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- From: ce293@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gail E. Brookhart)
- Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
- Subject: Re: Flexi Tie-Out: Does it work?
- Date: 22 Dec 1992 01:05:33 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- Reply-To: ce293@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Gail E. Brookhart)
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- In a previous article, ALI00JEV@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU (Judith Van Noate) says:
-
- >In article <BzMLFH.I6t@well.sf.ca.us>
- >casey@well.sf.ca.us (Kathleen Creighton) writes:
- >
- >>
- >>
- >>>attach (tether to overhead line) to dog's *buckle* collar
- >>
- >>No way. Harness only. Have you ever seen a running dog hauled up by
- >>the neck? Very scary. Why not be safe?
- >
- >I put my runaway Cheska (GSP) on a chain attached to a non-restrictive
- >tracking harness which I bought from RC Steele. She unfortunately
- >is currently (only when I'm at home) chained *inside* the fenced in
- >yard. I give her yard freedom when I'm out there to watch her.
- >This harness is adjustable so can be used on different sized dogs--
- >I think I got a medium. It is very sturdy and looks quite comfortable.
- >I would like to try the overhead "trolley" and would like more info
- >on the kind of wire you (sorry I don't remember who) said you got at
- >the hardware store. Can you get it in varying lengths? You said wire
- >covered with plastic. Is it really sturdy? I understand about the
-
- Clothesline was the original recommendation, if I remember correctly. The
- problem with clothesline is that the stuff just doesn't have the kind of
- strength required for a dog with very much size.
-
- Look instead for plastic coated aircraft cable. I have seen it come as
- strong as 1000 pound tensile strength and that is what I bought for my
- Airedale. His muscles are nearly as thick as the one between his ears
- <grin> and he has not been able to damage the cable.
-
-
-
- >metal ring. How exactly do you attach the wire to the tree? Cheska
- >basically just sits in one place when she chained up but I really don't
- >trust her at all not to escape. I just had a terrible episode with her
- >last Saturday night--it took an hour to catch her in the dark in the
- >woods behind my house. I live on a busy street in front and am
- >terrified that she is going to get smashed. In this case she
- >jumped out of my van, but from now on she will be instantly crated
- >when she's put in the van. I wholeheartedly second the idea of the
- >harness. This particular one--made by Coastal--is just great.
- >Judith
- >
-