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Lost pet prevention isn’t a one and done sort of thing. It’s important to remember all of the tools in your toolbox throughout your dog’s entire life, because something that works for him as a puppy might not work for him as he ages into a dog who’s retired from dog park playdates. We sat down with Robin Bennett, one of the leading dog training experts and co-founder of The Dog Gurus. Keep on reading for tips on how to keep your dog at home throughout his entire life. Life-Long Safety Measures Pet Identification Pet identification is one of the more obvious lost pet prevention tools for a pet parent, Bennett says. Remember to use multiple types of pet identification for your pup, including: external ID tags (consider PetHub’s digital ID tag), registered microchips, pet license, and all the other types of identification tools. Training Bennett explains that training is the best tool for raising a dog that not only understands cues to come back to you, but listens. “Most pet parents are pretty good at teaching their dog the come command on a very limited scale, but what they don’t understand is that dogs don’t generalize very well,” Bennett adds. “So having your dog come in... (go to article)