Dear Homeward Bound, Why is orange the safety color for dogs to wear during hunting season? I’m curious because right now there is so much color in the woods that the orange on my dog’s collar seems to kind of blend in. Curious Dear Curious, Good question. I think orange is traditionally recommended because hunters are trained to see blaze orange and not to shoot at it. While lime or day-glow green might stand out more or as well, it is not a color that hunters traditionally register as a caution against sh … (read more)
