noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
keeping a pet outdoors
Refers to the practice of keeping a pet, especially a dog or cat, outside the house rather than indoors. Often contrasted with 室内飼い (indoor keeping).
See also: 室内飼い
外飼いの犬は冬は寒そうだ。
Dogs kept outdoors look cold in winter.
最近は猫の外飼いをやめる人が増えている。
More people are stopping keeping cats outdoors these days.
Compound of 外 (soto, 'outside') + 飼い (kai, 'keeping, raising'), from the verb 飼う (kau, 'to keep an animal').