How to safely Tie a dog up outside to potty & sniff about

[king2005]

For obvious reasons our dogs were kept on stakeout chains or confined in exercise pens at field events. We made the stakes ourselves out of rebar and always used safety swivels. The dogs preferred the stake out chains as they provided increased mobility.

The chains were only 4 feet long for safety reasons. If the chain is too long a dog can quickly become entangled, panic and harm themselves. Six feet probably wouldn't be too long for a dog the size of Bear as long as you were with her. I wouldn't recommend 12 feet because of the dangers of entanglement.

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

[applesmom]

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!

[king2005]

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!

with this screw, it has a handle thats above the ring (most stupidest design EVER).. that why I ripped the ring off & I just put the chain on the handle & screw it until its burried good & deep. No chance of tangling it around the screw

Now I just pour boiling hot water on the ground where I want the screw to go... burry the screw & let the ground freeze again, WOOT!

[lute]

I have a 50ft cord I put Gracie on in the mornings and evenings while I'm doing outside work. I just wrapped a 4ft leash around a tree and hooked the 50ft one to it. She's never gotten tangled up and really likes it.

[king2005]

I have a 50ft cord I put Gracie on in the mornings and evenings while I'm doing outside work. I just wrapped a 4ft leash around a tree and hooked the 50ft one to it. She's never gotten tangled up and really likes it.

If the chain becomes a hazard for potty breaks, then I'll try to find one of those cords in a length that can be used in my yard.