9. Outside

Helpful tips for keeping your pet safe outside.

Tips for safety outside.

• Never assume that your new pet will “stay around” when you get them home.

• Keep them on lead or in a fence area.

• Give them time to bond with your family and learn their boundaries outside.

• Some dogs cannot resist the chance to chase wildlife and can become lost very easily.

• After several weeks of walking the boundaries of your property you should be able to graduate them to a long-line.

• If you have an underground fence system, give your dog time to learn the boundaries.

• Another option would be to use an overhead cable system. This system allows the pet to run or walk back and forth vs. being tied to a tree or stake where they can only move in a circle, which often sets up a barking pattern.

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