A dog tag is the informal name for the identification tags worn by military personnel, named such as it bears resemblance to actual dog tags.

In the US military, if the member has a medical condition that requires special attention, an additional, red tag with the pertinent information is issued and worn with the dog tags.

Blank Finnish dog tag

The Hungarian army dog tag is made out of steel, forming a 25 × 35 mm tag designed to split diagonally.

In case of capture, Israeli soldiers are instructed to provide the information that appears on the dog tag and their rank only.

Another dog tag is kept inside the military boot in order to identify dead soldiers.

In 1928, a new type of dog tag was proposed by gen. bryg.

The data stamped on the dog tag included:

Russian dog tag

Swedish civilian dog tag ( 1970s )

The blood type is generally not stamped on the dog tags as it may change ( rare ) and that, in combat situations, they give standard blood ( type 0 ) and, in hospitals, it is easier to check the blood than the tag.

During World War II, a dog tag could indicate only one of three religions through the inclusion of one letter: " P " for Protestant, " C " for Catholic, or " H " for Jewish ( from the word, " Hebrew "), or ( according to at least one source ) " NO " to indicate no religious preference.

The P-38 can openers were generally worn on the GI's " dog tag " chain to facilitate opening the next meal's cans.

He opens the envelope to find an enlargement of the only photo of him and the foster family and also a further enlargement of the soldier's dog tag with his identification.

When fighting crime, Krypto usually wore a gold collar, a miniature facsimile of the famed Superman -" S " symbol for a dog tag, and a dog-sized version of Superman's cape.

However, the engraver of the dog tag ( knowing that Bibbo had recently won the lottery ) intentionally dropped the letter " n " (" Six letters or less for 1 dollar "), so he was trying to extort more money from Bibbo ; an angry Bibbo refused to comply and renamed the dog " Krypto.

The device can be easily attached to a keyring or dog tag chain using the small punched hole.

The device can be easily attached to a keychain or dog tag chain using the small punched hole.

The lid of the now opened can is lifted, most often with the P-38 cutting edge, and the P-38 is wiped clean, and the cutting point is rotated back to its stowed, folded position ; then, the P-38 is returned to its stored location, whether that is dangling on a dog tag chain around one's neck, or in one's pocket if the P-38 is attached to a key ring.

A Bread clip | tag sealing a bag of hot dog bun s displays a best before date of February 29.

* Erkennungsmarke — identity tag ; " dog tag ".

There was also a dog, a dingo dog.

One White House dog was immortalized in a painting.

`` Finally, all I needed was to throw a little piece of red wood that looked like a firecracker and that dumb dog would run ki-yi-ing for his life ''.

The founder of the Junior Showmanship Competition the late Leonard Brumby, Sr. ( for whom the trophy is named after at Westminster ) was an outstanding Handler and believed a Junior should have an opportunity to exhibit in a dog show starting with the Junior Showmanship Division.

Some years ago this Class was judged by celebrities who knew nothing of what was required of a Junior's ability to show a dog.

`` While Henry Morgan was escorting Miss Vera Green from the church social last Saturday night, a savage dog attacked them and bit Mr. Morgan on the public square ''.

or `` Carmine Theater, 1912 '', the only canvas with an ash can ( and foraging dog ), although Sloan was a member of the famous `` Eight '', and of the so-called `` Ash-Can School '', a term he resented.

( He was never without that dog.

In the next moment, it seemed, the infield was crowded with spectators, ballplayers, cops, kids and a dog.

George Kennan, an American working on the Western Union Telegraph Expedition in the late 1860s, found that dog sled travel on the lower Anadyr was limited by lack of firewood.

Dame Jean was at one time a lady-in-waiting to Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, patron of the Dandie Dinmont Club, a breed of dog named after one of Sir Walter Scott's characters ; and a horse trainer, one of whose horses, Sir Wattie, ridden by Ian Stark, won two silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Guards watched throughout the night, except at Alexander's bedchamber, which was at the top of a ladder with a ferocious chained dog guarding the door.

Before the 2007 season began, Vick was suspended indefinitely by the NFL after pleading guilty to charges involving dog fighting in the state of Virginia.

Ahuizotl (, ) ( meaning roughly " water dog ") was the eighth Aztec ruler, the Hueyi Tlatoani of the city of Tenochtitlan, son of princess Atotoztli II.

*" Rinkagate ": Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was arrested and tried for allegedly paying a hitman to murder his homosexual lover, model Norman Scott, while walking his dog on Exmoor ; the hitman only shot the dog, Rinka.

The dog was not, however, on the maiden voyage.

In 1983 he was reportedly observed leaving a Santa Cruz 7-Eleven with a Slurpee, hot dog and Twinkies.

The animal was described as resembling a mix of hairless dog, rat, and kangaroo.

Photographs were taken and witness reports seem to be in relative agreement that the creature was canine in appearance, but in widely published photos seemed unlike any dog or wolf in the area.

A 2nd century CE Greek known as Heraclitus the paradoxographer --- not to be confused with the 5th century BCE Greek philosopher Heraclitus --- claimed Euhemeristically that Cerberus had two pups which were never away from their father, as such Cerberus was in fact a normal ( however very large ) dog but artists incorporating the two pups into their work made it appear as if his two children were in fact extra heads.

Also included are synonyms, which are now discarded duplicate or incorrect namings, or in the case of the domestic dog synonyms, old taxa referring to subspecies of domestic dog which, when the dog was declared a subspecies itself, had nowhere else to go.