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How Pawsport works
Your Pawsport does one thing beautifully: it identifies your dog and tells a finder, a friend, or a vet exactly who your dog is and how to help.
In short
What a Pawsport is for
When a neighbor, a vet, or a stranger is standing next to your dog, do they know whose dog this is, whether there’s a medical issue, and how to reach you? A Pawsport answers all three — identity, contacts, and safe-return — instantly.
That’s the whole idea: your dog’s identity, ready the moment someone needs it. One tap opens their profile, the people to call, and the details that get your dog home. See how a finder opens a tap-to-view tag, or what to do if your dog goes missing.
One Pawsport, three states
Your dog’s Pawsport adapts to the moment — whether they’re home with you, staying with a friend, or separated from you entirely.
With you
Day to day, the Pawsport is your dog's living record.
- Profile, photos, and personality
- Vaccinations, medications, and allergies
- Vet, microchip, and emergency contacts
- Adventures, places visited, and badges
- Fur-riends and stay history
With a trusted friend
When your dog stays with someone you trust, the right people see the right things.
- A caregiver can see feeding and medication instructions
- Vet and emergency contacts are on hand
- No account or ownership transfer needed
- Status reads “with a trusted friend” — not lost
Lost
If your dog goes missing, the Pawsport becomes a recovery tool.
- A finder taps the tag and sees a clear alert
- Tap to call or text the contact you choose
- Medical alerts and vet info (if you enable them)
- Safe-return instructions — no home address shown
What the Pawsport carries
Behind a single tap, your dog’s Pawsport can hold their profile, emergency contacts, medications and allergies, vaccination and rabies records, microchip number, vet details, and service or therapy credentials — plus the lighter story of their adventures, fur-riends, and badges. You decide what stays private and what a finder or caregiver can see. More on the digital pet passport and the emergency information every dog should carry.
How a finder opens it
A PawTag™ uses NFC: a finder taps it with their phone — iPhone or Android — and the Pawsport opens in their browser. Every tag also carries a QR code, so any camera works as a fallback. No app and no account are ever required to read it.
The PawTag
A small NFC tag for your dog's collar — no battery, no charging. Anyone who finds your dog taps it with their phone (or scans the code) and your dog's Pawsport opens instantly. No app required.
Membership includes your dog’s full Pawsport.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Pawsport?
- A Pawsport is your dog's digital identity — one shareable place holding their profile, emergency contacts, medical and vaccination info, and safe-return instructions, reachable by tapping a PawTag or scanning its code.
- What does a Pawsport actually do?
- A Pawsport tells whoever finds your dog who they are and how to help — your contact, medical alerts, vet, and safe-return instructions, all from one tap. It's your dog's identity, ready the moment someone needs it.
- What makes a Pawsport different from a regular ID tag?
- A regular tag shows a name and a number. A Pawsport opens your dog's full identity — emergency contacts, medical alerts, vet details, and safe-return instructions — from a single tap, and you control exactly what a finder sees.
- Does a finder need an app to read my dog's Pawsport?
- No. A finder taps the PawTag with any NFC-capable phone, or scans the printed code — the Pawsport opens in their browser. No app or account is required.
- Does the PawTag work with iPhone and Android?
- Yes. NFC tap-to-open works on modern iPhones and Android phones, and every tag also carries a printed code as a backup, so any phone camera can open it.
- What happens if someone finds my dog?
- A finder can scan the PawTag and immediately access contact information, emergency details, and return instructions.
More on the Passport Center
Digital pet passport
The concept: one shareable home for your dog's identity, records, and emergency info.
NFC pet tags
No battery, no app — tap to reveal. How NFC beats an engraved tag.
Service dog credentials
Training, therapy, and handler credentials — carried digitally.
Emergency information
The checklist every dog should carry — and how to make it tap-to-view.
Lost dog guide
The first hour, step by step — and how Lost Mode speeds a safe return.