Many owners use both. AirTag helps locate. Passport helps identify.
More on the Passport Center
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The cornerstone: a dog's three states, and why Passport completes what a GPS tracker starts.
Digital pet passport
The concept: one shareable home for your dog's identity, records, and emergency info.
AirTag vs Passport
Locate vs identify — what each does, and why they pair up.
Fi vs AirTag vs Passport
Live GPS, Find My, and identity — a three-way side-by-side.
Best dog trackers
GPS, Bluetooth, NFC — how the categories compare, side by side.
NFC pet tags
No battery, no app — tap to reveal. How NFC beats an engraved tag.