Sailrite has a good video on how to install the netting.
netting install
I have had it on Papillon for most of the 22 years we have had her. It has faithfully kept aboard two labridors, one child and her associated friends, two grandkids, too many kids of friends to count, and one wife during a very bad spinnaker take-down!
Make sure to get the real knotted nylon fishnet type of netting. West Marine sell a nylon netting that is knitted instead of knotted and that one letter difference was about 6 years if service lost. The knitted started to unravel like a sweater almost as soon as I installed it and was so ugly after a couple of months that I removed it to stop my shame. I typically get 6-7 years out of knotted netting. The good stuff is make from 3-strand nylon cord that has knots tied at each intersection. The BAD stuff is made with a knitting machine that basically a crochet chain stich and when you get one snag, it will unravel until you heat seal the end to stop it.
I is great to let them have the run of the deck and not worry about slips. Our big male lab would use the lowside netting for a hammock, hanging out over the side to sleep or watch the water go by. It is strong stuff!
