[nagdu] Tie down

[Aleeha Dudley]

Hi,
I went to the Seeing Eye as well, and we were issued a very short tie down. They are simply lengths of cable with clips on either end, one that fastens too an eye bolt in the wall, and one that fastens to the dead ring of the dog's choke collar. You can also use your leash as a substitute, if it has two clips on it. Simply wrap the leash around the thing you want to tie your dog to, and clip one end of the leash to the ring, forming a long leash. Clip the other end, as normal, to your dog's collar, except do not clip it to the correction ring of the collar.

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> On Mar 18, 2015, at 1:28 PM, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Well, first of all, I think the crate is a better solution and I am glad it
> is being used more now, but I use the method all of the time. At TSE we
> received short bed chains, or you can use a leash, and we put one of those
> hooks into our wall here at home because we didn't seem to have a good
> arrangement for the dog. I put him on it nights so I will know where he is,
> and if I leave him here alone, I put him on it. There are three dogs here
> and two have crates, but logistically I am not sure about getting another
> one. Anyway, my dog would love a crate but is fine with the tie down.
> Cindy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa via nagdu
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 12:19 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Tie down
> 
> Hey everybody,
> 
> I've read about tie downs several times on this list now. And I would like
> to ask how this works practically.
> My school gave me a crate for Taylor that I only used during the first few
> weeks. But there are situations in which I could imagine a tie down would be
> very helpful for both me and the dog. And we're planning on going on holiday
> later this year for the first time with Taylor. I think that also during our
> stay the possibility to use a tie down would be good.
> So could anyone tell me:
> 
> - if you need a special leash for it or if it's possible with ordinary, 
> relatively short
> leashes?
> - how it exactly works
> - what's your opinion on this method? Do you use it?
> 
> I'm curious to hear your thoughts on this. :)
> 
> Thanks,
> Lisa 
> 
> 
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