Identify lost dogs: The other reason your dog selfies come in handy

The pet pics to help you identify your dog in an emergency

Don’t be fooled. When Jackie wakes up, she’s ready for nonstop action. (Photo credit: Gwen Y. Vaughn)

“Is it vain to have a selfie of yourself on your smartphone?” a user asked on the social media platform Blkem.

I shook my head, immediately remembering why I was so relieved that I did in fact keep a photograph of me and my dog on my smartphone’s lock screen and home screen. If not for that smartphone pic to prove my dog was actually mine, I may have gotten into a fight at Target. Why? Someone threatened to call Animal Control.

Here’s what happened.