While Microchipping and identification tags can give some basic facts about your dog, the Pets-Talk talking collar enables you to keep the information up-to-the-minute current. The collar has a tiny recording  device that lets you record your own message, and you can change that  message whenever you want, much like an outgoing message on a phone  answering machine. This is particularly useful if you go on vacation  or if you've recently changed your address, enabling you to tell  potential rescuers exactly where you can be found, just in case your  dog has decided to do some independent exploring.