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haikugal

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29. We don't have a fenced yard...

Sat Apr 27, 2013, 02:21 PM

Apr 2013

and we live on 'the loop' with joggers, horses' and buggies, walkers, birders etc on a fairly (getting more so all the time) busy road. I've wondered about getting an electric fence but I'm not sure it would be secure enough for my guy. He's a small 24# Minpin/Boston terrier mix and takes his job of guarding very seriously.

He has a long line/run with a wheel that his 'lead' is attached to for his outdoor time. He hunts the ground hog, eats grass, lays around and guards the house from everything. He's easily the loudest dog I've had...but he'll stop when asked...

Most of the time he's in the house or on the deck making sure the world is safe...what a hero! lol

Good job rescuing Dude...he looks sweet.

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This winter, my wife and I got a shelter dog. [View all] MineralMan Apr 2013 OP

a tether isn't cruel Brainstormy Apr 2013 #1

Well, we'll be out there with him most of the time, MineralMan Apr 2013 #2

As long as you're around it's fine. bluedigger Apr 2013 #3

No loose dogs in my neighborhood. He'll have to MineralMan Apr 2013 #5

I'm not sure how much freedom per se matters to dogs. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #4

Yes. I hate to see large predators confined in zoos. MineralMan Apr 2013 #8

I suspect that gorillas care about interesting, whereas lions care about large. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2013 #12

What happened to the lions? They used to have a big cat enclosure The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #15

I don't know. They still have two polar bears, and their enclosure seems MineralMan Apr 2013 #19

Just checked their web site - they still have lions, The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #27

Hmm...OK. I'll check them out next time I go. MineralMan Apr 2013 #28

Depending on the dog... Quantess Apr 2013 #14

Please, please, please do a search on Google images for "chained dog photos" justiceischeap Apr 2013 #42

Invisible fencing is great and it works. PearliePoo2 Apr 2013 #6

You can fence in the yard very inexpensively. Tracer Apr 2013 #7

Yes, that would work. But my next door neighbor and I are MineralMan Apr 2013 #9

Probably not typical, but tethering dogs is illegal where I live (Chapel Hill, NC) mnhtnbb Apr 2013 #10

Unattended tethering is illegal here, too. MineralMan Apr 2013 #11

Unattended here means not outside WITH the dog...or basically...having the dog on a long leash. mnhtnbb Apr 2013 #13

FWIW..our dog is outside on a long line for a few hours in good weather. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #16

We don't have a fenced yard... haikugal Apr 2013 #29

Me too Cirque du So-What Apr 2013 #17

We were lucky about the cat thing. MineralMan Apr 2013 #18

Their first meeting was quite inauspicious Cirque du So-What Apr 2013 #22

Cats are pretty good dog trainers. MineralMan Apr 2013 #26

A very lucky pooch Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #20

Yup. That's what I figure, too. MineralMan Apr 2013 #23

Well, Dude has had his first hour on the tether, MineralMan Apr 2013 #21

In Cherokee County, Georgia, where I live, RebelOne Apr 2013 #24

That makes a lot of sense. I know that some people MineralMan Apr 2013 #25

I love the leash-free dog parks, RebelOne Apr 2013 #31

Our town just passed a law about outdoor dogs, too. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #34

I have a huge Malamute rescue who hasn't been off a lead or rope outside in more than four years. woofless Apr 2013 #30

I'm glad you enjoy your rescue dog. MineralMan Apr 2013 #32

If you've adopted a shelter dog War Horse Apr 2013 #33

My neighbor put up a nice wood fence MattBaggins Apr 2013 #35

Cool. Actually, though, that gives me an idea: MineralMan Apr 2013 #36

Call local landscape companies as well. MattBaggins Apr 2013 #37

Awwww! So sweet. What an adorable doggie! smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #38

So glad you got a shelter dog! YarnAddict Apr 2013 #39

Tether is a good thing...except when Auntie Bush Apr 2013 #40

We adopted a rescued labrador today. Ilsa Apr 2013 #41