Tie Out - Page 3

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I use car axles as well Two Moons .I was afraid if I said it I would be hung up and shot . LOL we hook swivels though the holes  in the axle and swivels at the collar . The only problem I have ever had is if the axle does pull up out of the ground with the chain , dog and axle still attached ,that axle looks like a missile coming at me going 90 over 80 headed towards my  legs. So far I have managed to get out of the way of that swinging axle but I know some day one will break my bones . Some one is always home with my dogs so they are never tied up unattended ..

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Similar to what I use for picketing my mules out camping.  Make sure you have it driven all the way in the ground or the line may go under and the swivle not work.

This board id full of fear mongers who seem to think people are to stupid to supervise their animals.
Ive seen dogs killed by airplanes, maybe that means if you live near an airfield that you should not have a dog.

There is something called The Amazing Dog Anchor http://www.bosspet.com/restraints.asp
I bought one at Pets Mart  for when I wanted to let the dog out in te front yard.
It works well you end up with the cable loop sticking out of the ground to attach her leash or what ever. Just remeber where it is when the lawn mower come by. Would be good for base use. Once you put it in the ground thats it.

Foxtrot, that's because we've seen far too many dogs that were left tied out 24/7 in all sorts of weather, with no human contact. People think they can just tie a dog out in the backyard and ignore it while they go about their busy lives.

Too many people never should have gotten a dog in the first place... 

Of course, I am NOT including the original poster in this category, as he clearly states it's to be for a couple of hours only.

Sunsilver, there will always be those people with the junkyard dog mentality, but sometimes it seems like if some posters here dont agree with what you say they try to jump all over you. I have seen is quite a few times. Its one reason I dont come here much.

I make my own. Take a piece of angle iron about 2 ft long and drill a 3/8 in hole in one end about 1/4 in from the end. Then drive it all the way in the ground until the end with the hole is just below the ground surface level. Now you can attach a chain or cable to it through the hole and since it is below ground it wont get tangled. I reccomend using a chain and not a cable. You absolutely have to have a swivel or two in there somewhere. I use 1 1/2 or 2 in agitation collars and heavy bull snaps. I also use the implement type clevices with pins to secure the chain to the stake and the snap to the chain. Its all pretty failsafe. Make sure to supervise the dog until he gets used to a chain. Being on a chain is much better than being in a kennel if done correctly. Just like anything though.....you cant be an idiot about it. 

I have seen dogs go total crazy in 6 by 10 ft kennels at a breeder's house.....so much they were beyond recovery.

I have to admit I used to have a female (SG Grumman Cheetah vom Nykontal, SchH3, FH, KK1, an Ulk Bungalow daughter)  that could get out of any kennel in no time. If she couldn't go over the top she would simply chew her way out, no matter what it was made out of. She even chewed out of one of those European-style huts with the bars and solid 1.25" wood top and sides!  Took her about a day. She was great on the training field, but bend over and pull a weed in the back yard and she was over the 6' board fence and GONE in 5 seconds... and she did NOT hang around. She was recovered about ten miles away, across a busy highway, two and half days after she escaped... and pulled a few other similarly-memorable stunts during her lifetime with me.

I finally put up a dog trolly beween the solid board fence and the house, with stops on either end so the trolly would not allow her to touch either. I attached a length of chain carefully measured so SHE could lay down, but unlikely to get hung up, with a quick-release horse cross-tie snap in case of emergency. I tried using a nylon harness but she chewed that up the first day, so I used a wide collar AND a snug fursaver on the choke ring so she couldn't slip out (like I said, she was a master of escape) but I did place the whole thing in view of a sindow so I could keep an eye on her, hear her if she got in trouble. I put shelter over the middle to keep sun/rain off, and the whole mess was perimeter fenced so no dogs could get to her. It worked fine for temporary exersize but I still worried. I wasn't worried about her teeth. she had already broken both top canines out destroying a Vari-kennel in the hold of an aircraft, AND lost the expensive crowns in protection in the '90 Nationals.

I admit I was a little relieved when she finally passed away from cancer and I didn't have to worry about her anymore... Thank God none of her puppies inherited her penchant for freedom.

SS

When we go camping, we tie our dogs to the lantern posts at the campsites, or high limbs on nearby trees. We used to use the ground tie screws, but the dogs managed to either break them or we couldn't get them out of the ground when were ready to leave.

They hate being tied out, and as soon as Ranger Rick the Park Dick comes by "approves", and goes away, we put leads on our dogs and let them loose. They stay in camp so it's not an issue with other campers.

For emergencies (like hurricanes or car breakdowns) I purchased 20' of medium duty link chain, similar to a fur saver collar, put a swivel clasp on each end. The chains are long enough to wrap around almost anything and still have plenty of length for the dogs. Each dog has one - again used for emergencies only.