How PetDentify works

See exactly what happens—from setup to the finder’s call.

PetDentify is a passive NFC pet ID tag. A finder taps it with a compatible phone, opens your pet’s current finder page, and chooses the owner or an enabled Safety Circle contact to call.

  • No finder app or account
  • No battery or charging
  • Works alongside a microchip

The mechanism, without the mystery

The tag is a doorway to a page you can keep current.

It does not store a live location or broadcast a signal. It gives a compatible phone a link to the finder page tied to your pet.

1 The tag

Stores the finder-page link

The owner app writes the activated profile link to the passive NFC tag. There is no battery, charging, or Bluetooth pairing.

2 The tap

Opens that link in a browser

An unlocked NFC-enabled phone reads the tag at close range. The finder needs a browser and internet connection, but no PetDentify app.

3 The page

Shows the contact choices you enabled

The finder sees the pet’s name and photo, a Call owner action, and any enabled Safety Circle contacts with their own Call actions. A tap does not automatically call or notify anyone.

Why the page stays useful: saved profile changes appear on the dynamic finder page without rewriting the physical tag.

For the person who finds your pet

Three decisions. No account. No guessing.

The finder experience is intentionally short because the person helping may be stressed, outside, or in a hurry.

  1. 1

    Tap and open

    Hold an unlocked NFC-enabled phone near the tag and open the notification.

  2. 2

    Confirm the pet

    Use the name and photo on the finder page to make sure the profile matches the pet.

  3. 3

    Choose who to call

    Call the owner first or choose an enabled Safety Circle backup contact if the owner is unavailable.

Live finder-page demo Calls are simulated
Know what a finder can see

The physical tag does not print a phone number, but anyone with the finder-page link can see the pet information and contact actions the owner enables. Add only consenting Safety Circle contacts and keep those choices current.

Read the privacy details

For pet owners

Set it up once. Test it before it matters.

The owner app creates the profile and writes its link to the tag. Finders use the public browser page—not the owner app.

  1. 1
    In the owner app

    Create the pet profile

    Add the pet’s name and a clear photo, then review the profile information you want available.

  2. 2
    Choose contact options

    Confirm the owner phone

    Add consenting Safety Circle contacts only if you want the finder to have backup people to call.

  3. 3
    At the phone

    Write the profile link to the tag

    Choose Write to Tag and hold the NFC tag near the phone until the app reports success.

  4. 4
    Before attaching it

    Tap-test the real finder page

    Open the page from the tag, confirm the name, photo, and call choices, then attach the tag securely to the collar or harness.

What it needs—and what it is not

Trust the tag for the job it actually does.

PetDentify creates a direct finder-to-contact path. It does not guarantee recovery and should complement—not replace—a registered microchip.

Phone

NFC must be available

Most modern iOS and Android phones support NFC. The phone must be unlocked, and NFC may need to be enabled.

Connection

The page needs internet

NFC opens the link; a browser and internet connection load the current finder-page information.

Technology

It is not GPS

The passive tag has no battery and does not broadcast or provide live location tracking.

Backup ID

Keep the microchip current

A shelter or veterinarian can scan a registered microchip when a finder’s phone cannot read or load the tag.

Now you know exactly what happens

Give a finder a clear page and more than one person to call.

Every color includes the same finder page. The first tag is $14.99, each additional tag is $9.99, and U.S. shipping is free.

  • 30-day returns on unused, resalable tags
  • One-year limited manufacturing-defect warranty