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Pet collar tags and collars

By Eidon, EveryBeloved · October 2026 · 3 min read

A collar tag occupies an odd position in this category: it is the only piece your animal wears rather than you. That makes it the most literal kind of keepsake while it is in use, and the one that outlives the collar afterwards.

Working tag first

Ours is made to be worn. It is a solid brass disc with the face raised out of the metal, and it hangs from the collar the same way any ID tag does. That is deliberate: a tag that is too precious to put on the animal never gets used, and the point is the years it spends on the collar rather than in a box.

Practically, that means the details matter — weight, edge, and whether it makes noise.

Weight and noise

A tag that is too heavy pulls a small collar sideways, especially on a cat. A tag with a sharp edge wears the collar webbing and catches in fur. A tag that rings against a metal water bowl at 3am is a tag that gets taken off.

What we do about it: finished edges rather than cut ones, and a size that stays within normal ID tag dimensions. If you have a very small animal, say so — a smaller disc is the right answer and we would rather make that than send you one that is too large.

What to put on it

Two jobs, one face. The front is your animal's portrait. The back is where a name and a phone number belong if the tag is doing ID duty — which is the configuration most people choose, because it means the tag does not have to come off at any point.

If the animal has already died, the back is usually a name and a date instead. Both work; the brass is the same either way.

After the collar comes off

This is the part that people do not think about when ordering, and then are glad of later: the tag transfers. It goes onto a keyring, a bag, a hook by the door with the old collar, or into a box. Nothing about it is specific to being worn by an animal, so it does not become useless when the collar does.

That is the argument for a solid tag over a cheaper one. The cheap ones are the ones that look wrong the moment they stop being worn.

Collars themselves

We also make two collars — a stone bead collar and a letter bead collar with the name spelled out. These are everyday wear rather than memorial pieces, and they are sized to be worn now rather than kept.

Questions people ask

Can this be used as an ID tag?

Yes. The back takes a name and phone number, and the size stays within normal ID tag dimensions, so it can stay on the collar and do both jobs.

Will it be too heavy for a cat?

The standard size is within normal tag weight. If your animal is very small, tell us and we will make a smaller disc rather than send one that pulls the collar.

Does it make noise against a bowl?

Any metal tag does. Finished edges reduce wear on the collar and fur, but a tag that hangs will still touch a metal bowl.

What happens to it after my pet dies?

It moves — onto keys, a bag, or a hook with the old collar. The piece is not designed only for wearing, which is why solid metal matters here.