Responsible Dog Ownership

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is permissible that its microchip number begins with different three digits, provided that the
animal’s origin is evident from its passport.
b) Tattoo: by June 2011, a clearly readable tattoo is an equivalent method of identification of
dogs. Dogs are normally tattooed on the internal side of the earlap.
c) Dog tag (pendant, tab…): for dogs only, born before 1 January 2003, the dog tag is a
permissible identification method. These aluminium pendants cannot be replaced by new
ones anymore. If the pendant is lost, it shall be replaced by a microchip.
Dogs identified by tags may be moved within the territory of Slovenia only. In order to cross
the border (within the EU or to third countries), dogs shall be identified by a microchip or a
clearly readable tattoo.
2. Every dog shall have a Pet Animal Passport. The term “passport” may be misleading
for owners if understood as a document required for dog movements abroad. In the past,
dogs that never travelled abroad with their owners used to be issued “vaccination booklets”,
which were intended for home use only, and for travels abroad they were issued passports by
veterinarians. Now, the Pet Animal Passport is the ONLY document that a dog owner needs
to have and is compulsory for every dog.
Passport is a document of prescribed form and is issued at identification and registration of a
dog by entry in CRD.
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