Beagles on Tethers

[Larry G]

I don't see a lot. I kept bird dogs that way, and they did fine. That's about all I see with coonhounds. Any of you tried it?

[JUDE]

What is tethers ?

Thanks ,
Buddy

[Larry G]

On a chain instead of in a pen. Some dogs do better that way. Some people think it is cruel. Some people think anything other than in the house with the owner is cruel.

[JUDE]

OIC , dogs on chains actually is the way we use to keep our racoon hunting hounds , but they were much bigger and could defend against attacks from other dogs and now coyotes .

Thank you ,
Buddy

[rsknascarman]

My beagle/basset mix does good on a tether. He is actually tied out on a green stake with a swivel top that you drive into the ground almost flush. The tether is really a 20' red plastic coated cable. I got the cable and stake from Wal Mart for around $10.00 total. Works good.

[mc2you]

I just heard on the news that tethering a dog in CA for more than three hrs is now illegal as of Jan 1, 2007. Wonder if this means for yuppie shoppers or for home kenneling as well??
What next?
Larry

[rsknascarman]

It figures a law like this is in "California". Hopefully the other states will not follow their lead.

[SilverZuk]

I was meeting with the Town of Fayetteville's Mayor and staff. We got talking dogs and mayor told me about his pet basset hound that was tied out on a run that got struck by lightning and killed.

I am sure it is extremely rare, but I wouldn't want to be tied to a piece of metal during a storm.

[coolbrze]

I've used tie out stakes on mine before when we go on hunting trips. They do all right on them, but I've had them get off before too, a dog went under a cedar tree and the snap clasp got caught on a branch and must have opened, found him running a rabbit mid day down the street

[Tom Dunn]

Mine are on a chain during the day, but in the house with me at night.

There are some laws in North Carolina about dogs on chains, but I don't recall if they are state or local, was some stuff in the paper awhile back. Essentially, they stipulate the chain length(10' I think) and that the dog must have water 24/7 and shelter from the elements as well. Seems like common sense to me........

[Emery]

I used to tie out one of my dogs. I didn't have room for all of them in the same kennel, so one got put out in the tether. Once they figure out the length and that they can't get off of it... they do fine.

Emery

[John Taylor]

When I was growing up tethers are all we used for our beagles. We would have two per tether simular to a double dog lead setup, but on a larger scale. These two dogs would eat sleep together. They get to know each other and believe me it makes a differance in the field. Only thing you need to mix them with other dogs occasionally or they will get independant of others. Naturally you need a good dog house shelter for them. They actually have more room to exercise them in the small kennels. We used long tethers and stake them out far from the dog house just giving them enough lenght to get in fully to the back of the house. You don't want them to be able to get arount the house or they will get tangled around it. A 12' tether will give them 24' of running area if done in that way. My son doesn't have a fenced yard so when they are at work he keeps his dalmation on a 25' tether which gives the dog 50' running area, better then being couped in an 8'X10' kennel.

John

[Tim L]

Tie out a dog is the standard at my kennel. All my hounds WILL spend some time on the end of a chain. IMO it helps with the handle'n of a hound ... especially a young pup. I have kennel space and prefer to have all my hounds in a kennel but they all do get tied up from time to time. One on the chain last night that howled all night cause it is his first time out of a kennel....