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Dog Tags

Dog tags nowadays serve primarily as proof of rabies vaccination, and as a means to assist in returning lost pets to their owners, but in the early part of the twentieth century many cities required that people obtain a license in order to even own a dog. The owner received a paper license and the dog was given a metal license—in other words, a dog tag—to be attached to the collar.

If you have any New Mexico dog tags for years before 1980 for towns not illustrated here, please Contact us!
 
                   
                        
                                  
                                           
                                  
                                  
                                     
                                       
                                      
                                  
 

1956 Truth or Consequences courtesy Dan Kiser. All others by Bill Johnston.

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