Quote Originally Posted by king2005
I was going to put the screw close to the house & screw it so the whole screw is in the ground & its just a chain sticking out.. that stops from getting wrapped around the screw, as the ring never worked, if the dog was circling the screw too close.

I was thinking of giving Bear 8' of chain so she could use a good chunk of the yard to sniff & choose where to potty.. but if 6' is better, I'll leave it at that.

My other 6' chain is so much better, so I hope I can find it tonight
That sounds just fine! If you can replace the broken swivel it would be a good idea. One of the mistakes most often made with stakeout chains is not putting it all the way into the ground and then the dog gets the chain wrapped around the post. Not a safe situation by any means!