Keeping a dog outside and on a leash *can be locked*

ChillyWilly

Situation: My wife and I are moving to a new house next week. We also have a new puppy that can't hold his bladder just yet, so we'll be making him an outside dog.

We will eventually be putting up a fence, but we need some kind of stake/leash/harness combo for the time being that will keep him in the backyard and out of the road.

Background on the dog: Highly energetic puppy, Australian Shephard mix (with Lab, maybe). Only about 30 pounds right now, but definitely going to get bigger, as he's only about 4 months old. Need a stake that will stay in the ground against constant tugging, a leash that can hold his weight and resist chewing and a harness that will go around his torso since I don't want him choking himself to death.

Thank ahead of time.

Beef Avenger

This can be very dangerous for the dogs physical and mental health, and quite possibly illegal depending on where you are. If it must be kept outside consider getting it an enclosed kennel instead

MushroomStick

Putting a dog out on a rope is only ok if its supervised. Have you considered crate training?

Ziac45

Have to agree the post and leash combo is a recipe for trouble. When my dog was younger (he's only 6 months now, speaking of 3-4 months, also highly energetic Lab/Husky mix) I put him in the crate while I was at work. This prevents the accidents he is ineveitably going to have from being too big of a deal. As they get older they get better about it, I haven't had any problems with him going to the bathroom on the rug for about a month and a half now. The biggest part of it is slowly expand the area you give him, start out with him in the crate when you are at work, than narrow him down to a room, than eventually give him run of the place. In the long run it will be better for you, as you'll be able to bring him inside occassionally without him wreaking havoc, and him as well giving him shelter and not being tied to a leash all day.

ChillyWilly

You know...I really enjoy coming to this forum for useful advice. And most of the time I get it. But sometimes in threads concerning animals, you get advice that you didn't want, nor ask for. We wouldn't be leaving him out there 24 hours a day, only for a few hours a day.

While I do appreciate the concern for my dog's mental and physical well-being (as well as your concern for my local laws), rest assured that my dog's health is not something you need to worry about. We have another dog besides this one and we know how to take care of them.

So, with all that said: How about all future responses in this thread actually stick to the topic of helping me find what I actually asked for? I would appreciate it.

Shogun

As someone who is the neighbor of a dog that has to endure this please reconsider. Where I live you are required by law to provide an animal that stays outside some sort of shelter. If the bladder is a problem invest in some puppy pads. You can train the pup as it grows to housebreak it and with the pad you won't have it sweat the urine ruining anything.

nhod

Have you considered something along the lines of a dog run? Might be a bit pricey if it's just a short term solution however, but there's very little chance of him getting out one of those.

ceres

ChillyWilly wrote: »

You know...I really enjoy coming to this forum for useful advice. And most of the time I get it. But sometimes in threads concerning animals, you get advice that you didn't want, nor ask for. We wouldn't be leaving him out there 24 hours a day, only for a few hours a day.

While I do appreciate the concern for my dog's mental and physical well-being (as well as your concern for my local laws), rest assured that my dog's health is not something you need to worry about. We have another dog besides this one and we know how to take care of them.

So, with all that said: How about all future responses in this thread actually stick to the topic of helping me find what I actually asked for? I would appreciate it.

You do not get to decide what kind of advice you get if you want help doing something unsafe for an animal. It is not safe to leave a dog, especially a puppy, tied up unattended for hours for a number of reasons depending on the dog's level of energy and your location. You will not get advice telling you that it is. People have suggested crate training; that is safer and more likely to have long-term benefits.

I appreciate that you enjoy coming to this forum for useful advice. Its denizens appreciate seekers who come to this forum with useful attitudes. My advice to you is to try being one of those.

ChillyWilly

Ceres, as you pointed out, it depends on the dog's energy level and our location. He is active, but there is plenty of room to run, the line would be long, he would have shelter and we will be on a dead end road with zero traffic. And yes, I saw the suggestion for crate training, but I didn't ask for information on crate training.

There was one useful bit of information here, though. My wife and I hadn't really considered a dog run, but now that I think about it, that's probably a much better idea if we can find a couple of places to anchor it.

Side note for Ceres: I did come to this forum with a useful attitude. But when I get 3 responses in a row that all have nothing to do with what I ask and kind of assume that I'm going to borderline abuse my dog, I get very annoyed. And like I said, it's always like that with questions about animals in this forum. Personally, it seems like everyone who replied except nhod (who at least stuck close to what I was asking) decided not to have a "useful attitude".

It's not important, though. I think I'm just going to see if there's a couple of places we can anchor a dog run and go from there. This thread can be locked.

ceres

Yeah, no. It's still you. If you don't like the fact that people won't give you advice on how to do something that's unsafe in this forum, I recommend you not come here for advice. Because it will always be that way. The problem with having him tied up outside for hours has absolutely nothing to do with how long the line is.

If you do not like your responses, deal with it. Never again come here and tell people not to post in your thread because you don't like the politely-stated advice they are giving, or in future your threads here will be locked on sight.