Is this bad for a dog?

[Bernadine]

We have a stake in the yard and a line that we hook him up to when he goes out to potty.  Is this bad?  I never thought so, but now that we're trying to adopt, and they might do a home visit, I'm wondering if it's ok.  

[cbwm1]

We have one for Sheldon, but we only use it when the weather is shitty and we don't want to take him outside. We don't leave him tied out there for more than 3-4 minutes at a time. ETA - we *always* stand at the back door and watch him too. 

Rescue groups are neurotic about that stuff, but idk if it would automatically exclude you?

[dcannie]

i haaaate to be that person, but here i am anyway... aside from getting tangled and injuring a limb, the biggest danger is the dog breaking it's neck. if the dog is lounging and the line is really slack but something suddenly catches his attention and he bolts away the stopping force can break the dog's neck. it's more common in larger dogs. the rescues i work with will not allow potential owners to use any kind of tie out.

[Bernadine]

Ok, he only goes out long enough to potty, and I watch him through the kitchen window. I might let him out longer if he's chilling, but never more than 10 minutes, and I'm watching him.

No fence, we're hoping to put one in next summer.

[Bernadine]

Apr 14, 2014 17:44:07 GMT -5 dcannie said:

i haaaate to be that person, but here i am anyway... aside from getting tangled and injuring a limb, the biggest danger is the dog breaking it's neck. if the dog is lounging and the line is really slack but something suddenly catches his attention and he bolts away the stopping force can break the dog's neck. it's more common in larger dogs. the rescues i work with will not allow potential owners to use any kind of tie out.

No, don't hate it, I really want to know.  I would die if he got hurt, or worse, from it.

[awick14]

I would contact the rescue that you are thinking about going though and ask them if they have a list of "must haves". The. Go through the list and see if you have to "improve" anything before you adopt.

Thank you for going through a rescue to get your next pup, we got our pup from one and we absolutely love the rescue.

[katietornado]

I knew a dog that ran so fast to the end of a tie-out that she snapped her neck Needless to say, I'm not a fan.

[Bernadine]

We were actually going to wait to adopt until we had a fence, but then I saw Lulu and we couldn't resist trying for her.