Help identify GSD with tattoo - Page 1

I have a GSD with an ear tattoo that was pulled from a shelter trying to locate original owner. Tattoo # KS1066 or KS1C66. Can anyone help?

http://www.nwk9.com/tattoos.htm
http://www.lostdogsearch.com/links.htm

There may be more resources, esp. for military dogs.
Best of luck to you and the dog.

Have already contacted them both, and nothing. :-(

Your location, age of dog and pic, microchip?? ... My guess would be kennel name ( KS ) year of birth ( 2010 ), litter number 6 and puppy 6 in that litter.  If the dog is younger than 4-5 years then my guess is not correct.  Another possibility is KS (Kansas) and license # of the kennel (1066).  Both AKC and UKC suggest a two letter follower by numerical digits 4 or more format so I suggest the KS1066 number is more likely.  There could be more than 6 digits but most tattoo kits only allow one 6 digit set per tattoo so more than 5-6 digits is unusual.  For those having done tattooes the use of more than 6 digits is a problem getting enough space in a young dog's ear as well as getting a good tattoo with more than 6 digits.  Many tattooes are difficult if not impossible to read because the tattoo is poorly done and/or fades as the dog grows.  I would expect 99% of dogs born in the USA that are registered are AKC or UKC registered.  The remainder are mostly unregistered and I doubt a breeder not registering would bother to do a tattoo unless required by law.  I would do the entire dogs body hoping for a microchip as they can migrate far away from the insertion point and check out any possible tattoo on the dogs inner thighs.  If you are dealing with shelter dogs you know all this but I added it for anyone looking for ideas.  Maybe a pic and age of the dog will help but the odds are not good.

What state are you in ?

He was pulled from a shelter in Chicago.

bubbabooboo, We just don't know his age. His teeth are very very clean but broken and or worn also. He looks and acts like a two or three year old. Tons of energy. Vet said two or three but who really knows. I have contacted everyone I can think of, even checked the Uk, Germany, Austria and Australia. Every registry I can find, CKC, AKC, clubs, vets, posted it in groups on Facebook and nothing, it seems to be an unregistered number, which I just don't get.

Lisa, I had the same situation, where I pulled a dog from a shelter in W. Virginia, and NO ONE could trace the tattoo. I actually e-mailed a number of breeders that lived in the area, with no luck. One breeder told me some breeders tattoo their dogs and leave it to the puppy buyer to register the tattoo.

Microchips are a much better way to go!

Sunsilver, but way wouldn't the breeder register the tattoo under their name and then change it when the puppy is adopted? Makes no sense to me.

Because people have terrible follow through. Probably the same reason the dog was in a shelter. Couldn't bother to commit to owning a dog long term.
Best of luck with your new dog.
Fry