Dog Safety - High Visibility
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Virginia Hunting Season and Your Dog: Hounds, Sundays and National Forest Trails
Firearm deer season opens Nov. 14 across most of Virginia, hounds run in the east, and Sunday is a hunting day too. Here's how to plan your PUP's walks, from...
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Michigan Hunting Season and Your Dog: Planning Your November Walks
Michigan land open to hunting gets busier with the Nov. 15 firearm opener. Check the land rules before you go, leash up, and put blaze orange on your PUP for...
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Missouri Hunting Season and Your Dog: Nov. 14 to 24, Conservation Areas and Coyote Hunting
Missouri's firearms deer season opens Nov. 14. Here's how to walk your PUP through conservation areas, coyote hunting, and trapping season in blaze orange.
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Minnesota Hunting Season and Your Dog: Opener Weekend and Shared Land
Opening weekend puts hunters and dog families on the same Minnesota ground. Here's how it works, and why blaze orange makes your PUP easier to see and safer.
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10 States Where Dogs Face the Most Hunting Season Exposure (and What Dog Families Can Do)
Hunting season puts dogs and hunters on the same ground. See the 10 states with the most exposure, when their firearm deer seasons run, and how to keep your PUP...
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The Halloween Dog Visibility Checklist for Dog Families
Halloween puts trick-or-treaters, costumes, and cars on dark streets all in the same few hours. Here's the five-minute visibility checklist I run through before I head out with Luna and...
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Tails & Trails Dog Training: Structured Pack Hikes in Somerset, MA
Meet Becky and Kate of Tails & Trails Dog Training in Somerset, Massachusetts, where small-group pack hikes mix trail time with leash manners, recall, and impulse control.
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Deer-Colored Dogs: Why Tan, Red, and Golden Coats Are at Highest Risk
Which dogs really get mistaken for deer, why fall is when the risk turns on, and why "my dog doesn't look like a deer" is the wrong question to ask.
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Black Dog Visibility: Why Dark-Coated Dogs Need Reflective Gear
Why black dogs disappear in low light, treeline, and even snow, what they get mistaken for, and how to make a dark-coated dog visible again.
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Dog Vest Sizing Guide: How to Measure Your Dog for the Right Fit
Dog vest sizing made simple. One measurement gets you the right fit, why weight is the wrong number, and what to do for long or deep-chested dogs.
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How to Spot a Cheap Hi-Vis Dog Vest (Before It Fails Your Dog)
I bought every hi-vis dog vest on Amazon and checked out every last thread. Here are the red flags that tell you a reflective dog vest will fail, with real...
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How to Choose a Reflective Dog Vest That Lasts
How to choose a reflective dog vest that lasts. Seven construction checks that separate real safety gear from a vest that fails your dog in a season.