Hello-
This is my first post. Please be gentle.
I have recently purchased a home on 17 acres. We move in about a week. We have a 1 year old cholcolate lab. He is a very smart and friendly dog. Probably not much of a guard dog, but he does have a good bark.
Right now, he's an inside/outside dog. Sleeps inside but normally stays out in our fenced yard when I'm at work and the wife/kids are at school. Now that we are moving, he will have no fence to hold him back. He comes outside with me all the time now, and normally just hangs out with me and doesn't try to run off.
Is there any great method to teach him to stay home when we all leave for the day? We will be home with him for the first few days, and plan on testing him a few times to make sure he will stick around when we run errands. We have bought him a collar with his name and phone number on it in case he runs off. I'd really like for him to be outside to discourage anyone from driving up to our house when there's nobody home.
Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.